My mother’s solution to every single body ache or movement of pain is to apply Tiger Balm or a Salonpas patch over the area. Run into the wooden table and gained a bruise the size of a golf ball? Apply Tiger Balm to soothe the contusion on your skin. Feeling nauseous or stuck with a…
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Founded in 1980, the Asian Pacific Health Corps (APHC) at UCLA is a student organization that aims to promote healthy lifestyles in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities. They serve disadvantaged APIs who do not have health insurance, do not fully trust their physicians, or cannot accurately communicate their problems. Today, APHC offers educational programs…
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You speak in a twisted tongue, Reeking of lost patience and effortlessly ‘won’ arguments Your words form themselves, Plump and juicy, ripening with the comfort of knowing you are not outnumbered overlooked unheard I watch, ever the outsider, straining my foolish little eyes to trace the curvature of your practiced tongue, so accustomed it, to…
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From Wednesday, Feb. 27th to Friday, Mar. 1st, Hanoolim, the Korean Cultural Awareness group at UCLA, will host a series of events, including a movie screening and guest speaker panel, to celebrate the centennial anniversary of Korea’s Independence Movement, Samiljeol. Samiljeol, also known as the Korean Independence Movement Day, is a public holiday in South…
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Formed in the 1970s after several civil rights movements, Asian Pacific Coalition (APC) is a student led organization that seeks to provide a voice and platform for the Asian Pacific Island Desi American (APIDA) community, and its goals have been to create safe spaces when none were originally meant for people of color (POCs). To…
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I was a chubby child. My weight problem could have been exacerbated by thoughtlessness or laziness, but it was still bad enough in its own right to force my Asian parents into regulating my diet, monitoring my workouts, and instilling in me a sense of shame (which I didn’t have), all through subtle hints and…
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