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    Two summer study programs in Mexico receive UC funding

    Grants to the two programs by Alianza MX, a University of California program that promotes engagement with Mexico, will be used for student scholarships.

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    International Institute leadership & faculty news

    Winter quarter 2025 began with new and familiar faces in leadership roles, as well as news of faculty research awards.

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Migrant remittances: A force for democracy

Political scientist Joseph Wright urged policymakers to consider the political impact of migrant remittances, which support democratization in authoritarian states.

Center for Study of International Migration

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Celebrating 25 Years of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Director, Stephen Acabado, reflects on the first 25 years of the center's history as it prepares for a yearlong celebration.

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The 'Arabicate' World: Conference Summary

The fall 2024 conference explored the concept of an "Arabicate" world as a predicate to the "Persianate" world in Islamic civilization elucidated by historian Marshall Hodgson.

Center for Near Eastern Studies

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Teaching fellows from Sweden enjoy UCLA's flexibility and diversity

Two Swedish visiting professors enjoyed teaching courses of their own design at UCLA this fall.

UCLA International Institute

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Subsistence farming of enslaved Africans creates African foodways in the New World

Using first-person European accounts of plantations, drawings, paintings and oral histories, geographer Judith Carney showed that the subsistence plots cultivated by enslaved people on plantations successfully brought African staples to the Americas.

African Studies Center

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Winning the UC Berkeley Hong Yun Lee Book Award in Korean Studies

Professor Sixiang Wang in Department of Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC) won the 2024 UC Berkeley Hong Yung Lee Book Award in Korean Studies.

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Dec 3, 2024. Writing in a SAPIENS op-ed, Center for Southeast Asian Studies Director Stephen Acabado and co-authors argue for dispensing with the Eurocentric "three-age system" to categorize prehistory. Instead, he supports research that "emphasizes the ongoing presence of... Continue Reading
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Nov 22, 2024. Three decades of research by Jason Kong, distinguished professor of computer science and director of the UCLA-PKU Students & Scholars Program, led to the award. Presented annually by the Electronic System Design Alliance — part of the global semiconductor... Continue Reading

Upcoming Events

Reinventing Chinese Commercial Cinema: In Conversation with Dayyan Eng 伍仕贤26Feb2025

Center for Chinese Studies

Reinventing Chinese Commercial Cinema: In Conversation with Dayyan Eng 伍仕贤

For more details, click on the title to visit the event page.

The Youth of Kazakhstan at the Intersection of the West and Asia: An Exploration of the Interplay Between Globalization and Traditionalization in the Kazakhstani Context26Feb2025

Program on Central Asia

The Youth of Kazakhstan at the Intersection of the West and Asia: An Exploration of the Interplay Between Globalization and Traditionalization in the Kazakhstani Context

Mira Maulsharif (Narxoz University) will explore how university-educated youth in Kazakhstan engage with the multifaceted dynamics of cultural transformation stemming...

Política e identidad Maya Mam en el siglo XXI26Feb2025

Latin American Institute

Política e identidad Maya Mam en el siglo XXI

Event organized by the Central American Studies Working Group

Grikor Mirzaian Suni: Revolutionary and Musician26Feb2025

The Promise Armenian Institute

Grikor Mirzaian Suni: Revolutionary and Musician

An evening dedicated to composer Grikor Mirzaian Suni. Organized by the Armenian Music Program.

Recent Visitors & Dignitaries

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Climate Change And Methane: A Project For Turkmenistan

DELEGATION 6 members Visit Date: 12/13/2024
Turkmenistan
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University Of Leicester President Visit

DELEGATION 5 members Visit Date: 10/30/2024
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President Of The University Of Sydney Visit

DELEGATION 2 members Visit Date: 10/11/2024
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Recent Collaborations

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FOREIGN INSTIUTION Korea Institute For Health And Social Affairs. Kihsa UCLA COUNTERPART Fielding School of Public Health
Agreement Type: Non-Binding MOU
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FOREIGN INSTIUTION American University Of Armenia UCLA COUNTERPART Promise Armenian Institute
Agreement Type: Non-Binding MOU
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FOREIGN INSTIUTION Hertie School Of Governance UCLA COUNTERPART Luskin School of Public Affairs
Agreement Type: Student Exchange