“The major endorses UCI’s commitment to diversity and will serve a diversity of students; it is not targeted to a particular group, but to a wide variety of students.” – UCI Academic Senate Major Approval Letter, 1997
“In order to diversify the student body populations the campuses must create and expand existing programs to extend educational opportunity to disadvantaged individuals.” – Michelle Chung, 1996 Rice Paper
“This alternative newsmagazine represented a voice for the Asian Pacific American community at UCI. The paper educated and helped raise awareness on this campus.” – Audrena Cheung, 97’ Final Rice Paper Publication
In order to restructure the dominant paradigm of higher education, it is necessary to diversity the curriculum with ethnic perspective. To accomplish this end, we must hold the entire Administration accountable for failing to uphold their duty of maintaining the quality of higher education. – Editor’s Note, Rice Paper Winter 1993
“The student-faculty interaction is so, so important. This is where having someone of your own ethnicity comes in. As a Chinese American, how can I expect a Euro American counselor to counsel me on family problems? They won’t understand me.” –John Ing, Rice Paper Winter 1993