Cultural/Ethnic

Afrikan Mxn's Collective The Mission of the Afrikan Mxn’s Collective (AMC) is to develop and support a community of strong Afrikan mxn by way of discovering our unique contribution to the struggle on campus and abroad. To...
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 Womxn’s Collective Afrikan Womxn’s Collective (AWC) is an organization for anyone who resonates with the identity of being a Black “Womxn”. This includes anyone that identifies as binary, trans, and nonbinary. AWC...
American Indian Graduate Student Association As an official campus-based student organization, AIGSA recognizes its responsibility to support and uphold Indigenous scholarship, foster student retention, and collaborate with local Native...
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-Interest Women's Association The purpose of this organization shall be to provide its members with a community of like-minded individuals and to promote interest in Arab culture. This organization works to empower Arab women by...
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 Association for Multi-Ethnic Bioscientists’ Advancement, AMEBA, is a graduate student group sponsored by the Graduate Programs in Bioscience (GPB) at UCLA. The goal of AMEBA is to create an...
Association of Chinese Americans The Association of Chinese Americans is one of the largest social and cultural organizations on campus representing over 500 members. Our student group is involved in cultural, social, community, and...
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...
Association of Indonesian Americans Founded in 2020, the Association of Indonesian Americans is an organization for Indonesian-Americans, people of Indonesian descent, and people who are interested in the political, social, cultural,...
Bangali 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...
Brazilian Student Association The Brazilian Student Association (or BRASA, for short) is a comprehensive club that embodies academic and professional spheres as well as cultural and social domains. Our main goal is to provide an...
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 folk dance called Bhangra that originated in northwest India in the state of Punjab, celebrating the festival of...
Bruins Down Under Bruins Down Under brings together Bruins from Australia and New Zealand, providing them with a community of individuals with similar backgrounds that support their fellow Aussies and Kiwis in...
Bruins for Israel Bruins for Israel is an 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 organization's...
Celtic Colloquium, The Promotes the study and discussion of all things Celtic at UCLA. Our feature event is a conference now in its 42nd year that is among the best-known and best-attended Celtic conferences in the United...
Chinese 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...
East African Student Association East African Students' Association is a club at the University of California, Los Angeles which aims to promote, educate and share East African culture.
Egyptian Students Association at UCLA The Egyptian Students Association (ESA) is an official Middle Eastern student organization, based on-campus, focused on expressing Egyptian culture through a variety of fundraisers, activities, and...
EuroBruins EuroBruins is a student organization dedicated to promoting European culture on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles. We seek to provide an environment for social and cultural...
Giddhe Diyan Raniyan Giddhe Diyan Raniyan is a newly formed Indian dance team that performs a style of dance called Punjabi giddha. Our purpose is to foster a community of amateur level dancers who are interested in...
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...
Grupo Folklórico de UCLA Established in 1966, Grupo Folklórico de UCLA remains committed to the celebration of Mexican heritage through regional music and traditional dances. Our goals are to create positive Latino/a/x role...
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 Language. 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...
Hellenic Student Association Our purpose is to promote the learning and understanding of Hellenic culture, to initiate social and cultural forums for members of the association, to encourage student involvement and to promote...
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...
Hungarian Club at UCLA This organization aims to increase awareness of Hungarian and the Hungarian language, as well as to unify members of UCLA’s Hungarian community. We do this through cultural events both on and...
Indian Student Union at UCLA The Indian Student Union at UCLA is a non-profit organization that seeks to create awareness of South Asian cultures. ISU promotes cultural education and unity through active involvement in and...
Indus at UCLA The mission of Indus at UCLA is to promote solidarity and political awareness between and among South Asians, other communities of color, and all marginalized people. We aim to curate an atmosphere...
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 a student organization that welcomes all students to learn about and celebrate Italian language and culture through virtual meetings.
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...
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 Film and Theatre Association (Formerly Night of Cultura) This organization strives to create a yearly theatre, dance, and music production as well as a Film Festival that unites and empowers the Chicano/a & Latino/a community on campus. It strives to build...
Luskin Black Caucus at UCLA The Luskin Black Caucus exists to serve as a network of support for Black students and all interested students in the Luskin School of Public Affairs. To promote, protect, and serve the interest and...
Mabuhay Collective Mabuhay Collective is a coalition of 14 Pilipinx-based organizations at UCLA dedicated to supporting and providing visibility to the Pilipinx organizations on campus and the larger Pilipino and...
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...
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...
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.
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...
Nikkei Student Union (NSU) The mission of the UCLA Nikkei Student Union is to organize social and community service activities as well as to promote Japanese American cultural and political awareness among the student body.
Nippon History & Culture Club (NHCC) To promote the understanding of Nippon’s History and Culture. Members will have the opportunity to be exposed and discuss social issues and inequalities in Japan and Japan relations. To build and...
Pacific Islands Students Association The purpose of this organization shall be to: Promote the interests of Pacific Island students at UCLA. Promote the identity of Pacific Island cultures on campus. Enhance our awareness of the...
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 Our mission is 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...
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 @ UCLA The Romanian Club is a student organization that welcomes all students to learn about Romanian language and culture through events on/off campus. The main purpose of this organization is to promote...
Samahang Pilipino Samahang Pilipino: 1) educates, organizes, and advocates for the Pilipinx/Pilipinx American community on and off campus; 2) is an inclusive and open environment that promotes diversity 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 UCLA Taara is an award-winning, competitive South Asian Classical dance team. We combine various classical dance styles including Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi, and Kathak to create innovative...
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 Serving the community since 1980, the Thai Student Association at UCLA (previously known as Thai Smakom ????????, pronounced "tie samakohm", roughly translated as "Thai association/organization")...
Underrepresented Graduate Students in Psychology Underrepresented Graduate Students in Psychology (UGSP) is a group dedicated to supporting and advocating for psychology students from racial, linguistic, geographic, or socioeconomic backgrounds...
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 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...
USAC Cultural Affairs Commission The Cultural Affairs Commission is one out of the fourteen offices in USAC, the Undergraduate Student Association Council. The mission of the Cultural Affairs Commission (CAC) is to put on quality...
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...