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  • Daniel Woo, PhD ’20, soaring at Hunter College

    September 4, 2024

    We've just learned that Daniel Kiho Woo (PhD 2020) has recently been appointed the inaugural Helen Zia Distinguished Lecturer in Asian American Studies and Deputy Director of the Asian American Studies Program & Center at Hunter College! Congratulations, Daniel, on this major honor, and for taking on this important leadership...

  • Keith Feldman featured on NPR

    September 4, 2024

    A recent episode of NPR's "Code Switch," entitled "What James Baldwin can teach us about Israel, and ourselves," featured an extensive interview with our own Keith Feldman. You can check out the episode here! https://www.npr.org/2024/08/28/1197958398/james-baldwin-israel

  • Dr. Wayne Silao Jopanda, ’14, Joins SJSU

    August 12, 2024

    We are excited to share that Dr. Wayne Silao Jopanda, a 2014 UC Berkeley's Ethnic Studies undergraduate alumnus, has joined San Jose State University as an Assistant Professor in Asian American Studies.  Dr. Jopanda earned his PhD in Cultural Studies from UC Davis studying the continuous impact of U.S. Colonial Education in...

  • We’re hiring in Chicanx/Latinx Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor!

    August 6, 2024

    The Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Chicanx/Latinx Studies at the rank of assistant professor. We encourage applications from scholars that take intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches to research and teaching. The area of specialty is open to scholars...

  • We’re hiring an historian of Asian American and/or Pacific Islander Politics and Community-Driven Change, at the rank of Assistant Professor

    July 26, 2024

    The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for four faculty positions as a part of a cluster hiring initiative in “Asian American and Pacific Islander Transpacific Futures.” The cluster will consist of a tenure track (Assistant Professor) position in the Department of Ethnic Studies, a tenure track (Assistant Professor) position...

  • We’re hiring in Chicanx/Latinx Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor!

    July 26, 2024

    The Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Chicanx/Latinx Studies at the rank of assistant professor. We encourage applications from scholars that take intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches to research and teaching. The area of specialty is open to scholars...

  • Pablo Gonzalez Featured in Berkeley Letters & Science

    June 25, 2024

      Berkeley Letters & Science recently interviewed Pablo Gonzalez about his background, his Chicano Studies history course, and the inspiring children's book project about Chicana history his students undertook in Fall 2023.   Not only are the books in classrooms around the Bay Area--they also can be found in the...

  • Nicholas Vargas Co-Authors New Policy Brief

    June 25, 2024

    Professors Nicholas Vargas and Gina Ann Garcia (Berkeley School of Education) have just published an important new policy brief: California's Non-College Goers: Latinos Surpass Other Ethnoracial Groups in a Hispanic-Serving State. Among their critical findings: in 2021 there were far more Latino students who graduated high school but did not enroll...

  • The Strikers of Coachella’s continued impact in the world!

    June 25, 2024

    Professor Christian Paiz's book, The Strikers of Coachella, has received the American Historical Association-Pacific Coast Branch first book award. Congratulations, Christian! Also, Christian was a guest on a great podcast, hosted by Cal alum and Coachella resident Fausto Figueroa, focusing on politics and mental health. The episode covers first gen experiences in...

  • Mario Barrera, Professor Emeritus of Ethnic Studies (1939-2024)

    April 22, 2024

    In Memoriam   By Professor Lorena Oropeza   Mario Barrera, Professor Emeritus of Ethnic Studies, passed away on March 29, 2024, in Ventura, California. He was one of the founders of the field of Chicano Studies whose influential writings shaped the discipline. He was our respected and beloved colleague.  ...