Institute of American Cultures

You are invited to the UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC) annual Fall Forum, featuring 2026–27 Postdoctoral Scholars and center representatives from UCLA’s four ethnic studies research centers. This virtual event will feature a live Q&A.

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This talk will offer an author’s view on the key theoretical, methodological and historical concepts that form part of his book, Acoustic Colonialism: Acts of Mapuche Interference (Duke UP, 2025).

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Lisa Lowe’s groundbreaking book Immigrant Acts: On Asian American Cultural Politics made Asian American gendered radicalization central to understanding the relationship of state, capital, and culture. This 30th anniversary symposium traces its profound impact on a broad and sometimes unexpected set of debates across disciplines, geographies, and generations.

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Enjoy a live performance by Ritmo Vivo, music, a campus resource fair, and remarks from UCLA leadership! Food and refreshments will be provided. Free and open to all.

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In Beyond Dreamers: Transitions to Adulthood in an Uncertain Age (Russell Sage Foundation, 2026), coauthors Sofya Aptekar and Amy Hsin use a life course perspective to examine experiences of illegality among a diverse group of undocumented young adults in New York City. Veronica Terriquez, CSRC director, will serve as the discussant.

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UCLA Department of Anthropology Discourse Lab Colloquium welcomes everyone to our Indigenous People's Day celebration. We will be hosting an informal roundtable discussion with faculty members from across the University who do language teaching, documentation, and reclamation work in Indigenous communities.

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Connect with fellow American Indian and Indigenous students, faculty, staff, and community members and share a meal to celebrate the start of the academic term. Free and open to all. Registration required.

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Join us for an evening of community, food, and celebration! Enjoy student performances, connect with peers and faculty, and explore resources that support the Bruin community.

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This eight-part webinar series highlights content from Foundations and Futures, a multimedia textbook from UCLA's Asian American Studies Center. You can register for this virtual webinar at this link: bit.ly/TeachingAAPI

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Join us for a special Story Time presented in conjunction with Paths of Memory, Paths of Healing: Shipibo-Konibo Kené Art. Our guest storyteller, Erick (Ronin) Arias Silvano, will bring to life the histories of mythical beings—from river serpents to forest spirits of Amazonian oral traditions—that move through Shipibo-Konibo cosmology and the wider Amazon.

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The UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies presents the inaugural Richard Yarborough Lecture in Black Literature, featuring a conversation between Dr. Richard Yarborough, Professor of English and African American Studies Emeritus at UCLA, and Dr. Valerie Smith, President of Swarthmore College, moderated by Dr. Robin D. G. Kelley, Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. Established as part of the Bunche Center Director Lecture Series, this inaugural program honors Dr. Yarborough’s distinguished contributions to Black literary scholarship, African American Studies, and the UCLA community. Reception: 6 PM. Program: 7 PM.

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