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Items tagged: ucsd

Asian Americans: Whose Side Are You On?

March 2, 2010
by John Delloro Originally posted on Asian American Action Fund

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) response to the racial incident at UCSD may foreshadow the fate of race and racism in this nation.

Asian Americans: "Whose Side Are You On?"

March 2, 2010
by John Delloro Originally posted on Asian American Action Fund

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) response to the racial incident at UCSD may foreshadow the fate of race and racism in this nation.

Hatred, Prejudice, and Freedom of Speech

Today, an old friend of mine in UCSD told me about a certain controversial incident that occurred at his college where one of the fraternities held a party called "Compton Cookout" during Black History Month (For more information, check out http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-compton-cookout,0,2673438.story).


Asian Americans and the Increasing Unaffordability of the UC

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Nearly one week after the UC Regents increased student fees (the UC term for "tuition") by 32%, students, workers and faculty continue to fight back.  I'm proud to highlight 2 efforts by Asian American students.  First, I saw the University of California: Priceless video on the Student Activism blog this morning, and it damn near made me misty-eyed.  The one thing I would change is to focus on the total cost of education at UCSD and other UC campuses since the