Negar Tehrani’s opinion piece in this past Wednesday’s Daily Bruin addressed a question I’ve wondered about too. Why don’t applications provide a box to check for “Middle Eastern”? Currently Middle Eastern Americans check off “other” or white” for lack of better alternative. At UCLA, the Iranian American, Arabic American, and Israeli American student organizations are…
DetailsVietnamese American Dorothy Le, 24, is a 2007 UCLA alumna who majored in Environmental Science and minored in Geography/Environmental Studies. As an undergraduate, she led E3: Ecology, Economy, Equity, an environmental and social justice organization at UCLA and was involved in the UC Divestment Taskforce, The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF), and the Statewide Sustainable Transportation…
DetailsFor all of you in the Los Angeles area – Kappa Psi Epsilon of UCLA are having their 6th annual open mic night on May 12th. The event is free for all and everyone is invited to perform! Here’s some more info: This open mic night is an outlet for performers, artists, and regular people…
DetailsZOMG BOOKS. As an English major at a predominantly non-English major school, I am constantly asked by others about my future aspirations in life. Do I want to be a teacher? A writer? A starving artist on the corner of Santa Monica living in a ragged (but poetically inspiring) box? My answer to that is…
DetailsInformation below courtesy of the HKSS Night Market page on Facebook. Date: Monday, April 20, 2009 Time: 5:00pm – 10:00pm Location: Bruin Plaza (by the Bruin Bear) Street: UCLA Here comes the HKSS Night Market 2009! A taste of Hong Kong is going to spread through the UCLA campus as Hong Kong Student Society (HKSS)…
DetailsComedian Joe Wong made his debut appearance on the Late Show Friday night. Joe Wong immigrated to the US from China in 1995 and is now a fixture at comedy clubs in the Boston/New England area. I love how his jokes are funny – without using the race card. Some comedians make it their objective…
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