When the end of monsoon season first left unaccompanied Chinese merchants in Southeast Asian ports for months at a time, they formed local diaspora communities in a process that has spanned at least 18 centuries.
A dozen Bruins have been selected to teach and conduct research across Asia, Africa, Europe and North America in 2025–26.
In collaboration with the Asia Pacific Center, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering co-hosted a November 6, 2025 screening of “A Chip Odyssey," Taiwan's first feature-length documentary chronicling how the island of 23 million people became the world's indispensable hub for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.
This Daily Bruin feature of Andrew Dong (UCLA 2025, international development studies) follows the story of how he created an online matcha tea business after graduation.
“What's really important is not only what I learned in Australia, but how it is seen through a U.S. lens as well," said UCLA sophomore Fiona Xie about the program.
