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Congratulations to Ethnic Studies Graduate Student David Pham whose essay,
“Touching Ash in Vietnamese Diasporic Aesthetics,” was just published in American Literary Journal. His essay intervenes in critical interpretations of Vietnamese iconography to consider how fire and ash might serve as...Read more about ES Grad David Pham in American Literary Journal

The latest issue of the Islamophobia Studies Journal is just out now. Leading the editorial board is Dr. Hatem Bazian, in his capacity as the head of the Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project. ...Read more about Latest Issue of Islamophobia Studies Journal Just Released

We’re pleased to report that Peter Nelson (ESPM and Ethnic Studies) is the recipient of nearly $1 million from a California Climate Action Seed Grant. The grant supports Peter’s work with tribal entities to expand the use of prescribed and cultural fire and increase tribal leadership in fire...Read more about Peter Nelson Wins California Climate Action Seed Grant!

Salar Mameni’s Terracene: A Crude Aesthetics has just arrived from Duke University Press!

From the press: “In Terracene Salar Mameni historicizes the popularization of the scientific notion of the Anthropocene alongside the emergence of the global war on terror. Mameni theorizes the...Read more about New Book Release: Salar Mameni’s Terracene

Berkeley News recently sat down for an interview with Juana María Rodríguez to discuss her new book, Puta Life: Seeing Latinas, Working Sex. Through an examination of archival photographs, illustrated biographies and visual accounts, Rodríguez relates intimate stories of Latinx sex workers...Read more about Juana María Rodríguez featured in Berkeley News

It’s with great pleasure that the Department can announce that Christian Paiz has received tenure and has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor!

We congratulate Christian on achieving this major milestone–a true testament to his impactful research agenda, abiding commitment to...Read more about Christian Paiz Receives Tenure!

Award-winning writer, scholar, and PhD alum of Berkeley Ethnic Studies, Dr. Yomaira Figueroa ’14, has been appointed the next Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO)! Yomaira will be joining CUNY as a Full Professor of African American, Puerto Rican &...Read more about Yomaira Figueroa, PhD ’14, Appointed Next Directora of CENTRO

On the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade, POLITICO interviewed Juana María Rodriguez to put the ruling in context. Prof. Rodríguez elaborated how attacks on disability rights, transgender rights, LGBTQ people, and sex work are all related, in the ways...Read more about Juana María Rodríguez featured on POLITICO

Our very own Professor Khatharya Um has been awarded a 2023 Fukuoka Prize! The Fukuoka Prize was established by Fukuoka City, Japan, in 1990 as an award presented annually to honor the outstanding work of individuals, groups and organizations in preserving and creating the unique and diverse...Read more about Prof. Um Receives Major Prize in Asian Studies