The Institute in the News
Global Voices: Pleas for Korean peace 60 years after fighting ended
The Liems, the filmakers of the documentary films ,"Memory of Forgotten War" and "The Woman, the Orphan, and the Tiger," discussed their film and their hopes for the May 8-10 UCLA conference in an interview with The Times.
Posted: 5/6/2013
[책과 지식] 새로 읽는 조선 … 고려 지배층 그대로 남아
조선왕조의 기원 존 B 던컨 지음 김범 옮김
Posted: 4/1/2013
UPDATED: Vietnamese International Film Festival to screen new features at UCLA on April 11
Posted: 3/28/2013
Documentary work of Robert Lemelson profiled in Jarkarta Post
Posted: 3/20/2013
‘한복을 입은 남자’수수께끼 매달려 10년간 연구
5일 개막 게티 뮤지엄‘ 루벤스전’기획
Posted: 3/7/2013
Looking East: Rubens's Encounter with Asia
게티 뮤지엄서 '동방을 향해' 전시회
Posted: 3/6/2013
$5M grant will help conserve Coral Triangle
A $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, announced Jan. 15, includes UCLA Professor Paul Barber as co-principal investigator on a project to conserve coral reefs around Indonesia.
Posted: 1/25/2013
Korean Consul General Spoke at UCLA
신연성 총영사 UCLA 강연- 총장과 환담
Posted: 1/16/2013
'미주 한인사회 연구' 전문화를 선도한다
주류 학계- 한인언론 첫 연대...UCLA '코리아타임스- 한국일보 코리안 아메리칸학 선좌교수제'
Posted: 1/16/2013
Bureaucracy Stifles Help for India's Poor
Akhil Gupta, UCLA professor of anthropology, was interviewed Nov. 28 on the BBC radio program "Thinking Allowed" about his new book “Red Tape: Bureaucracy, Structural Violence, and Poverty in India,” which explores how India's state bureaucracy hinders the fight against poverty.
Posted: 12/7/2012
Don’t Expect Big Changes
C. Cindy Fan, interim vice provost for international studies and professor of geography, shares op-ed in the NY Times regarding recent changes in the Chinese government. She is the author of “China on the Move.”
Posted: 11/23/2012
Kal Raustiala: Don't knock knockoffs
What do Forever 21, the Buffalo Bills’ 1990s offense, the Kogi food truck, Ed’s Lobster Bar and Carlos Mencia all have in common? They are examples of a provocative but curiously optimistic idea: that imitation can be the sincerest form of innovation — at least in industries that fall partly or completely outside the laws governing intellectual property.
Posted: 9/27/2012
What Netanyahu's meddling in US Elections Means for Obama, Romney and Diplomacy
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations General Assembly today, where he is expected to reiterate his demands that President Obama set 'red lines' for Iran. It appears Netanyahu is meddling in US presidential elections, fueling rifts with Obama to favor Mitt Romney.
Posted: 9/27/2012
Is It Theft or Innovation?
"The Knockoff Economy," a new book by Kal Raustiala, professor of law and director of the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, was cited Tuesday in a Wall Street Journal article about yoga-clothing designer Lululemon accusing Calvin Klein of a patent violation. Raustiala was quoted.
Posted: 9/12/2012
For Korean American pastor, being open-minded builds relationships
Kyeyoung Park, associate professor of anthropology and a faculty member with the UCLA Center for Korean Studies, was quoted Aug. 25, 2012, in a Washington Post article about building bridges between the Korean American and African American communities.
Posted: 8/28/2012
UCLA's Mabanckou and African literature
Britain’s Guardian on Aug. 8, 2012, featured a podcast interview with novelist Alain Mabanckou, UCLA professor of French and Francophone studies, in which he reflected on his homeland of Congo–Brazzaville and the work of the writer Joseph Conrad.
Posted: 8/13/2012
Some Inland immigrants suspicious of PRI
James Wilkie, UCLA professor of history and editor of the UCLA Latin American Institute’s “Statistical Abstract of Latin America,” was quoted on July 2 in a Riverside Press-Enterprise article about newly elected Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.
Posted: 7/5/2012
Fulbright Program at UCLA provides exchange opportunities for visiting scholars
Ann Kerr, the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Enrichment Program coordinator at UCLA, speaks about her efforts to engage visiting scholars in the community. In addition, scholars Mykola Volkogon and Diego Ubfal discuss aspects of the Fulbright Program, including the Fiat Lux seminar class.
Posted: 7/3/2012
Will New President Reduce Violence in Mexico?
On June 28, a KABC-Channel 7 segment about the upcoming Mexican presidential election featured the commentary of Octavio Pescador, coordinator of the UCLA Latin American Institute. visiting assistant professor of Chicano studies, and associate director of the UCLA Center for Community Learning.
Posted: 6/29/2012
Unrest Continues in Syria
Asli Bali, UCLA acting professor of law and a member of the Center for Middle Eastern Development's Faculty Advisory Committee, was interviewed June 26 on KCRW-89.9 FM's “To the Point” about the ongoing violence in Syria and Syria's recent downing of a Turkish jet.
Posted: 6/27/2012
Fish out of water: An evening with writer Sayed Kashua
The Los Angeles Jewish Journal reports on a presentation by popular author Sayed Kashua, an Arab citizen of Israel, sponsored by the Nazarian Center for Israel Studies and Writers Bloc.
Posted: 5/1/2012
Arab-Israeli Author Speaks at UCLA
The Los Angeles Jewish Journal reported on a presentation given at UCLA’s Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies by popular Arab-Israeli author Sayed Kashua. Gil Hochberg, UCLA assistant professor of comparative literature, was quoted.
Posted: 4/30/2012
French Prof's Fiction Hits the U.S.
The Los Angeles Times featured a profile of Alain Mabanckou, UCLA professor of French and Francophone studies, highlighting his prize-winning novels, several of which have recently been translated from French into English. Mabanckou and Dominic Thomas, also a UCLA professor of French and Francophone studies, are quoted.
Posted: 4/30/2012
A Giant Among Giants
Michael Ross, professor of political science and director of UCLA's Center for Southeast Asian Studies, is quoted in an article in the May–June issue of Foreign Policy about Glencore, the world’s largest commodities brokerage firm.
Posted: 4/24/2012
Chancellor Block: Developing a Global Outlook
Florida's Coral Gables Home Page reported April 22, 2012, on a speech given by UCLA Chancellor Gene Block at the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce annual education breakfast in which he stressed the need for students to study abroad, learn foreign languages and engage with the global community. Block was quoted.
Posted: 4/24/2012
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