Claremont Chinese Student Association

Community Update on an Inappropriate Quiz Question at a Pomona Psychological Science Class

On April 11, a student enrolled in a Pomona College Psychological Science class found a quiz question inappropriate, specifically pertaining to derogatory stereotypes of Chinese culinary culture. After the concerned student reached out to the professor, the professor responded immediately to both the concerned student and the class, apologized about the inappropriate question, and immediately took the quiz down. It is found out that the professor, through their teaching assistants, obtained the quiz question from an online quiz bank and published it on Sakai without further scrutiny.

While it is a regrettable mistake, CSA (The Chinese Student Association at the 7Cs), AAMP (Asian American Mentorship Program at Pomona), and ISMP (International Student Mentorship Program at Pomona) would like to take a firm stance against any form of racial and cultural insensitivity in academic settings and beyond. We urge that faculty members to review class materials more carefully to prevent similar cases from happening. Furthermore, we would like to reiterate the need for more racial/cultural sensitivity training programs that would make the Claremont Colleges a more inclusive environment for all. We are also working with ASPC to make sure that students have a clear resource to consult with or a process to report similar incidents to the Dean of the College's Office, particularly if a student is uncomfortable approaching the professor.

CSA, AAMP, and ISMP

The Claremont Chinese New Year Gala will happen at Mckenna Auditorium on Feb 29th. Free tickets and snacks! Register at Facebook now. Come and Join us!

Thanks to all the people who joined our events on Saturday at Walker Beach!!! Special thanks for all of our sponsors, Pomona Asian languages and literatures department, Pomona Asian studies Department, Oldenborg Center, and our mooncake and drinks provider -- Oscart!

Free milk tea and Mooncakes!

Highlights from the 2019 Lunar New Year Celebration! Check out all the photos on Google Drive https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oPsDzqGo6HOnNf0kKh_A0ppSmDONfag7?usp=sharing

2019/02/08 Claremont CSA 2019 Lunar New Year Celebration - Google Drive

Here are the menu and program for the Lunar New Year Celebration! Get excited for our biggest event of the year!

Please note that the online ticket sale will be closed at 5 pm today. We will only offer a limited amount of tickets at the reception on Friday. Thanks for all your support and see you on Friday at 5pm at McKenna Auditorium.

Special thanks to Snack Talk, Oldenborg, ASPC, ASCMC, Pitzer Student Senate and Pomona Asian Studies Program.

* vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options are available

Asian-American Mentor Program (AAMP) at Pomona is hosting an art show on November 17th (tentative date), in collaboration with CSA and other 5C organizations, to showcase Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) students’ works regarding underrepresented stories and narratives. We are looking for APIA artists, performers, writers, and creators who are willing to submit visual arts, poetry (including spoken word), music, journal entries, photographs, or anything else on this topic.
We'd really love to have different perspectives on Asian or Chinese identity to showcase at the art show. The art show is open to all kinds of Asian/Pacific Islander art! Art submissions can be anonymous and of any type/skill level. For example, you can submit journal entries, short stories, short poetry, sketches, cartoons, or videos. You can submit your artwork here:

AAMP Presents: Untold Stories - Artwork Submission Form The Asian American Mentor Program (AAMP) is holding an art show at the Hive on Saturday, November 17 from 2pm to 4:30pm to explore the experiences of those who are less visible within the APIA community. We are looking for Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA) artists, writers, and creators! There....

A terrific mid-autumn festival celebration! 🌝🌚🌕🌑🐰
(P.C. Steven Guo, Xinran Xing)

但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。愿美好的时刻，总能团团圆圆，幸福平安❤️

Hi everyone! Just a reminder that we ONLY provide vegetarian option at the Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration. We went great lengths trying to find other affordable options to accommodate more dietary restrictions, but unfortunately, it seems that use of gluten and animal fat is almost inevitable in mooncake productions. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause. Thank you for your understanding, and we wish you a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

Thanks for your support! @9.20 Turf Dinner

(P.C. Beihua Steven Guo)