In honor of May being Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Pacific Ties and Asian Pacific Coalition (APC) are teaming up to featuring Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Bruins. We’ll be posting one interview per day. Dr. Travis J. Cross is Associate Professor of Music and department Vice Chair at UCLA, where he conducts the…
Identifying herself as Taiwanese American, Hsu believes the heritage week is important to specify exactly who the Taiwanese are and to demonstrate that Taiwan is its own country. The political standing is extremely culture-specific, so in order to include more members of the community, including non-Taiwanese individuals, TASC Initiative emphasizes more on the cultural aspects: TAHW is a celebration of Taiwanese culture and history and an opportunity for the community to come together.
In honor of May being Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Pacific Ties and Asian Pacific Coalition (APC) are teaming up to featuring Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Bruins. We’ll be posting one interview per day. Melissa Young is a fourth-year Arabic and International Development Studies major. How do you identify culturally? I identify as…
In honor of May being Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Pacific Ties and Asian Pacific Coalition (APC) are teaming up to featuring Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Bruins. We’ll be posting one interview per day. Name? Major? Year? Favorite color? Christopher Thai; Undeclared Engineering (though I’m trying to declare as Computer Science and Engineering);…
In honor of May being Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Pacific Ties and Asian Pacific Coalition (APC) are teaming up to featuring Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Bruins. We’ll be posting one interview per day. Alice Nguyen is a 2nd year Anthropology major and Classical Civilizations minor. How do you identify? I am a…
In honor of May being Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Pacific Ties and Asian Pacific Coalition (APC) are teaming up to featuring Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Bruins. We’ll be posting one interview per day. Albert Oku is a third year Bioengineering major who is actively involved in the annual production of Samahang Pilipino…