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UCLA Conference to Honor Centenary of Ralph Bunche, June 3-5, 2004
Trustee for the Human Community: Ralph J. Bunche and the Decolonization of Africa*
Posted: 2/24/2004
Ruth Gavison Offers a Vision of a Democratic, Jewish Israel
Israeli legal scholar probes the difficulties of preserving rights of Arab communities in Israel in a region torn by interethnic conflict.
Posted: 2/19/2004
The Machinery of Vietnamese Art and Literature in the Post-Renovation, Post-Communist, and Post-Modern Period
Pham Thi Hoài, one of contemporary Vietnam's most influential writers, analyzes literature in Vietnam today
Posted: 2/11/2004
February 12: Burkle Forum -- Can Israel Be A Jewish and Democratic State?
Ruth Gavison, Distinguished Professor of Law, Hebrew University, Leading Israeli Public Intellectual. 4:00 pm, UCLA Law School 1347.
Posted: 2/9/2004
Treating the Victims in Liberia's Civil War
Dr. Andrew Schechtman reports on his two tours of duty during the revolt against Charles Taylor.
Posted: 2/9/2004
Eric Hobsbawm Speaks on His New Memoir
Noted historian discusses "Interesting Times: A Twentieth Century Life" with UCLA audience.
Posted: 2/5/2004
A View from Taipei
Norm Apter, a UCLA graduate student in Chinese history, is studying in Taiwan and offers this reflection on the presidential campaign underway there
Posted: 1/30/2004
Japanese Brazilian Return Migration and the Making of Japan's Newest Immigrant Minority
Dr. Takeyuki Tsuda (UC San Diego) asks: Are Japanese Brazilian Migrants in Japan a Transnational Community?
Posted: 1/27/2004
Digital Media Conference March 5 to Explore Intellectual Property Issues
Media experts to examine personal copying, international trade in digital media, and legal challenges of global publication for the United States and Europe.
Posted: 1/26/2004
Transition to Crisis in the Indonesian Countryside
Anna L. Tsing (Anthropology, UC Santa Cruz) discusses connections between globalism, rural chaos, and environmental destruction.
Posted: 1/23/2004
A Democracy Strategy for the Middle East
Implications of the November 2003 Bush Doctrine on Middle East democracy.
Posted: 1/22/2004
Chasing Freedom: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
UCLA students learn of immigrants' need of legal representation at an event sponsored by the non-profit Active Voice, the UCLA International Institute, & the UCLA School of Law
Posted: 1/15/2004
Democracy, the Rule of Law, and Human Rights in Asia: The Empirical Record
Human rights may not be the most pressing need of the poor of Asia
Posted: 1/15/2004
Library Connections
Middle East Bibliographer trains librarians in Sarajevo and Abu Dhabi.
Posted: 1/15/2004
Chasing Freedom -- International Institute to Show New Film January 14
The UCLA International Institute in cooperation with School of Law & the prestigious non-profit organization Active Voice, will present a screening of the upcoming original movie "Chasing Freedom," produced by Court TV as part of a national awareness campaign.
Posted: 1/9/2004
Crisis Management and U.S.-China Relations
Jiemian Yang, vice president of the Shanghai Institute of International Studies, analyzes crises in U.S.-China relations: why they arise, how they are managed, and what can be done to forestall them.
Posted: 1/9/2004
Human Rights and the K-12 Curriculum -- Workshop for Educators
Understanding human rights conditions around the world and knowing how to appropriately and effectively bring human rights issues into the classroom are essential for today's educators. This workshop provides teachers with the knowledge, materials, and methods they need to engage their students.
Posted: 1/3/2004
Reflections on East Timor after Independence: An Opposition Leader’s Perspective
Fernando de Araujo describes the problems of constructing a democratic infrastructure in the wake of the devastation wrought by Indonesia on his island nation.
Posted: 12/18/2003
Middle Eastern Religions, Politics, Literature Highlight Anchorage Outreach Program
Outreach directors from major U.S. universities introduce Anchorage high school teachers and students to the Middle East during MESA meeting in Alaska.
Posted: 12/17/2003
National Public Radio Interviews UCLA Scholar on President Bush's Meeting with China's Premier
Richard Baum tells NPR's Day to Day show that trade and Taiwan head U.S. agenda with China, as China emerges as Asia's central power.
Posted: 12/12/2003
Buswell Expands Asian Languages Dept. to Include South & Southeast Asia
Buddhist Studies greatly expanded as well.
Posted: 12/11/2003
Mehrangiz Kar Speaks on Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi
International Woman of the Year and well-known Iranian human rights activist Mehrangiz Kar talks to 300 at UCLA about her colleague, Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize.
Posted: 12/11/2003
International Studies Heads Warn of Poisonous Contradiction in House Bill
San Francisco Chronicle airs call by heads of UCLA and UC Berkeley international studies for Senate to head off "witch-hunts" by reducing proposed military role in university oversight.
Posted: 12/10/2003
A Conversation with Yu Hua
Noted Novelist Speaks at UCLA
Posted: 12/8/2003
Global Studies for Everyone: International Institute Holds Open House and Fellowship Fair
Good student turnout explores study abroad opportunities, funding in international studies, and interdepartmental degree programs.
Posted: 12/4/2003
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