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UCLA commemorates Armenian Genocide
Friday, April 24, marks the annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, the systematic murder of 1.5 million Armenians by the forces of the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923. A series of events, discussions and performances are planned over the coming days.
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International migration center responds to new circumstances
The new director of the Center for the Study of International Migration seeks to add new dimensions to center programming. She hopes to highlight such issues as the impact of increasingly aggressive immigration detention and deportation policies on local communities, including Los Angeles, as well as UCLA students' visceral experience of and research on these policies.
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Distinguished Professor of Sociology Cecilia Menjívar, director of the UCLA Center for the Study of International Migration. (Photo: UCLA Department of Sociology.)

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Investment expert Kathy Matsui receives the Irene Hirano Inouye Award

A founding partner of a women-managed global venture capital firm in Japan, Matsui is the third recipient of the award, which is bestowed biannually by the Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies.

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Ensuring Indigenous priorities in knowledge creation

A new grant from the Henry Luce Foundation will strengthen a burgeoning network of Indigenous communities, nonprofit organizations and universities through Southeast and East Asia spearheaded by Stephen Acabado, director of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies.

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Art exhibition highlights value of immigrant workers, encourages solidarity

“ICE OUT: Arte en Resistencia!”, an exhibition organized by UCLA undergraduates, opens March 10 with a panel discussion, followed by live music. It features work by Los Angeles artists Mykle Parker, Josiah O'Balles and Ernesto Yerena.

Center for Study of International Migration

UCLA forges ties with women driving global change

A panel discussion in honor of International Women's Day introduced the work of compelling global women leaders to the UCLA community, offering the latter opportunities for fruitful collaborative initiatives.

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Interdisciplinary collaboration supports Armenian culture at PAI

Ann Karagozian, inaugural director of The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA, wears many hats at UCLA and has built an extensive record of work in both STEM and the social sciences.

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Female genital mutilation

How UCLA advocates are working with global partners to end the practice.

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Fact-checking will not solve the post-truth crisis in democracies

Linda Zerilli proposed a democratic theory of truth that requires citizens to engage in the public space to continually affirm factual truth. “Whatever is true is expressed by us arising from everyday life with language,” she said.

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Chinese diasporas in Southeast Asia have endured for centuries

When the end of monsoon season first left unaccompanied Chinese merchants in Southeast Asian ports for months at a time, they formed local diaspora communities in a process that has spanned at least 18 centuries.

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Building connections with higher education institutions worldwide

Vice Provost Cindy Fan spoke at three major events for international education leaders this winter — the AIEA 2026 Annual Conference, the APAIE 2026 Conference and Hong Kong University Partner Day — on topics ranging from strategic plans, U.S.-China higher education dialogue, empowering women leaders and building resiliency and inclusivity in universities. Continue reading: Building connections with higher education institutions worldwide

Is the Iran War legal? It's complicated

Mar 12, 2026. Speaking to Bloomberg Law, UCLA Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala said, “It's correct that Congress is empowered to declare war under the Constitution, but Congress has only done so five times in American history... I think in many other instances, we see Congress doing something short of a declaration, like an authorization of some kind... We obviously don't see that here. I wouldn't say its not legal." Continue reading: Is the Iran War legal? It's complicated

Despite aggressive enforcement policies, immigrants have a sense of belonging

Feb 4, 2026. At a SciLine Media Briefing, Cecilia Menjívar (sociology professor & director, Center for the Study of International Immigration) said of the impact of current immigration rhetoric, “Different members of families are affected in different ways, but… it does not really decrease much their sense of belonging, especially for mixed status families… It does have an affect on safety, [as] people are not inclined to leave their homes.” Continue reading: Despite aggressive enforcement policies, immigrants have a sense of belonging