Note: No RSVP required and admission is free. Availability is on a first-come, first-served basis. The event venue is located at De Neve Residential Plaza at 351 Charles E. Young Drive, West Los Angeles, CA 90095. Paid visitor parking can be found at Lot 8 and Lot 4.
"When Two Worlds Collide" is the American Indian and Pacific Islander Living Learning Community’s (AIPI LLC) annual signature event. It celebrates Native American and Pacific Islander cultures through performances, food, art, and community outreach. The event is designed to celebrate, support, and welcome Indigenous communities at UCLA, foster allyship and understanding among non-AI/PI communities, and uplift AI/PI students in higher education.
Event highlights include:
- Cultural performances from Native & Pasifika student groups
- An art show featuring Native & Pasifika UCLA students
- Tabling from Native and Pasifika student organizations, including AISA & PISA
- Traditional Hawaiian cuisine
- Highlights of Native and Pasifika-owned businesses
- A photo booth, opportunity drawing, games, and interactive activities
The American Indian & Pacific Islander Living Learning Community (AIPI LLC) is a vibrant and diverse community at UCLA for students to live, connect, and thrive together on the Hill. This community offers a home for all students to celebrate and explore Native American and Pasifika identities that have ancestral land, federally recognized or not. On this big campus, the LLC provides a space where conversations about the Native and Pasifika Bruin experience are welcome, culture is celebrated, and knowledge about these indigenous identities are shared. The American Indian and Pacific Islander LLC is located in Dykstra Hall.
This event is presented by the UCLA American Indian and Pacific Islander Living Learning Community (AIPI LLC) and co-sponsored by the UCLA Asia Pacific Center.