Raising Awareness Through the Arts: Sulong Theatre Collective and Migrant Filipina Workers in Canada Speaker: Professor Eleanor Ty, Fulbright Canada Visiting Research Chair at UC Santa Barbara, Professor of English & Film Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario   Thursday, March 7, 2019 4:45-5:50pm Kinsey Pavillion 1240B   RSVP required: jjchun@asianam.ucla.edu   Abstract Launched […]

The sisters of Kappa Psi Epsilon Sorority Inc. at UCLA Delta Chapter would like to welcome you to our annual Pinay Symposium, “Pinay State of Mind"! This year's Pinay Symposium focuses on the intersectionality of mental health on the experiences of Pinays and in the context of our community and personal identity as Asian Americans. […]

The Asian American Studies Graduate Student Association (AASGSA) invites you to the Asian American Studies Graduate Student Symposium on Monday, March 18    Please join us for an afternoon workshop of graduate student research (specifically papers to be presented at the 2019 Association of Asian American Studies Conference). The AAS Graduate Student Symposium is an opportunity for students not only to share our research but to […]

Indigenous Self-Determination in Defense of the Earth/Autodeterminación Indígena en Defensa de la Tierra Wednesday, March 20, 2019 12:10 - 1:30 pm UCLA Law School, Room 1357 RSVP here: https://goo.gl/forms/coKw0JX6BtOxD0Kj2 Join us for an illuminating conversation on Indigenous environmental activism in Central America and Los Angeles. Our panelists include Rigoberto Quemé Chay, a Maya-Kiché leader from […]

On behalf of MSA-UCLA, we invite you to join us during Islam Awareness Week! This week-long event will take place Week 2 (April 8-12) of Spring Quarter. We will have day-time events on Bruin Walk/ Plaza followed by evening discussions relevant to the theme of the day. In the wake of events such as Christchurch […]

Meet Asian American Studies at Bruin Day for Freshmen! This is a wonderful opportunity for the admitted/incoming undergraduate students to get an inside perspective of being an Asian American Studies student and UCLA student, in general. Check out our Department Facebook page for pictures from Transfer Bruin Day 2016, Freshmen Bruin Day 2017, and Transfer Bruin Day […]

Convened by Professor Keith L. Camacho of UCLA's Asian American Studies Department, the conference will explore the rise of Pacific Islander youth cultures in urban locales across Aotearoa, California, Guåhan, Hawai‘i, the Marshall Islands, Sāmoa, Tonga, Utah, and Vanuatu. Featuring speakers from community organizations, research universities, and student associations, the symposium will be held at the UCLA […]

UCLA's Asian Greek Council is proud to announce our 2nd Annual Asian American Mental Health Awareness Week! Mental health is a part of everyone’s life and can create unique challenges for us depending on our environment, cultures, and experiences. With such a large scope provided by the topic of mental health, our hope this week […]

Asian American Studies Turns 50!   Asian American Studies was established 50 years ago through historic student protests at San Francisco State College and UC Berkeley in 1968-1969. Join us to reflect on the past, present, and future of Asian American Studies!   April 18, 11:45-1:45 Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive Center, University of California, Irvine […]

Please join us this Tuesday for the last Marschak talk of spring quarter.  RSVP   Hidden Identities, Hidden Lives: When Data Obscures Health Disparities Ninez A. Ponce Professor, Health Policy and Management UCLA Tuesday, April 30 at 3 p.m. Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room     In this talk, Ponce will focus on […]

Given the political climate in the United States, we are seeking to explore the power of Transforming Justice to Transform Community. Expert panelists from UCLA, CSU Fullerton, and Harvard University will discuss the power of restorative and transformative practices in addressing unjust social and political inequity and ultimately transforming our community into a space where all […]