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Letter from Chancellor Block in response to ICE visa announcement

"Decisions like this are contrary to our core values of collaboration, diversity and inclusion," writes Block. "We know that ICE's announcement is profoundly unsettling for our community, especially for our international students, and we are committed to supporting these students."

Michael V. Drake, M.D., named UC president

Drake previously served as president of Ohio State University (2014-2020), chancellor of UC Irvine (2005-2014) and UC systemwide vice president for health affairs (2000-2005). He did his M.D.at UCSF School of Medicine, where he spent more than two decades on the faculty.

U.S. foreign policy faltering in the wake of post–9/11 priorities, Trump and Covid-19

Two seasoned U.S. foreign policy hands, speaking at separate Burkle Center events, presented overviews of U.S. foreign policy.

Changes in leadership at the International Institute

New center directors and teaching faculty have joined the UCLA International Institute.

Indigenous history of the Spanish colonial era

Kevin Terraciano describes how he became interested in the indigenous history of colonial Mexico, his current research and the digital Florentine Codex project that he cofounded at the Getty Research Institute.

Juneteenth and U.S racial justice challenges

Q & A with Professor of History Brenda Stevenson on the holiday's history and significance.

University of California celebrates Supreme Court win on DACA

System leaders express their support of the decision and thanks to those who helped in the fight.

Nazarian Center visiting scholars make impactful contributions

In the 2019-20 academic year, the Nazarian Center's visiting professors and postdocs significantly contributed to the center's mission of advancing public knowledge and academic scholarship about Israel.

Student counselor wins campuswide UCLA management award

Sandy Valdivieso, a double UCLA alumna, is an advisor to undergraduate Bruins in the International Development Studies and Global Studies Programs.

The Promise Armenian Institute launches operations

Director Ann Karagozian speaks about the UCLA roots of the institute and its current and planned activities.

Art beyond quarantine

Two UCLA faculty explore the meaning of "World Pandemic," a new painting by Claude Bosana of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Diaries reveal overwhelmed British officials in Palestine wanted to go home

In an exclusive article of the Times of Israel, CMED Senior Fellow Steve Zipperstein reveals diary entries of Sir John Chancellor and Sir Harry Charles Luke, who led Mandatory Palestine from 1928-1931. Chancellor and Luke's meticulous diaries recorded their observations and commentary on the conflict between Palestinian Arab nationalism and Zionism. Some sarcastic, exasperated entries show they were appalled by Arab violence and repulsed by Jewish ‘arrogance' and espionage, heralding today's conflict in the region.

Five Institute students win research awards

International Institute students won five awards during Undergradaute Research Week in late May 2020.

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How to cancel annexation? Make a win-win deal that's better

In The Times of Israel, CMED Senior Fellow Steve Zipperstein outlines various international deals that could be pursued in order to ultimately cancel Israeli annexation of 30 percent of the West Bank, a plan recently announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Palestinians, regional states and the West could make these moves in a quid pro quo that improves the position of everyone involved.

Canadian Studies Program Statement on Racism

Our statement on recent events in the United States and Canada and the need to stand in solidarity with the Black community.

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Jennifer Chun receives Chancellor's award for community-engaged research

Chun, who has a joint appointment in the International Institute and the department of Aisan American studies, won a $10,000 grant to develop a course on writing community organizational case studies and movement histories, as well as community engagement components for existing courses on Asian and Latina women workers.

"Wuhan Diary" provokes cyber campaign against author, translator

June 25, 2020. Director of the Center for Chinese Studies Michael Berry translated “Wuhan Diary,” an account by Chinese author Fang Fang of Covid-19's spread in her hometown. Berry writes in The Washingtono Post, "As the coronavirus spread and people were desperate for not just information but also a human connection, [her] diary was viewed online by more than 50 million people in China." But once Fang Fang called for accountability, she became the target of a massive, multi-pronged cyber-campaign."The assault not only deflected attention from her calls for accountability, but also turned Fang into the villain in the eyes of many Chinese readers," writes Berry, who himself was attacked on Weibo.

If Hong Kong burns, the world gets burned too

May 28, 2020. In an op-ed piece in The Los Angeles Times about the new National Security Law on Hong Kong adopted by the PRC, UCLA sociologist Ching Kwan Lee writes: "Independent or not, the new law has certainly deepened people's anguish and anger, as the city braces for emigration, capital outflow, political persecutions, and more." She details new frontiers in the pro-democracy struggle, including a "yelllow economic circle," a new wave of unions and legislative campaigns. See a recent (June 3) webinar with Prof. Lee, who is currently teaching at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, here.

Cindy Fan on the bias of the Chinese household registration system

May 5, 2020. The work and comments of Vice Provost Cindy Fan are highlighted in an article in The Straits Times of Singapore that examines the hukou household registration system in China. The system works against the interests of both migrant workers and rural residents.The vast majority of migrant workers are unable to register to live and enjoy social services (such as schooling for their children) in the cities in which they work. Despite recent reforms, Fan notes, "urban hukou in the largest cities where migrants actually live and work remain out of reach."

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