When 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…
DetailsRead the Fall 2008 Issue: Activism + Education right now! Powered by Issuu. It’s just like the real thing only you don’t have to perform the tedious task of flipping the pages. Click the image on the left to peruse the newsmag at your own leisurely pace. Enjoy! (Fullscreen view recommended)
Details(From top left: Tommy Chen, Linda Reyes, Ray Luo, Malina Tran, Huong Pham, Elizabeth Park, Claudia Li. Bottom left: Shirley Mak, ThienVinh Nguyen, Maria Iu, Debbie Chong, Stepfanie Aguilar. Not pictured: Shirley Chau, Bryan Yoo, Derrick Oliver, Athalia Nakula, Emily Ho, Hyun Cheol Oh) Hi from the Pacific Ties Staff! Here we are by the…
DetailsThe latest Miley Cyrus scandal has exploded all over the blogosphere (but not to extent of the Annie Leibowitz fiasco – which was equally stupid). This photo of Miley and her friends making slant eyes and buck teeth to immitate Asian stereotypes has been circulating the internet for the past 24 hours and has angered…
DetailsLast quarter Pacific Ties published “No English, No Help,” which reported that many immigrants are not adequately prepared to respond to natural disasters, mainly because they are not sufficiently fluent in English. Consequently, they suffer a worse fate in the aftermath of such disasters. In a similar vein, a recent study by UCLA researchers found…
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