Dr. Noriko Toyokawa is a Japanese woman who strives to center her life around education not only for herself, but her students as well. Toyokawa was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan and describes herself as a simple Japanese woman living in the U.S. and as a mother to an Asian­American...

  Winner of the Community Development and Lifelong Membership award at the 2014­-2015 CSUSM Fraternity and Sorority Life Awards, Alpha Psi Rho epitomizes the benefits of brotherhood. The Asian-­Pacific Islander (API) fraternity was founded in 2000 at SDSU and continues to establish charters...

  Born in Bangkok, Thailand to Chinese immigrants, Dr. Ruttanatip (Dang) Chonwerawong came to the States as an immigrant, reliving the life her parents once led. But the U.S. stripped her of her identity, greeting her with discrimination and false assumptions. Chonwerawong’s parents...

  Priding themselves on being the first and only female Asian-interest sorority on campus, Alpha Kappa Delta Phi paves the way for their members, shaping them into tomorrow’s leaders. The CSUSM chapter Alpha Kappa Delta Phi was established May 2, 2015 and was originally an interest...

  With Asian­-Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month coming up in May, many cultural organizations at CSUSM are turning attention towards the experiences of APIs in the U.S. The Cross-­Cultural Center held the API (Mis)Representation discussion during U-­Hour on April 12, providing...

  As a person who identifies as an AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander), it’s extremely important to know my history, to understand that everything we do now was made possible because of the sacrifices made by our forefathers in the Philippines. Freedom is not gained by being passive,...

  I grew up in Mira Mesa, a town with a huge community of Asian­Pacific Islanders. Being Latino, I was always surrounded by the influence of Asian and Pacific Islander cultures. I absorbed the culture because my closest friends invited me into their homes and lives. One thing I have...

  My name is Pierson Cepeda. I am originally from the island of Saipan, which is a part of the Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States, and that makes me Chamorro. When my family made the move to California, I was still very much a young kid (nine years old) and...

  I fight with the expectation of being tied to my Filipino culture, but I am a proud Filipino. It’s difficult telling people, I’m 1⁄2 Filipino, a 1⁄4 Mexican, and a 1⁄4 Welsh/Swedish, when I just look Filipino. I’ve visited the Philippines once in my life, as a baby, which...

  With all of the excitement and speculation regarding superhero movies, attention has been focused on the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and its vision for its stories. The success of “Man of Steel” led Warner Bros. to expand upon the movie with a full­blown universe of characters...