Calendar of Events
January 2025
All times are Pacific Time. Certain events are in
person, others are virtual or hybrid. Please check links.
12
11:00 AM
Webinar
Registration
Panel on Afghan Refugees in Iran
Bilingual Lecture Series
Center for Near Eastern Studies
13
5:00 PM
Online
[Book Talk] Migrant Workers and the Developmental State in the Philippines and South Korea
Suzy K. Lee
Asia Pacific Center
13
6:00 PM
Bunche Hall, Rm 10383
Registration
Excavating Tell Shaddud
Archaeology’s Enduring Value for Understanding the Land and its People
William Schniedewind
Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
14
11:00 AM
Bunche Hall, Rm 10383
The Original Form of Chunhyangjeon
Lecture in Korean
Kilsoo Chung
Center for Korean Studies
14
12:00 PM
Webinar
Registration
COP 30: Postpartum or Postmortem?
Ben Kantner, Dan Kammen, Raoni Rajão, Sassan Saatchi, Simone Athayde
Latin American Institute
14
3:00 PM
Bunche Hall, Rm 10383
Registration
Info Session: Study Abroad in 2026 with American Councils
(Turkish, Ukrainian, Persian, Russian, Eurasian Languages)
American Councils
Center for European and Russian Studies
15
2:00 PM
Bunche Hall, Rm 10383
L2 Pragmatics Symposium
Emma Betz
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
15
5:00 PM
New Wight Gallery, Rm 1100
"Our Stories" - Illustrated Reflections on Cantonese Language and Culture
Opening Exhibition
Asia Pacific Center
16
7:30 PM
Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
Registration
The Story of a Small Town
Screening and Q&A
Louie Wong, Kurt Wong
Center for Chinese Studies
18
7:00 PM
Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
Registration
Miss Magic / Shogun Assassin
Film Screening
Center for Chinese Studies
20
12:30 PM
Webinar
Registration
What Does the U.S. Invasion Mean for Venezuela and the Region?
Dorothy Kronick, Margaret Peters
Burkle Center for International Relations
20
4:00 PM
Bunche Hall, Rm 10383
Registration
Experimenting with Care: Syphilis Therapies and the Making of Chile’s Welfare State
Felipe Martínez-Fernández, Elizabeth O'Brien
Center for European and Russian Studies
21
4:00 PM
Royce Hall, Rm 243
Registration
A Tattered Leaf Covers the Torn: Class Dynamics of Buddhist Charity in Vietnam
Sara Ann Swenson
Center for Buddhist Studies
21
4:00 PM
Royce Hall, Rm 314
International Summer Program at Seoul National University, South Korea
Center for Korean Studies
21
5:30 PM
Ackerman Union, Bruin Viewpoint Rm
Student Voices: Politics and Power in International Law
Burkle Center for International Relations
21
6:00 PM
De Neve Residential Plaza, UCLA
When Two Worlds Collide: Presented by the American Indian and Pacific Islander Living Learning Community
Asia Pacific Center
22
11:00 AM
Webinar
Registration
The Barn Owl Project
An Ecological Solution in Agriculture for Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians
Yossi Leshem, Elizabeth Stein
Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
22
4:00 PM
Webinar
Registration
Entre la enseñanza y difusión de la historia en México: narrativas divergentes y no oficiales
(Event in Spanish)
Fabiola García-Rubio
Latin American Institute
22
5:00 PM
Dodd Hall, Rm 121 & online
Chinese Diasporas in Southeast Asia and Their Relations with China
Danny Wong
Asia Pacific Center
26
11:00 AM
Bunche Hall, Rm 10383 & online
Registration
Hasan Pirnia and Constitutional Experience Articulation of Public Law and the Prospects of Modern State in Iran, 1905-1925
Bilingual Lecture Series
Ali Gheissari
Center for Near Eastern Studies
26
5:00 PM
Webinar
Registration
La Metalurgia Andina: De Insignia de Poder a Motor Económico de la Colonia
Luisa Vetter
Latin American Institute
27
2:30 PM
Bunche Hall, Rm 10383 & online
Registration
Satellite Ministries: The Rise of Christian Television in the Middle East
Febe Armanios
Center for Near Eastern Studies
29
12:00 PM
Haines Hall, Rm 352
Registration
The Fragmentary City
Migration, Modernity, and Difference in the Urban Landscape of Doha, Qatar
Andrew Gardner
Center for Near Eastern Studies
29
12:00 PM
Bunche, Rm 10383
Registration
Moved by Modernity
How Development Shapes Migration in Rural Ethiopia
Kerilyn Schewel, Nick Tinoco
Center for Study of International Migration
29
1:00 PM
Webinar
Registration
Reporter's Notebook: Reporting from Mexico During Moments of Political Inflection
Kate Linthicum
Latin American Institute
29
2:00 PM
Bunche Hall, Rm 10383
[Book Talk] Riding the Korean Wave in China: The Reception and Remaking of Popular Korean Screen Culture
Tian Li
Center for Korean Studies
29
2:00 PM
Bunche Hall , Rm 10383
Riding the Korean Wave in China
The Reception and Remaking of Popular Korean Screen Culture
Tian (Esther) Li
Center for Chinese Studies
29
6:00 PM
Engineering VI, Tannas Alumni Suite
From Earthquake Tragedy to Beacon of Light
The Story of the American University of Armenia
Armen Der Kiureghian
The Promise Armenian Institute
30
12:00 PM
Haines Hall, Rm 279
Registration
Bordering on Indifference
Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality
Irene Vega, Hiroshi Motomura
Center for Study of International Migration