Pilipinx

The campus Pilipinx American Alliance, or PAA, hosted their Sproul Visibility Day on Monday to celebrate and mark the end of Pilipinx American History Month.

Lanah Duque, a second-year political science and media studies student, is running with Elevate Cal for ASUC Senate on the platforms of Pilipinx and greater BIPOC community resources, mental wellness, ongoing SVSH training for RSOs and increased accessibility of ASUC resources.

The ASUC Senate on Wednesday unanimously condemned a campus exhibit that critics say glorifies a history of racism against Pilipinx people.

The ASUC Elections Council held its annual “Point of No Return” meeting Friday, during which it discussed election procedures and finalized the candidates and order of this year’s ballot.

Student Action has named Ruchi Shah, Ellis Spickermann, Steve Sasoung Kim, Maddy Chen, Sheena Dichoso Echano and Lauren-Cecile Lizardo Galang as senate candidates for the upcoming ASUC election.

Student Action announced March 8 that current ASUC Senators Haazim Amirali and Melvin Tangonan are running for next academic year’s ASUC president and executive vice president, respectively.

About 130 people from various organizations came together during the campus Filipinx Summit Nov. 17 to discuss the future of the community and advocacy efforts for a Filipinx Studies program.

The mixed community at UC Berkeley makes strides to support all voices of diversity on campus, but there needs to be a better support system for Black mixed students to assist in dealing with the struggles that are unique to the Black mixed experience.

These spaces — spaces like UC Berkeley — were never created for people like me. Retention rates of Pilipinx students at UC Berkeley always frustrated me, but at times like these, I was numb to the idea of becoming a part of those statistics.

The Pilipinx American Alliance, or PAA, and Pilipino American Alumni Chapter, or PAAC, welcomed community members, students and alumni to celebrate the life of Grace Rualo Asuncion on Sunday.