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...
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 the Los Angeles...
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. American Indians at UCLA and across the nation make up less than 1% of the entire student body. We have established a strong relationship...
Andean Student Alliance We hope that by creating this new group, students of different regions, ethnicities, and fields who have an interest or connection with the Andes might find a sense of community within the university.
Arab-Interest Women's Association The purpose of this organization is 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 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,...
Balkan Bruins A club aimed at bringing together students from the Balkan region through gatherings, celebrations of holidays, and sharing our traditions. All are welcome!
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...
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.
Giddhe Diyan Raniyan Giddhe Diyan Raniyan is an 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 learning a new...
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's Community An inclusive society for all Greek and Cypriot students to organise events and connect.
Hermanas Unidas To unite and support Latinas and BIPOC people in their pursuit of a degree in higher education, Hermanas Unidas was founded to promote academics, community service, and collegiate networking, while...
Hui O 'Imiloa (Hawaii Club at UCLA) Hui O 'Imiloa seeks to share the "local experience" with the greater UCLA community. From hula and Hawaiian language, to lei making, Hui O 'Imiloa holds various cultural workshops throughout the year...
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...
Iranian Music Circle The Iranian Music Circle is designed to unite UCLA students, who have a passion for Iranian music, specifically that of the diaspora. Popular Iranian artists of interest include Googoosh, Mahasti,...
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...
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 (KINSA) The 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...
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...
Latine Film and Theatre Association (Formerly Night of Cultura) This organization strives to center Latine voices in creative spaces as well as create an annual theatre, dance, music production, and film showcase that unites and empowers the Chicane/x & Latine/x...
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...
Malaysian Students Association at UCLA , The 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 amongst the student body.
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...
Pakistani Students Association at UCLA PSA is a student organization committed to providing a space for all students to come together and learn about Pakistani culture, history, & politics. We put on social, cultural, political and...
Pilipino Council of Mabuhay Collective (PCMC) Institutionalized in 2009, the Pilipino Council of Mabuhay Collective (hereafter referred to as "PCMC") is the principal students association council that oversees, represents, serves, and unites the...
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 20-year-old competitive dance team that was the first of its kind on the West Coast. We are committed to sharing our Indian culture with our community...
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...
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...
Students of Color for Public Health (SCPH) Students of Color for Public Health is a graduate student organization dedicated to strengthening the social support, career networking, and advocacy efforts for UCLA Fielding School of Public Health...
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, Thai Student Association at UCLA (previously known as Thai Smakom, pronounced “tie sa-ma-kohm”, roughly translated as “Thai association”) seeks to increase...
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...
UNICA (Unión Centroamericana de Estudiantes) We, the members of UNICA (or Unión Centroamericana de Estudiantes) envision a resilient Central American Diaspora supported by a lively and visible student-led movement that actively works to serve...
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...
Womxn of Color Collective, The The Womxn 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 womxn and womxn...