The UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC) is the central hub to four ethnic studies centers – American Indian Studies Center, Asian American Studies Center, Bunche Center for African American Studies and Chicano Studies Research Center. For over 50 years the IAC and the four centers have worked to increase understanding of the emerging social and cultural realities in America through innovative research, events, fellowships, scholarship, grants and civic engagement. This issue is dedicated to uplifting the work of our ethnic studies centers at UCLA.
Participate
You are invited to the UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC) annual Fall Forum, featuring the 2021–2022 IAC visiting researchers and scholars, graduate and predoctoral fellows and research grant awardees at UCLA’s four ethnic studies centers. Featured speakers will be interviewed by faculty experts, followed by a Q&A.
Learn
Million Dollar Hoods, part of the UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, has worked to map and document the fiscal and human costs of mass incarceration in Los Angeles. In some communities, more than $1 million is spent annually on incarceration. These are L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods.
Watch
Thursday the Association of Pacific Rim Universities presents Global Perspectives on Anti-Asian Racism: Overcoming the Hate featuring Robin Toma, M.U.R.P. '88, J.D. '88, and Karen Umemoto, M.A. '89, Helen and Morgan Chu Endowed Director's Chair of the Asian American Studies Center.
Acknowledge
The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center invites you to an online Día de los Muertos event acknowledging the devastating losses and hardships the Latinx and other racialized communities have endured during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This reflective event will feature artwork, performances and critical analyses by faculty, students and community members.