WEEKLY MEETINGS

Mahu was established in 1981 to address the needs of the Asian and Pacific Islander, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community on the UCLA campus and in Southern California. It is the oldest LGBT and API specific organization among the UC's. Since its establishment, Mahu has broadened the scope of the universities curriculum, providing venues for thoughtful discussion, inclusiveness, and community outreach. Mahu creates comfortable, safe spaces for discussion, support, empowerment and celebrating diversity within the LGBT/API community. We network and program with other LGBT and API organizations, educating in both our membership and the public. Pertinent topics include, but are not limited to health, safer intercourse, breaking myths and stereotypes of LGBT's and API's increasing awareness, visibility, and tolerance. Mahu, in accordanance to federal and state law and university policy, does not discriminate in membership selection, operating procedures, activities and policies.

The term mahu originally refers to transgender individuals in indigenous pre-colonial Hawaii. The mahu were not only accepted in their communities, but were also regarded as gifted and divine, possessing the qualities of both the male and female gender. Since the islands were colonized, mahu has broadened to include cross-dressers, drag queens, gays, lesbians, and bisexuals. In modern times, it has also taken on a derogatory and negative connotation. The word mahu was chosen to represent our organization in order to restore the expression to its original meaning and shatter the negative stereotypes that the colonists brought with them to the islands.

Come, relax, and chill. We meet weekly to discuss topics, work on events, play games, watch movies, participate in workshops, and more!

When: Thursdays, 5:00-6:00PM
Where: LGBT Resource Center

Feel free to contact us at: mahu@ucla.edu

or stop by the Queer Student Center (Kerckhoff 1st Floor)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Now that you've discovered Mahu, get involved by becoming a board member or an occasional volunteer! Email us at mahu@ucla.edu with your name, phone number, and what you are interested in helping with.

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View our Yahoo! Group Mahubruins home page, post a message, join as a member, keep up-to-date with discussions and events, share files and
photos, and more. Just email us to join the group:

mahubruins-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

or go to the group home page:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahubruins

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No meeting 10th week! Finals, Eeek!