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Commemorating a Los Angeles massacre driven by anti-Chinese racism

UCLA, in partnership with the Chinese American Museum and Scripps College, commemorated the 150th anniversary of the 1871 Chinese massacre in Los Angeles with a series of three events.

Posted: 10/28/2021

Forgotten history of an 1871 race riot in LA's Chinatown

The Chinese Massacre of 1871 in Los Angeles was the first in a series of riots and killings documented along the Pacific Coast.

Posted: 10/7/2021

UCLA faculty lead initiative to support Afghan scholars in danger

In an effort to bring Afghan scholars to UCLA, the Center for Near Eastern Studies is working to raise funds to support several visiting Afghan scholar positions on campus.

Posted: 9/1/2021

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UCLA Asia Pacific Center Supports Studies of Taiwan's Indigenous Peoples

Partnership with National Cheng Chi University yields comparative scholarship and publications

Posted: 5/20/2021

International Institute, centers receive significant gifts

Over the past several months, the African Studies Center, the Asia Pacific Center and the International Institute have received generous gifts to support their operations and programs.

Posted: 4/8/2021

UCLA receives $2 million gift to support Taiwan Studies Program

The gift will create a program on Taiwan in the World and establish an endowment fund that will help permanently support the Taiwan Studies Program of the Asia Pacific Center.

Posted: 2/16/2021

UCLA Asia Pacific Center Hosts Virtual Conference on Global Chinese Entrepreneurship

Posted: 1/11/2021

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Examining Indigenous land rights through legal frameworks

The last panel in the webinar series on Indigenous peoples and community-engaged research in Asia Pacific discusses Indigenous rights to land and resources and the legal policies that shape governance today.

Posted: 12/4/2020

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Indigenous sovereignty in storytelling and identity-making

The seventh panel in the webinar series "Indigenous Peoples, Heritage and Landscape in the Asia Pacific" navigates the tensions and obstacles in exploring Indigenous knowledge, identity, and empowerment.

Posted: 11/6/2020

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Scholars aim to redefine community-engaged fieldwork in Asia Pacific

A webinar series focused on indigenous heritage and knowledge in Asia Pacific interrogates anthropological work through a critical, interdisciplinary lens to push for community engagement and collaboration.

Posted: 9/18/2020

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Shu-mei Shih appointed Edward W. Said Professor of Comparative Literature

The professorship is one of many recent career honors bestowed on Shih, who joined the UCLA faculty in 1993.

Posted: 8/7/2020

Aaron Miller of Asia Pacific Center to participate in prestigious staff development program

The year-long program helps staff build professional skills and extend their networks across campus.

Posted: 8/6/2020

Min Zhou honored for contributions to sociology

The 2020 Contribution to the Field Award of the Asia and Asian America Section of the American Sociological Association will be conferred on Prof. Zhou during a virtual ceremony this August.

Posted: 5/29/2020

UCLA Global Classroom community supports UCLA during pandemic

A UCLA alumna and Chinese high school students associated with the UCLA Global Classroom have generously donated facial masks to UCLA.

Posted: 5/20/2020

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Renewing Ifugao history and cultural heritage through visual storytelling

A new animated film about a village in Ifugao, Philippines brings together many institutions and local organizations in an effort to invigorate highland archaeology and community engagement.

Posted: 2/21/2020

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