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Student creativity exceeds expectations at first artistic works competition on ‘comfort women'

The Center for Korean Studies conferred its first awards for creative student projects related to “comfort women” in late May. The annual competition seeks to educate the UCLA community about the history and impact of the sexual slavery of women who were forced to work in Japanese Army brothels during World War II. Read More

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LA City Council President Paul Krekorian to speak at 2023 International Institute commencement
Krekorian has had a long career that spans the practice of law, service as counsel to the Webster Commission following the 1992 Los Angeles uprising and four years as a California State Assemblyman.
UCLA Asia Pacific Center designated a National Resource Center
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the UCLA Asia Pacific Center, or APC, an East Asia National Resource Center grant that is expected to reach roughly $691,000 over a three-year period.
Military dictatorship in Brazil pushes political class to accept mass mobilization
At a book talk for "Until the Storm Passes" about the Brazilian dictatorship of 1964–1985, author Bryan Pitts said the malleability of the Brazilian political class has made it possible for Brazilian democracy to become more representative over the past several decades.
Family love leads donor to create two endowed scholarships at UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies
Kyung Ki (Cindy) Min has created two endowed scholarships at the UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies that provide valuable support to students of Buddhism.
Debate over identity sparks the emergence of a “passionate center” in Israeli politics
At the inaugural Younes Nazarian Memorial Lecture of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, writer Yossi Klein Halevi contended that mass demonstrations against the proposed judicial reforms of Prime Minister Netanyahu were reanimating the center in Israeli politics.
Translation, disinformation and a Guggenheim Fellowship
Michael Berry has received a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship in translation. The award follows a tumultuous, but very productive, last three years.
Ambition and the sense of powerlessness among young Chinese
In a lecture at the Center for Chinese Studies, anthropologist Biao Xiang said the sense of powerlessness felt by young Chinese today is curiously similar to that felt by the young generation in China before the 1980s, when the reforms that transformed the country into an economic powerhouse were first introduced.
Report documents violence against Central American migrants at U.S.-Mexican border
Using quantitative and qualitative data, the report's analysis finds unprecedented violence against migrants in six northern Mexican border states and four southwestern U.S. border states during the period January 1, 2021–June 30, 2022.

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including hate crimes which has surged in recent months, and we join Chancellor Block in denouncing stereotypes and racial biases of any kind. We are horrified and saddened by the Atlanta shootings and other attacks in California, New York and elsewhere. Our thoughts are with those directly or indirectly affected by these attacks, and we encourage members of the UCLA community to consult these resources on anti-Asian discrimination

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A New Wave of K-Cinema: Korean Women Directors

This screening series, which consists of contemporary films directed by Korean women, will feature films...

2023 Global Chinese Philanthropy Panel Discussion

Global Chinese Philanthropy Research and Training Program...

Thursday, June 8, 2023
5:00 PM

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Racist Violence

Joint Statement of Principles in Support of International Education (07-26-21)

International Institute stands with AAPI communities in the face of hate

Standing with Our Asian & Pacific Islander Communities (02/17/21)

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Upcoming Events

2023 Virtual Heritage Language Teacher Workshop
Thursday, June 1, 2023
TBA (Pacific Time)
A New Wave of K-Cinema: Korean Women Directors
Thursday, June 8, 2023
[Non-PAI Event] Remain in Light: Visions of Homeland and Diaspora
Saturday, June 10, 2023
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM (Pacific Time)
International Institute Commencement Ceremony 2023
Saturday, June 17, 2023
6:30 PM

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Indirapuram, Gazhiabad, India

May 1, 2021. Volunteers attempt to revive a patient at a free oxygen camp at the Indirapuram Gurudwara (Sikh Temple), organized during India's second Covid-19 surge. (Photo: ©Ishan Tankha/Sipa USA via AP Images, 2021.) This photo is licensed, do not copy or download.

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