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Women's Political Role on Rise in Philippines

But gains are too modest, says Prosperina Tapales, professor at the University of the Philippines.
Posted: 10/14/2005

New Life for Indian Music at UCLA

Visiting artists celebrate endowment of the Sambhi Chair in Indian music, bring more than music to courses.
Posted: 10/6/2005

Dual Citizenship: The Two Sides of Thomas Rimer

Recently appointed Terasaki Chair Thomas Rimer discusses U.S.-Japan relations, cultural diversity, and integration.
Posted: 10/5/2005

UCLA Historian Publishes Biography of Gandhi

Stanley Wolpert, Professor Emeritus of Indian History, publishes "Gandhi's Passion: The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi"
Posted: 10/2/2005

Remembering Nurcholish Madjid

Muslim scholar was an influential player in Indonesia's democratic development
Posted: 9/30/2005

CISA member Saloni Mathur, Assistant Professor in Art History at UCLA, has recently received a $248,700 grant from the prestigious J. Paul Getty Trust for a collaborative project on 'Museology and the Colony: The Case of India.'
Posted: 9/6/2005

Gandhi Prevails Over Bombs

UCLA historian Vinay Lal writes of Gandhi the healer.
Posted: 8/22/2005

New center opens eyes to South Asia

Daily Bruin story on the launch of the UCLA Center for India and South Asia.
Posted: 8/22/2005

Breaking the Mold

Art historian and museum curator Robert Brown takes over as director of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies and Chair of the Interdepartmental Degree Program in Southeast Asian Studies.
Posted: 8/19/2005

Hard-working and prolific scholar to head new center

Subrahmanyam works to bring scholars and students together across disciplinary boundaries.
Posted: 8/10/2005

New center opens to increase visibility, cooperation among South Asia scholars at UCLA

Faculty and students expect that the new Center for India and South Asia will help fill a void on campus that has been apparent for many years.
Posted: 8/8/2005

The Diversity in Indian Islam

Historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam challenges those who suggest that Muslims are divorced by their religion from local Asian cultures.
Posted: 8/6/2005

Empires Good And Evil

UCLA professor Sanjay Subrahmanyam discusses the nature and impact of British colonialism in South Asia and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s depiction of it.
Posted: 8/5/2005

Mantle Hood, 87, dies

UCLA professor emeritus founded the prestigious Institute for Ethnomusicology and brought the Indonesian gamelan to the United States.
Posted: 8/5/2005

UCLA Graduates Its Third Class of Southeast Asian Studies Majors

They come from different places and are headed down different paths, but share a love for Southeast Asia.
Posted: 7/14/2005

Japan's Economy Steamrolls Back

In an excerpt from a longer Chicago Tribute opinion piece, UCLA professor Sanford M. Jacoby argues that Japan's economy is back on track.
Posted: 7/1/2005

Congratulations to UCLA's 2004-2005 Asian Studies Graduates

Forty-nine students to receive degrees for their work on South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia.
Posted: 6/16/2005

The Missing Histories of the Hmong

UCLA Hmong Americans search for their place on campus and their place in the history books.
Posted: 6/3/2005

UCLA Hmong Students "Giving Voice to Hmong American Experiences"

One UCLA Hmong student leader says the recent Hmong American academic conference shows that there is material and demand to introduce Hmong studies into the curriculum.
Posted: 6/3/2005

Godzilla and Postwar Japan

William M. Tsutsui (Univ. of Kansas) explores the role of the Godzilla film series in popular culture
Posted: 5/26/2005

Reporting China: Tales from the Dragon's Mouth

A conversation with Seth Faison and John Pomfret
Posted: 5/25/2005

UCLA Chancellor Carnesale on the Risks of Nuclear Attacks on the United States

Security expert Albert Carnesale looks at U.S. options to head off nuclear spread in North Korea and Iran, and the danger of terrorist groups with atom bombs.
Posted: 5/18/2005

Global Entertainment and Popular Culture

Special Guest Lecture by Gareth Chang, with Professor Toby Miller, UC Riverside
Posted: 5/17/2005

Political Hinduism Goes Beyond Politics

A two-day conference at UCLA explores the way the Hindu right in politics affects the practice of Hinduism in cultures.
Posted: 5/17/2005

Hajj Histories: Stories from Southeast Asian Pilgrims

A Cornell professor takes the leap from sundry to spiritual in his quest to discover the ancient Islamic pillar of faith.
Posted: 5/11/2005

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