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Rafu Shimpo Overview of Language and Culture of Ikema from Miyako Island of Okinawa
LET’S DANCE THE ‘KUICHA’ - UCLA lecture filled with the song and spirit of traditional Okinawan culture.
Posted: 1/7/2013
Obituary: Richard Baum, 72, prominent China scholar and UCLA professor
Richard D. Baum, a distinguished professor of political science at UCLA, an influential authority on contemporary Chinese politics and a high-level U.S. policy adviser, died Dec. 14 at his home in Westwood, California, after a battle with cancer. He was 72.
Posted: 12/19/2012
Burkle Center Fellow Tony Camerino lends expertise to NPR's Article "Report On CIA Interrogation Tactics Revives Torture Debate"
Burkle Center Fellow Tony Camerino comments on use and utility of coercive interrogation.
Posted: 12/18/2012
Obituary: Richard Baum, 72, prominent China scholar and UCLA professor
Richard D. Baum, a distinguished professor of political science at UCLA, an influential authority on contemporary Chinese politics and a high-level U.S. policy adviser, died Dec. 14 at his home in Westwood, California, after a battle with cancer. He was 72.
Posted: 12/18/2012
A Night of Poetry with Renowned Iranian Poet: Houshang Ebtehaj (Sayeh)
A reading in Persian by Houshang Ebtehaj (Sayeh) on Sunday, December 09, 2012
Posted: 12/17/2012
Canadian Studies at UCLA grants two new scholarships
Graduate students Ciara Martin and Scott Stephenson have been selected as the award winners.
Posted: 12/17/2012
Michael Heim Memorial Celebration
Memorial in honor of Michael Henry Heim (1943-2012), renowned translator and Distinguished Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature at UCLA.
Posted: 12/12/2012
Change of mindset, collective action, needed to tackle global warming
Canadian magazine EnviroLine reported on the program's inaugural lecture featuring Andrew Weaver.
Posted: 12/7/2012
PURO ARTE: Filipinos on the Stages of Empire
A New Book by UCLA's Lucy Mae San Pablo Burns
Posted: 12/7/2012
Study Abroad Journey Leads to White House
As a student of Mexican-American heritage, UCLA student Josue Lopez felt motivated to help the unemployment problem that the Latino community faced during the recession but had no idea where to start. Then, with the help of his Campus EAP Director, he learned that Southeast Asia presented a great opportunity to learn from one of the world’s most innovative regions.
Posted: 12/7/2012
Myths in Bahram Beyzaie's Works
A lecture in Persian by Bahram Beyzaie, film/theater Director, screen/play writer, researcher
Posted: 12/3/2012
New book: "Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States"
In this comprehensive volume, experts offer an interdisciplinary overview of research on Spanish as a heritage language in the United States.
Posted: 12/3/2012
NHLRC Newsletter Fall 2012
Summer is always a busy, productive time for the NHLRC, and 2012 was no exception.
Posted: 12/3/2012
PODCAST- Reading and Q&A with Granta’s best young Brazilian novelists
Listen to a reading and discussion with 5 of Brazil's best young novelists
Posted: 12/3/2012
In Perspective: Obama's Historic Trip to Myanmar Raises Questions about Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy
Originally published in the Daily Bruin
Posted: 11/30/2012
The Eurozone Crisis and Lessons from Latin America
Faculty lecture by Aaron Tornell, UCLA, Economics.
Posted: 11/30/2012
Rebirth: Recent Work by Mariko Mori
To take place on Monday, December 3, 2012 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at UCLA, Dodd Hall 275.
Posted: 11/20/2012
"A Raft of Asian Issues" op-ed by Senior Fellow Kantathi Suphamongkhon
Senior Fellow Kantathi Suphamongkhon discusses a series of Asian issues in light of President Obama's trip to Southeast Asia following his re-election.
Posted: 11/19/2012
Low Carbon Development in China: Fitting Global Climate Norms to National Policymaking Institutions
A podcast talk by Eric Zusman, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), on climate change reform policy efforts in China.
Posted: 11/16/2012
Public Support for Global Climate Cooperation
This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Department of Political Science Comparative Politics and International Relations workshops.
Posted: 11/16/2012
The Impact of the I Ching on Merce Cunningham and Deborah Hay
The I Ching, or the Book of Changes, is an ancient Chinese text––perhaps the first written document in human history––and was originally used exclusively as an oracle. Three thousand years old, the I Ching is one of the most revered books in Chinese literature, and it has inspired the most eminent Chinese scholars throughout history.
Posted: 11/16/2012
Tokyo's Mad Men: New UCLA book explores antics of Japanese avant-garde in 1960s
They threw random possessions off rooftops, made printed copies of Japanese currency and perpetrated odd "happenings" in commuter trains that left Tokyo residents scratching their heads.
Posted: 11/16/2012
UCLA's popularity continues to grow among international students
UCLA's reputation as a top university for international students has been recognized once again with the release of Open Doors, an annual round-up published by the Institute of International Education, the leading not-for-profit educational and cultural exchange organization in the United States.
Posted: 11/16/2012
Afghanistan’s Palimpsest Landscape: Buddhism and Islam in Material Culture
A lecture by Alka Patel, Associate Professor, Department of Art History, UC Irvine. Part of the conference "Beyond the Bamiyan Buddhas: Archaeology and History in the Modern and Ancient Persianate World."
Posted: 11/15/2012
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