Events

The year 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Pacific Islands’ Student Association at UCLA. To honor this milestone, we are bringing together students, alumni, faculty, and staff for an evening rooted in gratitude, reflection, and community. The celebration will highlight PISA’s legacy of student leadership and advocacy and will include welcome […]

Join us for an insightful afternoon with Dr. Lana Tatour as she discusses her latest edited volume, Race and the Question of Palestine (Stanford University Press 2025). This talk explores the critical intersections of settler colonialism and the grammar of race, examining how racial structures operate as a technology of power and colonial rule. About […]

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Philippines’ EDSA People’s Power protests, the Luskin AAPI Caucus at UCLA is hosting a film screening of the 1983 documentary, “Arrogance of Power.” This documentary shows the fascist might of the Marcos regime and how militarization and human rights violations were institutionalized in Philippine political life. This event […]

Join us as we reflect on how a people’s uprising toppled a dictator’s two-decade rule—and examine the persistent conditions of martial law that continue to shape our present. Through stories and poetry, we honor the strength of collective resistance and the enduring power of the people.  This online event will feature speakers who will share, […]

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, in collaboration with the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and UCLA Asian American Studies Department, present Third Act, by Tad Nakamura ’03 about his father Robert Nakamura MFA ’75, director, UCLA film professor, and founder of the UCLA Center for EthnoCommunications.  Join us for this special screening and […]