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Congrats to Christian Paiz on the Publication of The Strikers of Coachella
April 14, 2023
Earlier this year, the University of North Carolina Press published Christian Paiz's remarkable new book, The Strikers of Coachella: A Rank-and-File History of the UFW Movement. More than a decade in the making, The Strikers of Coachella is described as "a beautifully and sensitively written, much-needed intervention to the historiography...
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Dr. Nicholas Vargas in Berkeley News
April 12, 2023
This week's Berkeley News features a wonderful article about a research initiative on Latinx studies, featuring incoming colleague Dr. Nicholas Vargas and his collaboration with the Latinx Research Center. Included in the article is a discussion of an exciting new $1 million federal grant on which Dr. Vargas is a Co-PI that...
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New Publication: Dr. Khatharya Um “Globalization and Civil Society in East Asian Space”
April 6, 2023
The Ethnic Studies Department wants to congratulate Dr. Khatharya Um on the release of her new book. This book critically examines the impact of globalization, changing power dynamics, migration, and evolving rights regimes on regional order, discourse of national governance, state and society relations, and the development of civil society...
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Dr. Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani Appointed Director of Engagement for the Asian American & Pacific Islander (AA&PI) Thriving Initiatives
March 21, 2023
Our department's very own Dr. Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani has been appointed Director of Engagement for the Asian American & Pacific Islander (AA&PI) Thriving Initiatives here at Berkeley. Many of us know Lisa through her years of impactful teaching--AAADS 122, on the Historical and Contemporary Experiences of Japanese Americans, and AAADS 146,...
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Sierra Edd feature in Berkeley News!
March 4, 2023
Sierra Edd, a Phd student in Ethnic Studies, was recently profiled on in the campus' "I'm a Berkeleyan" feature. Sierra talks about Indigenous Futurisms, her remarkable collaborations in the Indigenous Sound Studies working group, and more. Check it out! 'Regardless of where I am in the world, Diné Asdzáán Nishtí (I am a Diné...
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Lok Siu Promoted to Full Professor!
December 13, 2022
It is with great joy that Ethnic Studies announces that Lok Siu has been promoted to the rank of Professor! One of the foremost scholars of Asian diaspora studies, Lok has broken new ground in linking hemispheric and transpacific approaches to the study of Asian migration. She is a highly...
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“Recovering Memory in Cambodia and Diaspora” Receives Luce Foundation Grant
December 10, 2022
Congratulations to Khatharya Um and her collaborator, Penny Edwards, for receiving a $60k grant from the Luce Foundation for their project "Recovering Memory in Cambodia and Diaspora: Hidden Histories, Archiving Cinema,” a collaboration between the Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center in Cambodia, CSEAS, Berkeley Art Museum, BAMPFA and UCSC. The grant...
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Choy’s Asian American Histories Continues to Soar
December 5, 2022
Catherine Ceniza Choy's Asian American Histories of the United States (Beacon, 2022) continues to garner widespread national attention. The book is featured as one of the 100 Best Nonfiction Books of 2022 by Kirkus Reviews. It also made the Longlist for the 2022 Non-Obvious Book Awards. Cathy recently gave a wide-ranging interview to Truthout about...
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Carolyn Chen Promoted to the Rank of Professor!
November 3, 2022
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Carolyn Chen has been promoted to the rank of Professor--a major accomplishment in the trajectory of any academic career! Carolyn is a sociologist of religion whose research has been recognized for its great originality, interdisciplinarity, scope, and empirical rigor. Carolyn is a...
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Dr. P. Gabrielle Foreman (PhD ’92) has been named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow!
October 13, 2022
Dr. P. Gabrielle Foreman (PhD '92) has been named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow--colloquially called a "genius grant"! It is among the highest honors scholars for scholars in our fields. Dr. Foreman is a professor of American Literature, African American Studies, and History at Pennsylvania State University, and the director of...
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