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Centenary of Ralph Bunche Celebrated by Conference at UCLA
Frank discussions examine the Nobel Prize winning diplomat's contributions to African Studies, his controversial role in the Congo crisis of 1960, and his legacy of trusteeship for emergent and failed states.
Posted: 6/11/2004
Remembering the Carnage in Tiananmen: June 4, 1989
A forum at UCLA analyzes the legacy of Tiananmen, and UCLA's Richard Baum interviewed on CNN
Posted: 6/10/2004
Post-9/11 Tensions Pose Challenges
"UCLA Today" carries article by International Institute Vice Provost Geoffrey Garrett on international studies in the era of the war on terrorism.
Posted: 6/8/2004
Spirit Possession Religions and Popular Rituals Flourish in Vietnam
Mother Goddess religion as well as local gods and shamans have strong following despite official disapproval.
Posted: 6/8/2004
Chinese is a Beautiful Language!
The odyssey of UCLA student Abdoulaye N'Gom
Posted: 6/2/2004
Government's Role in Development: The Case of Brazil under the Workers Party
Sociologist Peter B. Evans modifies his "embedded autonomy" theory to take account of the pressures of international finance on Third World states and alternatives to an industrialization strategy.
Posted: 6/2/2004
"Dysfunctional" State to "Blackmail" State: Paradoxes of the Post-Soviet Transition in Ukraine
A talk by Mykola Riabchuk.
Posted: 6/1/2004
Forgiveness in East Timor, But Where Is the Justice?
Five years after the Indonesian massacres in East Timor, reconciliation meetings in many villages have tried to restore the broken bonds between the two sides, but the Indonesian generals who ordered the killings have never been brought to trial.
Posted: 5/28/2004
Is Europe Unable to Assimilate Its Growing Islamic Minority?
Peter O'Brien suggests that liberalism leads to xenophobia when it finds it cannot reshape people to its model of life.
Posted: 5/26/2004
The Dark Side of Globalization: Trafficking & Transborder Crime to, through, and from Eastern Europe
A forum on trafficking of humans and human organs.
Posted: 5/26/2004
China Historian Bin Wong to Direct Asia Institute
R. Bin Wong will join the UCLA faculty on July 1, 2004 as Professor of History and founding Director of the Asia Institute.
Posted: 5/24/2004
A Letter from Ji'nan
UCLA graduate student Christopher Needs reports on life, study, & research in one of China's "other" cities
Posted: 5/21/2004
ASEAN and Terrorism in Southeast Asia
Some Islamic extremists envision a new pan-Islamic state in Southeast Asia, Chinese scholar tells UCLA audience.
Posted: 5/20/2004
Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi Calls for Freeing Political Prisoners in Iran, Removal of U.S. Troops from Iraq
Large turnout from Iranian community in Los Angeles greets feminist human rights activist.
Posted: 5/17/2004
Straight Talk from General Anthony Zinni
General Anthony Zinni, former commander of Middle East Central Command, says the Iraq war was "a big mistake" and there was no plan for the reconstruction.
Posted: 5/14/2004
Remembering Rwanda: Ten Years after the Massacres
Award-winning photojournalist Corinne Dufka recalls her time in the midst of the 1994 genocide. She blames the Rwandan state, not tribal violence, for the killings, and castigates the U.S. and the world community for standing by while hundreds of thousands died.
Posted: 5/11/2004
The Near Extinction of Cambodian Classical Dance
Cambodian classical dancer and teacher Sophiline Cheam Shapiro speaks about the dance's political and cultural roles, how it was almost destroyed by Pol Pot, its politicization under the Vietnamese communists, and its revival today.
Posted: 5/7/2004
UCLA Conference Looks at Expansion of European Union
European and American experts, the German ambassador, and former vice chancellor of Austria weigh implications of the May 1 accession of 10 new states.
Posted: 5/5/2004
Lawrence Lessig Sees Public Domain Sinking in a Sea of Overregulation
Stanford law professor says digital age should usher in creative use of digital materials, not prosecution of 12 year olds for downloading music.
Posted: 5/3/2004
One Year of the Lula Administration
The far left and far right in Brazil are disappointed that Lula government did not usher in a crisis.
Posted: 4/28/2004
Genji in Graphic Detail: Manga Versions of the Tale of Genji
Lynne Miyake (Pomona College) dissects comic-book adaptations of the classical novel Genji monogatari
Posted: 4/27/2004
Prominent Egyptian Human Rights Activist Looks on the Bright Side of the Middle East
Former political prisoner Saad Eddin Ibrahim presents 7 reasons for optimism for the region.
Posted: 4/27/2004
Preparing Europe in the Twenty-first Century: United by Terrorism, Divided by History
Michael Naumann, publisher of Die Zeit, discusses European reactions to the war on terrorism.
Posted: 4/26/2004
Globalization's Missing Middle
UCLA Magazine features an article on the effects of globalization on countries at different development levels by International Institute Vice Provost Geoffrey Garrett.
Posted: 4/24/2004
Zheng He's Voyages of Discovery
Noted oceanic scientist Jin Wu discusses the 15th century expeditions of the Chinese mariner Zheng He & the celebration of the 600th anniversary of his first voyage
Posted: 4/20/2004
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