The Ethnic Theme Associates organize quarterly field trips to important places and community organizations in the local area. In the past, there have been trips to Berkeley for the South Asian Radical History Walking Tour, to SF Chinatown for the Alleyway Tour, and to the Manilatown Heritage Foundation.

Okada has a pre-assign program, where pre-assigns commit to living in Okada for a year and participate in presentations, field trips, and projects, and in return they guarantee a place in Okada.

Pre-assigns lead Okada community group projects. Some current and past projects include a community mural project, an archive for the presentations, and a cookbook.

The People's Teahouse is an auxiliary room to Okada. The space is used for Teahouse Tuesday, which typically are study/hang out nights, for student group meetings, and in the past, as a student business/restaurant.

This gives residents a chance to cook food from their home and share meals with the dorm. It's one of the tastiest ways to learn about what others grew up eating and a chance to bond over cooking, eating and even cleaning.