In LA, Asian Americans Can Sway Elections But Can’t Decide Them

Natalie Masuoka, chair of UCLA’s Asian American Studies Department, discusses her new co-authored report that provides the first detailed look at the role Asian Americans have played in recent city elections. Click here to read more.

UCLA Newsroom: Bringing migrant and refugee stories – and connections – to light

UCLA Newsroom recently published an article on UCLA Asian American Studies Department Professor Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi’s relational approach to Asian American studies. Read more about it here.

King-Kok Cheung Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award

King-Kok Cheung, professor emeritus of English and Asian American Studies at UCLA, was recognized with a lifetime achievement award by the Association for Asian American Studies for her lifelong contribution to advancing the field of Asian American and Pacific Islander studies. Click here to read more about Cheung’s achievements.

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UCLA Professor’s Film Documents Forced Sterilization of Mexican Women in Late 60s and Early 70s in L.A.

Renee Tajima-Peña’s award-winning documentary “No Más Bebés” tells the story of how Mexican women in the late 60’s and early 70’s L.A. were sterilized without their consent or under extreme duress from doctors.