Cultural/Ethnic

African Activist Association An organization to provide a forum through which Africanists across disciplines can collaborate to increase awareness of issues concerning Africa. AAA aims to encourage positive and productive...
Afrikan Black Coalition The Afrikan Black Coalition strategically works with Black students and the community to successfully implement programs, projects, and trainings that empower all Afrikan people.
Afrikan Mens Collective To create an environment that fosters development for the males of Afrikan descent on the campus. Also to bridge gaps with the female component, other communities on campus, and Afrikan communities...
Afrikan Student Union ASU exists to promote, protect, and serve the interest and educational rights of individual and collective needs of the Afrikan student body, and community within the context of the struggle for...
Afrikan Women's Collective The purpose of the Afrikan Women’s Collective is to provide a safe space for women who identify with the Afrikan diaspora to join together and discuss topics and issues relevant to women of Afrikan...
American Indian Graduate Student Association As an official campus-based student organization, AIGSA seeks to enhance the academic environment and experiences of American Indian, Alaska Native, indigenous and other interested and involved...
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) AISES Mission Statement: "The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) is a national, nonprofit organization focused on substantially increasing the representation of American...
American Indian Student Association AISA is an inclusive association, open to all UCLA students. Since American Indians make up less than 1% of the entire student body, we have established a strong relationship that supports all...
Arab American Association of Engineers and Architects AAAEA is a non-profit, non-political, and non-religious association with the following objectives: A. To establish a community between engineering and architecture students on campus who have an...
Armenian Dance Group at UCLA The Armenian Dance Group (ADG) at UCLA is a cultural organization on campus that strives to teach its members about the Armenian culture, history, music, costumes, and traditional values through...
Armenian Graduate Students Association, UCLA The Armenian Graduate Students Association at UCLA provides an opportunity for the currently enrolled graduate students at UCLA of various fields to network, facilitates mentorship, and serves as a...
Armenian Law Students Association The objectives of this organization are to provide a means for ALSA members to further their educational and career objectives: 1. To provide a forum where law students of Armenian background or...
Armenian Students' Association at UCLA The Armenian Students' Association (ASA) at UCLA was founded in 1945 and strives to internally create a safe community space for its membership through a variety of cultural, social, and activist...
Asian Pacific Islander Law Students Association APILSA serves as a valuable resource and a significant social support network for law students to succeed academically, socially, politically, and professionally. APILSA coordinates numerous events...
Association for Multi-Ethnic Bioscientists' Advancement The goal of AMEBA is to promote an equitable and inclusive environment that fosters the advancement of PhD students in the Graduate Programs in Bioscience (GPB). Furthermore, we aim to promote...
Association of Chinese Americans The Association of Chinese Americans is a student group involved in cultural, social, community and political projects, which benefit its members, campus and community. Its programs are primarily...
Association of Hmong Students The purpose of the Association of Hmong Students (AHS) shall be to establish a Hmong identity, promote cultural awareness and be recognized as part of UCLA’s diversity. AHS also addresses the needs...
AweChords AweChords A Cappella is a co-ed group at UCLA that strives to share their passion for music with the greater Los Angeles community. AweChords was founded in 2006 as a musical component in UCLA’s...
Ballroom Dance Club and International Folk Dance Club To foster a dance community among students, staff, faculty, and alumni through the movement and music of many dance styles. The weekly dance lessons and special events introduce participants to...
Bangali Students Association (formerly Bengali Students Association) The Bangali Students Association (BSA) is a diverse group of students at the University of California, Los Angeles, organized to educate and increase awareness of Bangali culture, language, and...
Bhasha: Indian Language Club The mission of Bhasha is to promote linguistic mastery of Indian language. We are a group of students who deeply value our native languages. Most of us have limited formal training in our native...
Brazilian Student Association BRASA is a comprehensive club that embodies academic and professional spheres, as well as cultural and social domains. We want to provide a place for the Brazilian community and those interested in...
Bridges International Weekly meetings designed to help foster relationships between international and American students, enhancing the overall experience that an international student will have here in America. This is...
Bruin Bhangra Bruin Bhangra is a cultural competitive Indian dance team. We perform a style of dance called Bhangra that originated in northwest India. In addition to competing in competitions across the nation,...
Bruins for Israel Bruins for Israel is a pro-Israel organization at UCLA that seeks to educate fellow students and faculty members with regards to the politics, culture, and history of the State of Israel. Our...
Celtic Colloquium, The Promotes the study and discussion of all things Celtic at UCLA. Our feature event is a conference now in its 40th year that is among the best-known and best-attended Celtic conferences in the United...
Chinese Cultural Dance Club at UCLA To share Chinese culture through dance CCDC is a non-profit, student-run organization that offers free dance classes to all interested UCLA students. We aim to teach members to perceive and...
Chinese Culture and Traditions Society The Chinese Culture and Traditions Society allows students who are passionate or just want to learn more about the rich culture of one of the world's most ancient civilizations, China, to gather...
Chinese Student Association The Chinese Student Association is an organization focused upon building an appreciation and understanding of the Chinese culture. We integrate diverse cultural, social, and community events and aim...
Embrace All Race Embrace All Race, or EAR, is a cultural association of university students to hear voice from students with different backgrounds. At meeting, to learn and understand the difference, we share ideas...
EuroBruins EuroBruins is a student organization dedicated to promoting European culture on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles. We seek provide an environment for social and cultural exchange...
Femmes of Color at UCLA Femmes of Color recognizes the specific challenges and lack of support from peers and institution and we aim to provide inclusive, healing, and empowering space for femmes of color.
German Club at UCLA The German Club at UCLA facilitates opportunities for students to engage in German conversations and creates an environment in which students can learn more about the German culture, history and...
Global Action in Nursing GAIN is an open forum for the UCLA nursing community to enhance knowledge and participation in global health. We welcome all undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty who are interested...
Graduate Indian Student Association GISA intends to provide a common platform for all Indian Graduate students at UCLA to interact. We help transition incoming graduate students to UCLA as well as promote Indian culture through various...
Graduate Student Association of Pasifika As an official campus-based student organization, GSAP seeks to enhance the academic environment and experiences of Pasifika and other interested and involved graduate students.
Grupo Folklorico de UCLA Established in 1966, Grupo Folklórico de UCLA seeks to celebrate, maintain, and nourish the preservation of Latino heritage, simultaneously providing the opportunity for student awareness,...
Hands On Hands On is a beneficial club where students can learn and practice sign language, gather a stronger understanding of the Deaf Community, and converse in ASL, American Sign Langauge. Hands On mainly...
Hanoolim: Korean Cultural Awareness Group at UCLA Hanoolim: Korean Cultural Awareness Group is a student club at the University of California, Los Angeles that was founded in 1990 with the vision of spreading Korean culture and awareness across the...
Harambee Council, The The Harambee Council consists of active student organizations that address the needs of individuals of Afrikan descent. The Harambee Council includes community service organizations and projects that...
Hispanic Latinx Graduate Students Association The UCLA Hispanic Latinx Graduate Student Association is an organization that advocates to promote diversity and inclusivity by educating the UCLA and LA communities about the transcendence of...
Hui O 'Imiloa (Hawaii Club at UCLA) 1) To perpetuate and share with the UCLA community the "Hawaii experience", including the common history, culture,and ethnic variations that all racial groups in Hawaii share. 2)To sponsor social and...
Indian Student Union The Indian Student Union is a non-profit organization that seeks to educate and create awareness of South Asian cultures. ISU promotes cultural unity through active involvement in social and...
Indonesian Bruins Student Association Established in 1995, Indonesian Bruins Student Association is a UCLA based student organization that promotes and celebrates Indonesian culture in the UCLA community. IBSA also promotes Indonesian...
INDUS at UCLA Indus is an organization founded on the principle of promoting unity among UCLA’s South Asian community. We seek to be a multifaceted home for the South Asian population at UCLA, building a network,...
International Graduate Students Association at UCLA IGSA serves as a social, cultural, and service organizations for all international and domestic graduate and international students at UCLA. IGSA aims to establish a support network for international...
International Student Association We are a student organization representing the international student community on the UCLA campus. We aim to address international students' concerns in cooperation with the Dashew Center, to create...
Iranian Law Students Association The Iranian Law Students Association (ILSA) consists of students at the UCLA School of Law who are dedicated to academic and professional excellence and committed to the advancement of the Iranian...
Iranian Student Group The Iranian Student Group at UCLA intends to unify the Iranian community on campus in pursuit of a deeper sense of cultural, historical and communal identity. We hope to provide a forum, composed of...
Italian Club @ UCLA, The The Italian Club is an organization for students interested in the Italian language and culture.
Japan-America Language & Culture Club JpAm is a club dedicated to promoting language and culture exchange between the Japanese exchange students residing in America as well as UCLA-affiliated students studying Japanese. We welcome...
Jewish Law Students Assn. The Jewish Law Students Association provides Jewish educational, professional, cultural, social, and spiritual programs and resources for the students and community of UCLA Law School, with the goal...
K-Pop International Student Association K-Pop International Student Association (KINSA) is a multi-purposed club. Our first purpose is to be a social club, letting UCLA students who enjoy K-Pop become friends with one another through our...
Korean American Student Association We are an organization that strives to let the public know more about Korean American culture and the Korean American community that exists especially in the Los Angeles area. The club originally...
Korean Language Society, The The Korean Language Society offers an non-intimidating environment in which Korean language learners can actively engage in Korean language conversation and cultural experiences with the support of...
Kyodo Taiko, UCLA To promote the art of Japanese-American taiko drumming within the UCLA and surrounding communities. To involve and educate Kyodo Taiko members in playing taiko, as well as in the history and...
Latinx Student Association at UCLA The Latinx Student Association at UCLA strives to serve and represent the Latinx community at the University of California, Los Angeles. Our mission is divided into three pillars with an...
Le Cercle Francophone (French Club) To provide a welcoming forum at which students can feel comfortable practicing and improving their French speaking skills. To encourage the study of French and Francophone language and culture...
Lebanese Social Club Our goal is to promote the Lebanese culture, to help Lebanese students integrate better into the diverse UCLA community by creating an atmosphere of friendship and support in a...
Linguistic Landscape Research Group The Linguistic Landscape Research Group at UCLA is a multidisciplinary student organization dedicated to the research of language on signs in the urban, public space. It spans across various fields...
Luskin Japan Trip Organizers The mission of LJTO is to provide opportunities to learn about Japanese policy, city planning, and culture to students in UCLA graduate programs through organizing and facilitating academic study...
MaHabba: Convert Care Our mission is to create institutional change from within the Muslim community in the ways we provide support and resources to Muslim converts and reverts.
Malaysian Students Association at UCLA The Malaysian Students Association at UCLA is a cultural student organization open to students and faculty of all nationalities that aims to represent the Malaysian community at UCLA and: 1. Assist...
MEChA de UCLA Raza Graduation Raza Graduation provides a space for students to organize a graduation ceremony that celebrates Raza students on campus, their families, their cultures, their communities, and their accomplishments....
Mixed Student Union Mixed Student Union exists to provide a safe, open environment for people of mixed heritage including but not limited to multiethnic, multiracial, multicultural, transracial adoptee, mixed identity...
Mothers of Color in Academia de UCLA MOCA Mothers of Color in Academia de UCLA is an on campus collective to support, advocate and organize for parenting issues on campus. We organize to expand equitable childcare, lactation centers and...
Music Ensemble at UCLA The purpose of our ensemble is to meet a steady growth of interest in China and Chinese culture on campus and local communities by promoting learning, demonstration and performance of Chinese...
Muslim Union Muslim Union's aim is to lead institutionalized positive change within the UCLA community through increasing the availability of knowledge and understanding of Islam.
Nashaa Hindi Film Dance Team at UCLA Nashaa Hindi Film Dance Team at UCLA is dedicated to bringing Indian culture to the UCLA campus through the art of Bollywood dance.
Native American Staff Association at UCLA The Native American Staff Association (NASA) at UCLA is dedicated to supporting staff that identify as American Indian / Native American. We do this by providing professional development...
Nigerian Students Association The Nigerian Students Association is a student group at UCLA aimed at increasing the awareness of its members about the Nigerian culture and West Africa at large. We aim to provide a home away from...
Night of Cultura This organization is strives to create a yearly theatre, dance, and music production that unites and empowers the Chicano/a & Latino/a community on campus
Pakistani Students Association at UCLA PSA at UCLA is a south Asian cultural club on campus that seeks to promote Pakistani cultural by providing activities to studetns, fundraisers, and cultural events. PSA also is invested in...
Parrafo Párrafo Magazine is a trilingual publication of graduate students of the UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Párrafo features collaborations within the fields of literature, arts and culture. ...
Persian Dental Student Association The Persian Dental Student Association’s major goal is to unify the Iranian students and dentists, regardless of their religious and political interests, and familiarize the UCLA community with...
Pilipino American Graduate Student Association The Pilipino American Graduate Student Association at UCLA has 3 aims: 1. To foster a community for Pilipino and Pilipino-American graduate students, as well as other graduate students interested in...
Pilipino Transfer Student Partnership To raise awareness about cultural and academic issues regarding the transfer experience by advocating the needs of transfer students, providing a space for student support and encouraging leadership...
Policy Professionals for Diversity and Equity at UCLA The mission of PPDE is to provide a forum for students and alumni of color, and allies to advocate for diversity and equity within the MPP program through the following five goals: outreach,...
Raas Team at UCLA The Raas Team at UCLA, Bataaka Nu Shaak is a 15-year-old competitive dance group that was the first of its kind on the West Coast. We hope to let the Indian culture permeate our community through...
Romanian Club at UCLA RC is an organization that seeks to promote Romanian culture and provide support to the underprivileged Romanian community in Southern California.
Russian Club at UCLA, The The Russian Club at UCLA provides a friendly environment for heritage speakers, learners of Russian, or anyone with any interest in Russian history, language or culture to interact, practice...
Samahang Pilipino Samahang Pilipino: 1) educates, organizes, and advocates for the Pilipin@/Pilipin@ American community on and off campus; 2) is an inclusive and open environment that promotes diversity through...
Sarv Cultural Group (Int'l Solidarity w Iranian civil right's mvmt) Creating an educational opportunity for the UCLA community to learn about the Iranian culture.
School of Public Affairs API Caucus, UCLA The API Caucus strives to bring awareness to the social issues faced by the diverse communities represented in the Asian (American) Pacific Islander population. These issues include, and are not...
School of Public Affairs Jewish Caucus at UCLA The School of Public Affairs Jewish Caucus at UCLA shall exist to serve as a channel for Jewish Graduate students and students with Jewish background at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs to...
Sikh Student Association at UCLA Sikh Student Association provides a platform for all students to excel in a variety of different ways: academics, spirituality, community service and social life. In scholarship we provide academic...
Social Welfare Latino Caucus The mission of the UCLA Social Welfare Latina/o Caucus is to support and implement the education of social workers interested in working with Latina/o populations. We fulfill our mission through...
Spanish Language Circle Spanish Language Circle (formerly The Undergraduate Spanish and Portuguese Association) is an organization for UCLA students who want to practice speaking Spanish on a weekly basis. All levels of...
Students Supporting Israel at UCLA Our mission for SSI at UCLA specifically is to provide an open space for pro-Israel supporters on campus in a particularly difficult climate. As a national movement we offer a more extensive and...
Taara at UCLA A South Asian classical dance team including but not limited to Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, and Odissi. The team will participate in campus cultural events and external competitions.
Taiwanese American Union Promoting Taiwanese American culture through social and cultural events.
TASA- Taiwanese American Student Association Our mission is to spread Taiwanese awareness and culture through community involvement, and to build and strengthen the Taiwanese American community on campus.
Teo-Chew Association The Teo-Chew Association shall exist to advocate for the promotion, preservation, and connection of Teo-Chew and Chinese culture for the general welfare of the Teo-Chew and Chinese community.
Thai Student Association at UCLA ThaiSA at UCLA (previously known as Thai Smakom) is dedicated to supporting Thai and Thai American Students. We work to preserve and promote Thai culture on campus as well as raising awareness of...
The Pomegranate Initiative, Turkey-Armenia The Pomegranate Initiative, Turkey-Armenia is a student run organization dedicated to discussing and teaching the conflict between Armenia and Turkey. The club would bring weekly events to teach and...
Translation Studies Working Group Goals: sharing research in progress related to translation studies sharing translations in progress – workshop for literary translation creating community across fields through shared interest in...
Turkish Student Association at UCLA Turkish Student Association is a student organization that aims to promote the interaction of Turkish Students and students with an interest in Turkey. Our hope is to provide a second home for our...
United Afghan Club We are an organization that will promote cultural diversity and awareness on campus. We intend to introduce the Afghan culture to non-Afghans and become a social, cultural, and educational hub for...
United Arab Society (U.A.S.) We are a group of diverse students, united to recognize and support the Arab identity through social, cultural, and political means. We wish to raise awareness about Middle-Eastern issues and to...
United Khmer Students United Khmer Students is a student-run organization dedicated to fostering a positive environment for Khmer students and Khmer culture at UCLA. The club serves to act as an active voice for the the...
University Culture & Life Abroad The goal of this organization is to provide a venue for returning students to process their experiences from abroad, network regarding further professional and academic international opportunities,...
USEU (Unin Salvadorea de Estudiantes Universitarios) The purpose of "la Union Salvadorena de Estudiantes Universitarios" is to empower the Salvadoran student community through the promotion of higher education by: 1. Developing an interest towards...
Vietnamese Language and Culture (VNLC) Vietnamese Language and Culture (VNLC) was founded in 1994 at the University of California, Los Angeles to promote and preserve Vietnamese customs by upholding the values of cultural involvement and...
Womyn of Color Collective The Womyn of Color Collective is dedicated to creating a safe space and a community within the UCLA School of Law where the unique experiences, opinions, challenges, and successes of womyn and womyn...