Get informed about Asian Pacific Islander issues affecting UCLA and other UC campuses! Courtesy of Malina Tran, here is an overview of what’s happening right now. Last quarter, Shirley Chau wrote about the Higher Opportunity Program for Education (HOPE) and the cool outreach services they provide for high school students. Now the economic crisis is…
DetailsMighty Mic’s first educational event, VOICES FROM BURMA is coming up soon, on Wednesday, February 18 6-8PM in Northwest Auditorium. The show is FREE, but we gladly accept donations of any amount. All proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders and U.S. Campaign for Burma. VOICES FROM BURMA is a dramatic show featuring monologues written by…
DetailsFrom AsiaWeek.com: The UCLA Asian American Studies Center and Hammer Museum will hold a public symposium Asian American Artists in California on March 14. The program is one of the events celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and other ethnic studies centers at UCLA. From the Chinese photographers of the…
DetailsYesterday’s post got me thinking about skin cancer, so I read through an article called “Skin Cancer: Skin Color Doesn’t Matter” by East West Magazine. While skin cancer cases are more common in fair-skinned people, ultimately the same UV rays hit everyone. Even Asian Pacific Americans with olive or darker skin tones are at risk…
DetailsWhen I was young, I spent countless summer days playing in my backyard. But the thrill of baking mud pies and burying time capsules faded as soon as I came into the house. “Look how dark you’ve gotten,” my mom and grandma scolded. In high school and college, my Caucasian classmates complimented each other on…
DetailsA little history: A couple years back, UCLA was under intense scruitiny for admitting low numbers of black students to the university. In 2005, only 2.7% of the incoming class were black students. Rewind to 1996 – when the super controversial Prop 209 was passed in the state of California, that amended the state consitution…
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