Asian Pacific Health Corps at UCLA

Two more days until the deadline! Don’t forget to turn in your membership application by this WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28T, 6PM PST! If you have any questions or concerns, please email Jenna Lai at [email protected]. Applications: (https://aphcatucla.weebly.com/membership.html)

Applications are now available through our APHC website! Please turn them in by Week 4 Wednesday, October 28th, at 6pm PST. If you have any questions or concerns, please email Jenna Lai at [email protected]. You can also stop by our directors' office hours starting this week. Zoom link is available on Week 2, October 11th's newsletter. Applications: (https://aphcatucla.weebly.com/membership.html)

***Updated Orientation times*** Come out to our Welcome Week 2020!! See you there FB EVENT: https://fb.me/e/3nDH3sxrI

Interested in healthcare, research, or clinical experience? APHC is devoted to promoting healthy lifestyles among disadvantaged Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities. Come chat with our directors and learn more about us at the OnCampus Virtual Club Fair this Wednesday, September 23 from 4-6PM PST! Sign up for the OnCampus Fair: https://bit.ly/uclaoncampus... Find our Zoom link on the OnCampus brochure once you sign up. See you there!

2020-2021 Director Spotlight Wrapping up our 2020-2021 Director Spotlight series is: Phyo Thu... : Public Affairs Director : 3rd : Physiological Sciences : West Covina, California : cooking, baking, zumba-ing, messing around with makeup, surfing twitter, reddit, and smelling candles in the candle aisle! / : dean, rihanna, the weeknd, exo, fka twigs, adele, bruno mars, dua lipa, neyo : I really really really really really really don’t like cucumbers. / : After going to Welcome Week and a couple socials, I found everyone to be very welcoming, fun to talk to, and extremely passionate about helping out with the local API community. : trying to communicate in very basic, broken mandarin with service recipients and taking candid pictures of everyone during health fairs! See more

2020-2021 Director Spotlight Our next Director Spotlight is: Mackenzie Lee... : Student Affairs Director : 2nd : Biochemistry : Saratoga, California : growing green onions and succulents, bullet journaling, playing mahjong / : Gryffin, ILLENIUM, bülow, Kap Slap, benny mayne (a mixture of basic and niche artists) : I made cheesecakes last week c: / : Surrounded by all the flyers from EAF, I remember not knowing which orientations to visit. APHC stood out to me and after attending the orientation and also the Welcome Week events (s/o @kiana ) with my roommates, I knew I had found my community. I'm so grateful to be a part of this amazing org and all its efforts to help local API communities! : kayaking at the UCLA Marina and presenting workshops at health fairs! See more

2020-2021 Director Spotlight Our next Director Spotlight is: Jasmine Tzeng... : Research and Evaluations Director : 2nd : Biochemistry : Folsom, California : knitting/crocheting, eating good food, playing piano, and closing my Apple Watch rings / : Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, and Chopin nice! But so is Lauv, Alec Benjamin, and Timeflies : Okay okay, you got me.. I don’t actually listen to music all that much Don’t come at meeee! >~< / : The enormous activities fair completely overwhelmed me, but APHC’s flyer with its adorable panda sticker stood out to me! My roommates were also interested, so we decided to go to the orientation session together, and instantly I knew that this was the community I wanted to be a part of. Through APHC, I have been able to develop my interest in the health fields, as well as learning more about the issues that are pertinent to the API community. APHC continues to enrich my life in many aspects, but most of all, as a wonderful and supportive college family <3 Join APHC! : getting yummy white rice from my APHC mentor after an APHC delivery fundraiser, volunteering at health fairs, and winter retreat~ See more

2020-2021 Director Spotlight Our next Director Spotlight is: Calvin Nguyen... : Finance Director : 2nd : MIMG : Arcadia, California : Drawing, Composing Music, Playing Video Games, Teaching History, Voice Acting / : Vincent van Gogh is awesome. My musical preference is the living embodiment of ragtag, but I love video game and movie soundtracks! : I like writing short stories and coming up with story ideas for video games, but an actual comprehensible finished product is still pending. I also have double-jointed fingers. It’s a fun party trick. / : In high school, I was a part of the Speech and Debate team. It was such a tight knit community, and when I came to UCLA, I wanted to find another organization that was like a second family away from family. When I came upon APHC during the Enormous Activities Fair, it seemed just like another ordinary pre-med club. However, I decided to give it a chance, and went to the final day of Welcome Week to see what it was all about! That was by far the best decision I have made in college, and will probably ever make in college. I have found so many loving friends that I treasure deeply, and I truly feel like I have found my calling here at APHC. : Winter retreat! By far the most fun and wholesome experience I had this past year :) See more

2020-2021 Director Spotlight Our next Director Spotlight is: Emily Peng... : Co-Health Fair Director : 3rd : MCDB + BMR Minor : Fullerton, California : Binge watching TV shows, video editing, traveling, orchestra / : Lauv, Illenium, Bazzi, Halsey, Kygo : In 2019, I traveled to Taiwan, Mexico, Canada, Texas, Chicago, and Ohio. In 2020, I traveled to my fridge, couch, and bed. / : I spontaneously decided to go to the Welcome Week Orientation during my freshman year. It was a little intimidating because I didn’t know anyone there, but the family system (s/o @jessie and @chester ), mentorship system, and committees provided such a welcoming environment that I knew I had to stay! : There’s so many! Being linked to @phyo the entire day during winter retreat, taking beautiful pictures of people at health fairs, and doing escape rooms (except for the psych ward) See more

2020-2021 Director Spotlight Our next Director Spotlight is: Ruiting Jia... : External Administrative Director : 3rd : Psychobiology + Cog Sci Minor : Laurel, Maryland : Painting, watching k-pop videos, playing video games, and annoying/hanging out with my (chaotic) friends / : GOT7, SEVENTEEN, blackbear, Eric Chou, 88rising : I make short stories of characters based off of my Spotify playlists (my biggest playlist is also 3,300 songs and counting)! / : Actually, I joined APHC because Meegle advertised it on the UCLA discord server, but I stayed because I soon found such a supportive group of friends within this org! Overall, APHC means a lot to me, as someone who dreams of a career of healing others. Being able to feel that the efforts I’ve put into this org has actively led to improving API communities around the LA area is extremely fulfilling, and I hope you will feel the same way! : Watching Terrace House at Winter Retreat and talking to health fair service recipients in Chinese! See more

2020-2021 Director Spotlight Our next Director Spotlight is: Jenna Lai... : Internal Administrative Director : 2nd : Biochemistry : Oxnard, California : binge-watching kdramas and movies, penny boarding, journaling, exploring new music on spotify / : Hwa Sa, Bazzi, DPR LIVE, Childish Gambino, Niki, Khalid : I have double-jointed elbows! / : After going through the Enormous Activities Fair, I was really overwhelmed with the various clubs to choose from and felt like I didn’t belong anywhere on a big campus. However, once I attended the orientation meeting with my roommates, I felt a special connection and knew this club was the one! APHC has taught me so much even till this day as I learn more about myself as well as the API community, and I’m so thankful for that. I hope APHC will be that spark in your life as it has been for me! : Winter Retreat and volunteering at health fairs! See more

2020-2021 Director Spotlight Our next Director Spotlight is: Vinh Nguyen... : Co-Programs Director : 4th : Biology + Asian American Studies Minor : Fountain Valley, California : reading, tennis, cooking, rock climbing, dancing, video games, exploring, and trying new food / : house, indie pop, r&b : I was featured on a hospital’s billboard as a baby! / : I met an old friend when i went to get dinner at a dining hall and ended up sitting with him and APHC after one of their Welcome Week events. I ended up staying after meeting the amazing people who helped me grow and introduce me to new food and activities. : Getting tackled to the ground at Winter Retreat during one of the games and exploring Los Angeles through mini socials and the family system. See more

2020-2021 Director Spotlight The start of our 2020-2021 Director Spotlight series! First up, we have: Michael Huang... : Co-Programs Director : 4th : Biochemistry : Yorba Linda, California : Going on boba runs with friends, playing board games, trying to catch fish other than sea bass in Animal Crossing (it’s at least a C+!!) / : Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Alec Benjamin, Jeremy Zucker, TWICE : I found out experimentally that I can’t do math in my dreams (I just wake up) / : At the beginning of my freshman , I went to welcome events for a bunch of different clubs to try to make friends, and APHC’s Welcome Week stood out to me because everyone was super friendly and genuine! I ended up talking to people I’d never met before at the boba social for hours, and made some of my first (and closest!) friends in college there! : Sniping people with snowballs at Winter Retreat, punishing my favorite directors at Pie-a-Director (before I became the punished), and dancing to Paradise at banquet! See more