“There is a nuclear ghost in Minamisōma.” This is how one resident describes a mysterious experience following the 2011 nuclear fallout in coastal Fukushima. Investigating the nuclear ghost among…
We invite all UCSB graduate students interested in China to attend a seminar by Professor Andrew B. Liu (History, Villanova University) on “Industrious and Flexible: China’s 1980s reforms, East Asian…
This talk explores current US-China hostilities by framing them within China’s recent history and its transformation from socialist third-world country into a capitalist global powerhouse. This new rivalry is unlike…
Sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities across the country have been subjected to increased hate incidents, including verbal harassment, civil rights violations, and physical…
Asian/Pacific Islander American communities have a long history of activism in the United States, particularly in response to anti-Asian racism and exclusion. In their struggle for equality and liberation from…
Global Storytelling brings together student “scholars in training” with international experts and community members to engage in critical, collective reflections about ethnographic methods, qualitative inquiry, and stories of growing…
Artist and Otis College of Art and Design Professor and Program Director of Photography Soo Kim will discuss her practice this week at the 1C colloquium. The talk is co-sponsored…
Lecture by Melissa Valmissa (Gettysburg College) To attend, join zoom link here. What if I told you that there’s no such thing as an individual action? That every time you…