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Juana Maria Rodriguez’s New Book: Puta Life

April 14, 2023
Puta Life: Seeing Latinas, Working Sex, the new book by our own Juana María Rodríguez, has just dropped from Duke University Press! Evocative, illuminating, poignant, and personal, Puta Life is described as “an essential study devoted to the vitality of Latina/x...Read more about Juana Maria Rodriguez’s New Book: Puta Life

Congrats to Christian Paiz on the Publication of The Strikers of Coachella

April 14, 2023
Earlier this year, the University of North Carolina Press published Christian Paiz’s remarkable new book, The Strikers of Coachella: A Rank-and-File History of the UFW Movement. More than a decade in the making, The Strikers of Coachella is described as “a beautifully and sensitively written,...Read more about Congrats to Christian Paiz on the Publication of The Strikers of Coachella

Dr. Nicholas Vargas in Berkeley News

April 12, 2023
This week’s Berkeley News features a wonderful article about a research initiative on Latinx studies, featuring incoming colleague Dr. Nicholas Vargas and his collaboration with the Latinx Research Center. Included in the article is a discussion of an exciting new $1 million federal grant on...Read more about Dr. Nicholas Vargas in Berkeley News

New Publication: Dr. Khatharya Um “Globalization and Civil Society in East Asian Space”

April 6, 2023

The Ethnic Studies Department wants to congratulate Dr. Khatharya Um on the release of her new book. This book critically examines the impact of globalization, changing power dynamics, migration, and evolving rights regimes on regional order, discourse of national governance, state and...Read more about New Publication: Dr. Khatharya Um “Globalization and Civil Society in East Asian Space”

Dr. Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani Appointed Director of Engagement for the Asian American & Pacific Islander (AA&PI) Thriving Initiatives

March 21, 2023
Our department’s very own Dr. Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani has been appointed Director of Engagement for the Asian American & Pacific Islander (AA&PI) Thriving Initiatives here at Berkeley.

Sierra Edd feature in Berkeley News!

March 4, 2023
Sierra Edd, a Phd student in Ethnic Studies, was recently profiled on in the campus’ “I’m a Berkeleyan” feature. Sierra talks about Indigenous Futurisms, her remarkable collaborations in the Indigenous Sound Studies working group, and more. Check it out...Read more about Sierra Edd feature in Berkeley News!

Lok Siu Promoted to Full Professor!

December 13, 2022
It is with great joy that Ethnic Studies announces that Lok Siu has been promoted to the rank of Professor! One of the foremost scholars of Asian diaspora studies, Lok has broken new ground in linking hemispheric and transpacific approaches to the study of Asian migration. She is a highly...Read more about Lok Siu Promoted to Full Professor!

“Recovering Memory in Cambodia and Diaspora” Receives Luce Foundation Grant

December 10, 2022

Congratulations to Khatharya Um and her collaborator, Penny Edwards, for receiving a $60k grant from the Luce Foundation for their project “Recovering Memory in Cambodia and Diaspora: Hidden Histories, Archiving Cinema,” a collaboration between the Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center in...Read more about “Recovering Memory in Cambodia and Diaspora” Receives Luce Foundation Grant

Choy’s Asian American Histories Continues to Soar

December 5, 2022

Catherine Ceniza Choy’s Asian American Histories of the United States (Beacon, 2022) continues to garner widespread national attention. The book is featured as one of the

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Carolyn Chen Promoted to the Rank of Professor!

November 3, 2022
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Carolyn Chen has been promoted to the rank of Professor–a major accomplishment in the trajectory of any academic career! Carolyn is a sociologist of religion whose research has been recognized for its great originality, interdisciplinarity,
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Dr. P. Gabrielle Foreman (PhD ’92) has been named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow!

October 13, 2022
Dr. P. Gabrielle Foreman (PhD ’92) has been named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow–colloquially called a “genius grant”! It is among the highest honors scholars for scholars in our fields. Dr. Foreman is a professor of American Literature, African American Studies, and History at Pennsylvania State...Read more about Dr. P. Gabrielle Foreman (PhD ’92) has been named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow!

Departures’ Auspicious Arrival: Congratulations, Khatharya!

October 4, 2022

I’m very pleased to announce the publication of Departures: An Introduction to Critical Refugee Studies (UC Press, 2022), a book co-authored by our very own Professor Khatharya Um

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Congratulations! Prof. Juana María Rodríguez is our 2022 Kessler Award Recipient

September 27, 2022

The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS) is proud to announce that Ethnic Studies Professor Juana María Rodríguez will be the recipient of the 31st annual Kessler Award. Chosen by the CLAGS Board of Directors, the prestigious Kessler Award is given to a scholar who has, over a number...Read more about Congratulations! Prof. Juana María Rodríguez is our 2022 Kessler Award Recipient

Alan Pelaez Lopez Wins Prestigious Poetry Foundation Prize

September 23, 2022
Hot off the presses!
Alan Pelaez Lopez (PhD 2022) has been awarded a Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship–one of the largest and most prestigious awards available for young poets in the US.

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Prof. Telles Featured in Berkeley News

September 21, 2022

Our wonderful lecturer and filmmaker Ray Telles is featured in Berkeley News. Titled “Learning about Latinx culture, experiences through film,” Prof. Telles discusses why he thinks it’s important to learn about Latin America through film and how he hopes his students come away inspired to...Read more about Prof. Telles Featured in Berkeley News

SF Chronicle features Prof. Choy on her new book!

September 14, 2022

This Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle carried a wonderful interview of our own Prof....Read more about SF Chronicle features Prof. Choy on her new book!

AAADS, the LRC, and BUS in the California State Budget!

July 14, 2022

Great news out of Sacramento! The 2022-23 California State Budget includes several items sure to have a positive impact on the work we do in Ethnic Studies. Closest to home, the Budget includes $15 million for ...Read more about AAADS, the LRC, and BUS in the California State Budget!

The Passing of Ethnic Studies Ph.D. student Ashley C. Phillips

June 13, 2022
It is with sadness that the Department of Ethnic Studies announces the untimely passing of Ethnic Studies Ph.D. student Ashley C. Phillips (1994 cohort) on May 26th. His classmate and Ethnic Studies Lecturer Michael Chang shares these memories.

Ethnic Studies Graduate Program Student Accomplishments AY 2021-2022

May 31, 2022

Hector M. Callejas

Accepted a three-year IDEAL Provostial Fellowship at Stanford University Presented at the annual meetings for the American Anthropological Association and the Latin American Studies Association Received an Outstanding GSI Award...Read more about Ethnic Studies Graduate Program Student Accomplishments AY 2021-2022

Professor Carolyn Chen in The New York Times!

May 24, 2022

Read this opinion piece in The New York Times by Ethnic Studies Professor Carolyn Chen about when work becomes religion where she discusses her...Read more about Professor Carolyn Chen in The New York Times!

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