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Subsistence farming of enslaved Africans creates African foodways in the New World

Using first-person European accounts of plantations, drawings, paintings and oral histories, geographer Judith Carney showed that the subsistence plots cultivated by enslaved people on plantations successfully brought African staples to the Americas.

African Studies Center
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Winning the UC Berkeley Hong Yun Lee Book Award in Korean Studies

Professor Sixiang Wang in Department of Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC) won the 2024 UC Berkeley Hong Yung Lee Book Award in Korean Studies.

Center for Korean Studies
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Apply to the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship program!

Summer and Academic Year FLAS Fellowships are available to support undergraduate and graduate students to study in modern foreign languages and area studies.

UCLA International Institute
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UCLA kicks off International Education Week November 18

Celebrated at U.S. colleges nationwide, the week offers an opportunity to discover the breadth of international educational and cultural resources at UCLA. Our university is not only the top public university in the nation, but is committed to expanding its local and global impact.

UCLA International Institute
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Stephen Acabado wins National Book Award of the Philippines

Stephen Acabado, director of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies, wins book prize for new reader “Plural Entanglements: Philippine Studies."

Center for Southeast Asian Studies
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UCLA expands educational collaboration with The Netherlands

UCLA leaders recently signed an MOU with Erasmus University Rotterdam for a student exchange program on diversity, equity and inclusion, and also met with U.S. Embassy staff in The Hague.

UCLA International Institute
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Study abroad in Japan

Five months of study in Japan has Heidi Tapia thinking of a future career working there.

UCLA International Institute
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Western Mindanao State University visits UCLA to strengthen academic ties

This visit by a delegation from WMSU established connections between the university and many departments at UCLA to increase collaboration and cultural exchange.

Center for Southeast Asian Studies
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Global Indigeneity Conference

Stephen Acabado and staff of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies attended a conference in Ifugao, the Philippines this past summer that brought together Indigenous peoples from the region and scholars who study the region to address issues vital to Indigenous communities worldwide.

Center for Southeast Asian Studies
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Freedoms and flashpoints: Elections impact more than national politics in 2024

Democracy — and the planet — are at stake in elections and governance around the world this year. A recent panel discussion explored the impact of elections in India, Amazonia, Mexico and the European Union.

UCLA International Institute
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UCLA International Institute begins academic year with new and familiar faces

New faculty and experienced hands have taken leadership positions at the institute this year, during which several faculty will be on leave.

UCLA International Institute
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Global health minor continues to flourish

The popular global health minor of the UCLA International Institute brings together Bruins who major in the social sciences and humanities with life sciences and pre-med majors.

UCLA International Institute
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Refugee Material Culture Initiative preserves refugee histories through digital humanities

In partnership with the Vietnamese Heritage Museum, the launch of this digital archive with artifacts made and/or used by Vietnamese refugees will make the history of refugees more accessible.

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Faculty News

Image for Stephen Acabado urges "deep history" approach to archaeology & history
Dec 3, 2024. Writing in a SAPIENS op-ed, Center for Southeast Asian Studies Director Stephen Acabado and co-authors argue for dispensing with the Eurocentric "three-age system" to categorize prehistory. Instead, he supports research that "emphasizes the ongoing presence of Indigenous peoples and their diverse oral and cultural traditions... [which] means placing more value on textiles, ceramics, and wood as significant technological objects of innovation." Read More
Image for Jason Cong wins 2024 Phil Kaufman Award
Nov 22, 2024. Three decades of research by Jason Kong, distinguished professor of computer science and director of the UCLA-PKU Students & Scholars Program, led to the award. Presented annually by the Electronic System Design Alliance — part of the global semiconductor industry association SEMI — and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Council on Electronic Design Automation, the award is regarded as the highest honor in the field of electronic system design. (Photo:... Read More
Image for Kal Raustiala wins Council on Foreign Relations book award
Nov 4, 2024. Kal Raustiala, director of the Burkle Center for International Affairs and Promise Distinguished Professor of Comparative and International Law at UCLA, has received the Arthur Ross Silver Medal book award of the Council on Foreign Relations for his book, "The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, The United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire" (Oxford, 2023). The honor recognizes books that make an outstanding contribution to the understanding of foreign policy or... Read More
Image for Stephen Acabado wins National Book Award of the Philippines
Nov 6, 2024. A recent book edited by anthropological archaeologist Stephen Acabado, director of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies, along with co-editors Dada Dacot and Clement Camposano, “Plural Entanglements: Philippine Studies” (Ateneo de Manil University Press, 2023) has won the Philippines' 42nd National Book Award for the social sciences. Known as the Elfren S. Cruz Prize for Best Book in the Social Sciences, the award is bestowed by the National Book Development... Read More
Image for Tejas Parasher wins second book award
Oct 22, 2024. The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) has awarded UCLA professor Tejas Parasher (political science & International Institute) its 2024 Political Theory Prize for his book, “Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought" (Cambridge, 2023). The ECPR Political Theory Prize was introduced in 2020 to highlight the critical role of political theory in political science by celebrating outstanding contributions in the field. The prize is awarded for the best first book... Read More

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