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Ethnic Studies Doctoral Student Publishes New Essay on the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire

January 22, 2025

Our very own doctoral student, Dawny'all Heydari, has just published a new article in Common Dreams: "As a Cease-Fire Brings Some Relief to Gaza, We Must Make

“Unfinished Business: Ethnic Studies reflects on how the Free Speech Movement informed its creation”

December 13, 2024

Professors Keith Feldman and Harvey Dong sat down with Berkeley News to discuss the connections between the Free Speech Movement, the Third World Liberation Front, and the unfinished business of Ethnic Studies today. The article was featured on Berkeley News and the Berkeley Blog as part of a...Read more about “Unfinished Business: Ethnic Studies reflects on how the Free Speech Movement informed its creation”

Remembering Manuel R. Delgado

November 27, 2024

Remembering Manuel R. Delgado

(December 28, 1940 – October 28, 2024)

The Delgado family is sad to announce the passing of Manuel R. Delgado on October 28,...Read more about Remembering Manuel R. Delgado

PhD Alumni Publish New Books in Native American Studies!

November 14, 2024

When it rains…

Two alumni of our PhD program have recently published their first scholarly monographs!

Caitlin Keliiaa, an assistant professor of History at UC Santa Cruz, has just published

Applications for the Ethnic Studies 5th Account are now open!

November 13, 2024

Are you a student interested in putting on an event that reaches students connected to the Ethnic Studies and African American Studies communities? The Ethnic Studies 5th Account might be for you! The Ethnic Studies 5th Account is one result of the effort from the Third World Liberation Front-...Read more about Applications for the Ethnic Studies 5th Account are now open!

Dawny’all Heydari Pens Op-Ed in Advance of National Elections

November 4, 2024

Dawny’all Heydari, a first year student in the Ethnic Studies PhD program, has just published a timely and incisive op-ed on the website Common Dreams.

In Memoriam: Jane Singh

October 17, 2024

In Memoriam: Jane Singh

Jane Singh, who taught courses on South Asian history, literature, and social issues in the Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies program of Ethnic Studies between 1991 and 2016, passed away in Yuba City on August 18, 2024.

She received her...Read more about In Memoriam: Jane Singh

Professor Shari Huhndorf Publishes New Book!

October 2, 2024

Professor Shari Huhndorf has recently published her latest book! Native Lands: Culture and Gender in Indigenous Territorial Claims is just out now from the University of California Press.

We’re hiring in Native American and Indigenous Studies–Open Field and Open Rank!

October 2, 2024

The Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for an open-rank, tenure-track faculty position in Native American Studies. We encourage applications from scholars in any discipline, especially those who employ Indigenous and/or collaborative...Read more about We’re hiring in Native American and Indigenous Studies–Open Field and Open Rank!

Fae Myenne Ng’s Orphan Bachelors Continues to Soar!

September 24, 2024

Fae Myenne Ng’s Orphan Bachelors, the brilliant and beautiful memoir of one of the Department’s continuing lecturers, continues to soar–racking up recognition and awards wherever it travels. The book has recently received the 2024 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing and the 2024...Read more about Fae Myenne Ng’s Orphan Bachelors Continues to Soar!

Juana Maria Rodriguez featured in the Daily Cal

September 19, 2024

An author-meets-critics event about Professor Juana Maria Rodriguez’s book Puta Life was recently featured in The Daily Californian.

Digital Exhibit Features the Chicano Studies Library

September 19, 2024

A remarkable digital humanities project about Berkeley’s own Chicano Studies Library has just launched! It’s called Bibliopolítica: A Digital History of the Chicano Studies Library, and it features a fabulous...Read more about Digital Exhibit Features the Chicano Studies Library

Keith Feldman featured on NPR

September 4, 2024

A recent episode of NPR’s “Code Switch,” entitled “What James Baldwin can teach us about Israel, and ourselves,” featured an extensive interview with our own Keith Feldman. You can check out the episode here!

Daniel Woo, PhD ’20, soaring at Hunter College

September 4, 2024

We’ve just learned that Daniel Kiho Woo (PhD 2020) has recently been appointed the inaugural Helen Zia Distinguished Lecturer in Asian American Studies and Deputy Director of the Asian American Studies Program & Center at Hunter College! Congratulations, Daniel, on this major honor, and...Read more about Daniel Woo, PhD ’20, soaring at Hunter College

Dr. Wayne Silao Jopanda, ’14, Joins SJSU

August 12, 2024

We are excited to share that Dr. Wayne Silao Jopanda, a 2014 UC Berkeley’s Ethnic Studies undergraduate alumnus, has joined San Jose State University as an Assistant Professor in Asian American Studies.

Dr. Jopanda earned his PhD in Cultural Studies from UC Davis studying the continuous

We’re hiring in Chicanx/Latinx Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor!

August 6, 2024

The Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Chicanx/Latinx Studies at the rank of assistant professor. We encourage applications from scholars that take intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches to...Read more about We’re hiring in Chicanx/Latinx Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor!

We’re hiring an historian of Asian American and/or Pacific Islander Politics and Community-Driven Change, at the rank of Assistant Professor

July 26, 2024

The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for four faculty positions as a part of a cluster hiring initiative in “Asian American and Pacific Islander Transpacific Futures.” The cluster will consist of a tenure track (Assistant Professor) position in the Department of Ethnic...Read more about We’re hiring an historian of Asian American and/or Pacific Islander Politics and Community-Driven Change, at the rank of Assistant Professor

Nicholas Vargas Co-Authors New Policy Brief

June 25, 2024

Professors Nicholas Vargas and Gina Ann Garcia (Berkeley School of Education) have just published an important new policy brief: California’s Non-College Goers: Latinos Surpass Other...Read more about Nicholas Vargas Co-Authors New Policy Brief

Pablo Gonzalez Featured in Berkeley Letters & Science

June 25, 2024

Berkeley Letters & Science recently interviewed Pablo Gonzalez about his background, his Chicano Studies history course, and the inspiring children’s book project about Chicana history his students undertook in Fall 2023.

Not only are the books in classrooms around the Bay Area–...Read more about Pablo Gonzalez Featured in Berkeley Letters & Science

The Strikers of Coachella’s continued impact in the world!

June 25, 2024

Professor Christian Paiz’s book, The Strikers of Coachella, has received the American Historical Association-Pacific Coast Branch first book award. Congratulations, Christian!

Also, Christian was a guest on a great...Read more about The Strikers of Coachella’s continued impact in the world!

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