Top Ten Lists
I’ve taken a long break from posting, but to start off the new year, here are two lists for the “Top 10s” of 2010: Top 10 Asian Americans in Pop Culture and 10 best Asian or Asian American themed movies. Here’s to 2011!
DetailsAsian Americans Face Discrimination in finding Jobs
UCLA Professor of Urban Planning, Social Welfare, and Asian American Studies Dr. Paul Ong, with the Asian American Justice Center, has shown that on average, Asian Americans fare poorly in receiving government-based contracts on any government level. The study covered Asian Americans in major cities: San Francisco, Chicago, and Atlanta. From this study, it was…
DetailsAn Invisible Experience
by Sofia Campos | Contributor Note: Printed version had a couple of grammatical errors. We apologize for not catching it.
DetailsUCLA alumna Gwendoline Yeo shares story in one-woman show
The typical characteristics of an Asian American immigrant: the strict family, the accent, and the changes. “Laughing With My Mouth Wide Open,” a one-woman show, delves into Gwendoline Yeo’s life journey. As the writer and star, Yeo incorporated both fictional and biographical elements into the show, marking significant events and stages throughout her life. Yeo…
DetailsUndocumented students DREAM of a better tomorrow
Here are the basics: California Assembly Bill 540 (AB 540) allows undocumented students, as well as documented ones, to pay in-state tuition but prohibits them from applying for state financial aid; the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) is a proposed article of federal legislation that gives a select group of…
DetailsTop 5 Things to do for Break at UC San Diego
1) Cook a Thanksgiving Dinner With the help of recipes, Google, and YouTube, we made an away-from-home Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, mash potatoes, kim chi fry rice, stir fry salmon, and veggies. Plus deserts: ice cream, brownies, cheesecake, and pumpkin pies 2) Watch the sunset Take a 15 minute walk from campus to the cliff…
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