What is CASA?
CASA, or Chinese American Student Association, 华美学生会， is a UCSD student organization bent on conquering the world. Well, not really, but we are bent on uniting all those with a love for Chinese culture under a common banner, in order that we might forge new friendships and explore this 5,000 year old culture to its fullest More...
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Qin 古琴 Benefit Concert
This coming up Tuesday, CASA and the Qin Club at UCSD present to you a benefit concert for the Sichuan Earthquake victims. Come listen to masters and students play this ancient, yet beautiful Chinese instrument.
Tuesday, June 3rd, 8pm in Mandeville B210, UCSD
Admission is free, but a suggested donation of $10 will go directly to the relief efforts in Sichuan
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2008年05月31日
DONATION DRIVE FOR SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
CASA is raising donations all this week on library walk from 10a-3p, alongside other organizations such as Chinese Union, Still Thoughts Association, Hong Kong Student Union, and the Chinese Students and Scholars Association. If you would like to volunteer your time and help, please call (310) 717-3133 or email douyang@ucsd.edu! Of course, monetary donations are greatly needed as well!
UPDATE: As of Wednesday, we have raised $761 USD! Keep up the good work!
UPDATE: As of 5/30, we have raised over $1300, and are still driving in our classrooms!
Comments 2008年05月
A BROKEN LAND, A UNITED SPIRIT
"If only there is the slightest hope, we will spare no effort; if only there is one survivor in the debris, we will never give up."
Monday, May 12, 2008, 2:28pm. The worst earthquake to hit China in over 50 years.
Death count: 20,000 and rising. Injured count: over 100,000.
Roads so devastated that rescuers and soldiers enter by parachute and foot.
Rescue and PLA forces begin to dig with their hands wherever cries for help are heard. Their hands bleeding, they pull children from under debris and bodies.
A school crumbles behind a distraught father who cries "There are no more! My child was not found!"
A toddler cries, "Save mama, save papa!" as she is carried from the ruins. Her parents are dead.
Soon, the news of the disaster spreads. People all over the world unite to donate money, blankets, food, and blood.
Beijing's blood bank is filled, and donors are told they will be contacted when there is more space.
The American Red Cross donates $10 million dollars
Macao SAR donates $110 million yuan ($16 million dollars)
Hong Kong SAR donates 300 million HK dollars (38.46 million US)
Taiwan donates over $200 million yuan (28.6 million US)
Japanese rescue forces are airlifted to Sichuan
Russian rescue forces arrive
Taiwan and Hong Kong SAR send Red Cross, multiple rescue teams
Medical teams arrive from Korea, Spain, Singapore
Join the UCSD Chinese American community as we take donations throughout the next few weeks. Look for our donation centers on library walk, or even contact us if you want to help. Be a part of the unity, make a difference.
Or, if you prefer to donate yourself, please visit any of the following links.
http://www.redcross.org.hkhttp://www.redcross.org.cn
http://www.tzuchi.org/
http://www.redcross.org.tw
http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/china/2155
With tears,
David 迎龙 Ouyang Comments 2008年05月16日
COMING UP: ALL-CAL HIPHOP COMPETITION AND CLUBBING
Join us on Friday, May 2nd, along with USC, UCI, UCR, and UCLA to an unforgettable night at All-Cal! The intersection of high fashion, fresh beats, & beautiful faces in HOLLYWOOD!!! There will be a FIERCE (but friendly!) dance competition among the different schools, followed by an awesome night of clubbing!!! Dance competition between: UCSD's Ascension USC's Chaotic 3 UCR's Evolution UCLA's ACA Hip Hop UCI's CADC To buy tickets or for more information, please contact Joe Chow at (619) 823-8301.
Comments 2008年04月30日
NEW WEBSITE IS UP AND RUNNING
After months and months of waiting, the moment has come. Welcome to the new portal.
Comments 2008年03月30日
INSIDE THE MIND OF THE DRAGON
As the long-procrastinated on CASA website nears its completion, I thought it would be a good idea to discuss why it is the way it is, and the concept I had in mind for this site.
I myself am deeply interested in the ancient, past, present, and future of Chinese culture. As such, I am not afraid to express my love of my people. Yes I realize that my Chinese is nowhere near fluent, and that the few eras of Chinese history I understand are miniscule compared to the millenia of history that is the Chinese nation.
But isn't that why we're here? Isn't that the exact reason why we work so hard to maintain the CASA community?
I'll tell you why I'm here. I'm here because I am in limbo. I was born an American, but my skin, my eyes, my hunger for everything Chinese all show that I am not. And while they scream that I am Chinese, my speech, my habits, my knowledge show that I am not. I am a Chinese-American, never quite fitting into the world I was born into, and always trying to enter a world I was not.
But there is a place for me. In a world hungry for cross-cultural exchanges and international relationships, we thrive. We don't regret that we are neither American nor Chinese, but rather rejoice that we few can choose to be both. Remember why we are a part of this organization. Remember why we are a part of this community. Remember the places we can go as a group that we could never go alone. And while the Americans will always look upon us as "FOBs", and the Chinese will always laugh "ABCs", we will proudly call ourselves the Chinese Americans.
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Your 2007-2008 webmaster,David Ouyang 欧阳迎龙
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do
-Confucius 孔子 Comments 2008年03月08日