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Peruvian Diasporas Beyond Latin America: Migration, Transnationalism, and Media in Europe and Asia

Organized by the Latin American Institute

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Film Screening: Saravá Shalom, with director Alex Minkin

Event organized by the Center for Brazilian Studies

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The 70th Anniversary of the Sinai Campaign

A webinar discussing the historical and contemporary significance of the 1956 Sinai Campaign.

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Im Colloquium of Korean Chrisitanity

Jonathan Cheng will speak on his recent book, "Korean Messiah."

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The Power of Intercultural Dialogue: Octavio Paz between Mexico and India

Indranil Chakravarty — a writer, filmmaker and academic based in India — will discuss his new book, "The Tree Within: Octavio Paz's Years in India" and its depiction of Paz as a cultural bridge between two parts of the Global South.

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Stirring the Pot and the Past: Southeast Asian Food Stories

Global Cuisine Fowler Museum Talk

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1948 As Conjuncture: Revolution, Managed Decolonization, and World-Making in Asia-Pacific

The conference will take place Oct. 23-24 in Room 10383, Bunche Hall, UCLA.

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After the midterms

Join us for a discussion of current dynamics in immigration enforcement in the border region-- the weaponization of ICE, immigrants' experiences, and key areas of concern for Sacramento and Washington, D.C.

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Author Talk with Kyung-Sook Shin

Kyung-Sook Shin, author of Please Look After Mom and I Went to See My Father will read from her work and discuss her fiction. Prof. Christopher Hanscom in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures will moderate.

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The Paradox of Pointless Suffering

Why do we suffer? Why do people die young? Is there any point to our excessive pain, physical or emotional? This talk explores the ways that we have tried to minimize or eliminate suffering, and examines people’s attempts to find ways to live with pointless suffering. Ultimately, to be fully human—and to have healthy culture—means to acknowledge a mysterious paradox:...

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