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Bernard-Henri Lévy Warns on Anti-Semitism, Stage 6

The famed, if not always celebrated, French intellectual urges all groups to refrain from absurd, counterproductive 'competition of victimhoods.'
Posted: 4/14/2006

Nepalese Journalist to Speak on Benefits of News Blogs

As online publications increase in popularity, critics question their credibility as sources.
Posted: 4/12/2006

Construction Begins on UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology

Egyptologists and UCLA's best technology centers commence the heavy lifting of rewriting ancient Egypt's history.
Posted: 4/6/2006

Generations of Arab Women

Jean Said Makdisi, memoirist and sister of the late scholar Edward Said, discusses her new family chronicle.
Posted: 3/27/2006

Tainted Legacy

U. of Pittsburgh's Akiko Hashimoto examines the debate surrounding Japan's guilt over World War II.
Posted: 3/16/2006

UCLA Scholars Stress Impact of Heritage Languages at LAUSD Achievement Conference

Institute-affiliated faculty and educators discuss culturally relevant approaches to closing the achievement gap in Los Angeles schools.
Posted: 3/15/2006

Q&A: Lucy Burns

UCLA Filipino American theater expert says teaching is like performance, and scholarship and activism go hand in hand.
Posted: 3/10/2006

Senda Koreya: Theater for Change

UCLA's Thomas Rimer examines the life and art of a Japanese actor.
Posted: 3/1/2006

Song & Silence: Ethnic Revival on China's Southwest Borders

Sara L.M. Davis discusses her new book.
Posted: 2/21/2006

Anime's 'Transnational Geekdom'

Mizuko Ito explores anime culture in Japan and its popularity abroad.
Posted: 2/17/2006

Arts Activists Call Out to Human Trafficking Victims

Symposium on human trafficking is one of three recent globalization events sponsored by WAC with support from the International Institute. The others were a symposium on globalization and the arts and WAC's activites on World AIDS Day.
Posted: 2/13/2006

Chaos and Hope for Writers of History

Carol Gluck urges historians to seek new directions, quick.
Posted: 2/10/2006

Southeast Asian Dancers Illuminate New Course

A theory course in the Department of World Arts and Culture brings practicing dancers from Cambodia, Malaysia, and Indonesia into the classroom.
Posted: 1/17/2006

Changing Times for Japanese Sex Workers

In medieval Japan, sexual entertainers and their customers enjoyed great freedoms until a growing orthodoxy stifled their trade, Janet Goodwin tells a UCLA audience.
Posted: 1/13/2006

Leddet and Gena Greetings

An Eritrean student and instructor explains her holiday traditions to KTLA television.
Posted: 12/20/2005

UCLA Club Reaches Out to Families with Children from China

The UCLA-based Chinese Cultural Dance Club works with area youth, including children adopted from China.
Posted: 12/15/2005

Transforming the World View of Minority Cultures

A program funded by the Mellon Foundation is creating an enlightened new perspective on the influence of minority cultures around the world.
Posted: 12/13/2005

The Rest of Africa, Televised

Plays, movies, soaps, news shows created by Africans can counter the stream of bad news about the continent, Africa Channel executives tell UCLA audience.
Posted: 12/12/2005

Making Up for Minamata

Japanese literary scholar Keiko Kanai reviews a half-century of social activism on the issue of compensation for the people of Minamata, Japan, a bayside town poisoned by industrial waste in 1955.
Posted: 12/6/2005

Middle Eastern Americana Archive Unveiled

Near East Center assistant director showcases collection of popular culture, artifacts, and memorabilia.
Posted: 12/6/2005

Vietnamese-American Dreams

Journalist Andrew Lam introduces his first book, Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora.
Posted: 12/1/2005

Welcome to the IUC Japan

Sometimes, language instruction at your home institution isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Which is where the IUC comes in...
Posted: 12/1/2005

A Look at Buddhism and Modernity in Korea

A UCLA undergraduate student in Korean Buddhism reports on Professor Jin Y. Park's colloquium presentation at the Center for Buddhist Studies.
Posted: 11/23/2005

A Look at Korean American Buddhism, Gender, and Identity

A UCLA graduate student reports on Professor Sharon Suh's colloquium presentation at the Center for Buddhist Studies.
Posted: 11/20/2005

Unforced Devotions

Ritual-filled lives of 13th-century Japanese nuns at Hokkeji were rich, says USC scholar Lori Meeks.
Posted: 11/18/2005

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