As we wrap up 2025, we're grateful for the community that made our work possible. A recent letter from the Asian American Research Center (AARC), based at ISSI, reflects on both the challenges and opportunities shaping AANHPI communities and what they mean for the year ahead.

Read the full message here and get a glimpse into what our community has been up to this fall: mailchi.mp/berkeley.edu... Happy Holidays from all of us at CRWS!

The video of @rhummanee.bsky.social's talk is now available. This event included powerful dance performances by Khmer Amathak Dance Troupe and moving poetry recitations by Hang, Critical Southeast Asian American Studies Artist-in-Residence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RHy...

In this Berkeley Talks episode, Hannah Zeavin, a faculty affiliate, discusses how defining the “perfect mother,” substituting media for maternal presence, and punishing deviations from the norm continue to influence American family life today. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/14/b...

Merri Lopez-Keifer, affiliate of the Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues, is featured in this Thriving Community Snapshots interview. A member of the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians, her work bridges law, education, and community. thriving.berkeley.edu/news/thrivin...

🕘 Tomorrow: Marxism and Asian American Studies Sponsor: ISSI's Asian American Research Center Co-sponsors: @ucberkeleyenglish.bsky.social, Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies Program, Transpacific and Asian American Studies Colloquium, Robert Haas Chair, Materialist Institute for Research

Check out this new article by @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social faculty affiliate @cihantugal.bsky.social, "The Evolution of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and Syria’s Future: The Interplay between Islamism and Capitalist Geopolitics."

Check out the first article in The Lancet's "Cases in Global Social Medicine," led by the Berkeley Center for Social Medicine: bit.ly/4oKvJ7F "Translational social medicine for global health" addresses the question: "Why treat people and send them back to the conditions that make them sick?"

Brian TaeHyuk Keum, faculty affiliate, has been awarded the Early Career Award for Research by the Asian American Psychological Association which recognizes "distinguished contributions to the field of Asian American Psychology." publichealth.berkeley.edu/articles/spo...

Marlena Robbins, Grad Fellow at the Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues, was a guest on KQED Forum and commented that the intersection of psychedelic medicine with Indigenous knowledge frameworks creates a legacy of biopiracy and bioprospecting: www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

Video of Guillaume Dumont's talk: "“Narco-Especulació”: Drug trafficking, speculative practices, and community organizing in Barcelona" is now up on YouTube. Dumont examines the role of “narco-especulació” to explain the surge in drug trafficking in the neighborhood. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxMW...

Join us on Friday, December 5, 2025 for an all-day program on Marxism & Asian American studies. Learn more & register: bit.ly/MarxismAARC Sponsored by Asian American Research Center

CRWS affiliate Arlie Hochschild is featured in this PBS News Hour segment. Hochschild has spent more than 7 years getting to know the people in Pike County, Kentucky, highlighting how the residents are grappling with growing political divisions in their community. www.pbs.org/video/crossr...

Taesoo Song, Asian American Research Center Graduate Fellow, recently published an article in the Journal of Urban Affairs. The paper examines the evolution and impacts of Foreign Buyer Taxes (FBTs) in British Columbia and Ontario, Canada. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Peter Nelson, Chair of the Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues, collaborated on Good Fire: Tending Native Land, an exhibit at the Oakland Museum of CA that explores how Native communities in NorCal have used controlled fire to care for the land. museumca.org/on-view/good...

Andrew Way Leong has been awarded a grant from The Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation in the amount of $152,435 for his project, which works to conserve and digitize an archive of Japanese-language literary journals published at the Tule Lake Segregation Center during World War II.

Kristina Lovato received funding from the Walter S. Johnson Foundation for her project, Empowering Child Welfare Practice at the Intersections of Immigration & Child Wellbeing, which aims to close the gap between policy guidance & implementation. socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/news/new-two...

Erwin Chemerinsky of @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social gave a powerful and moving talk yesterday on America's path to authoritarian rule. If you joined us in person or online, thank you! Stay tuned for the recording of this talk and Q&A portion and for upcoming events! @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social

Join us for "From Chocolate City to Green City: The Political Ecology of Green Gentrification in Oakland" with @cnecorbin.bsky.social on Thur, November 20 at noon. Zoom only Register: bit.ly/48tKUwF Sponsored by ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change & co-sponsored by @natureatcal.bsky.social

Join us! "Food Circuits: Hidden Connections between Migrants & Societies" bit.ly/FOODCIRCUITS Thur, Nov 13 132 Mulford Hall & Zoom Sponsors: Berkeley Center for Social Medicine, Center for Ethnographic Research @natureatcal.bsky.social y.social @ucberkeleyfood.bsky.social #humanrights #environment

Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani was recently appointed to serve on the Higher Education Committee Advisory Body of the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, which will bring together representatives from K-12 schools, community colleges, & 4 year institutions. capiaa.ca.gov

📣 Full-time Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students! The Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues invites you to apply for grants. 💰Undergraduates may apply for grants up to $500. Graduate students may apply for grants up to $1,000. 📆Applications are due on Nov 17 Learn more below!

Rodolfo Torres, a visiting scholar, is a co-editor of a newly published volume of essays, titled 'Race & Class in the Southwest and Other Essays.' The essay collection focuses on the economic foundations of inequality as they have affected Chicanos in the Southwest. www.routledge.com/Race-and-Cla...

Ariana Thompson-Lastad is co-author of an article in the Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. The study tested the feasibility & acceptability of a randomized trial evaluating group-based non-pharmacologic approaches to increase access to primary care. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Cristiane Lopes Simão Lemos on "Determination vs. Determinants of Health in the Context of Structural Competency" Thu, Nov 6, 5 pm In-person + Zoom bit.ly/CristianeBCSM Sponsors/co-sponsors: Berkeley Center for Social Medicine, Structural Competency Working Group, @ucbpublichealth.bsky.social

New hybrid event with Taylor Pennewell: "The Many Paths to Land Back with Redbud Resource Group" Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 12 pm 📍Native Community Center in Anthony Hall, UC Berkeley & Zoom Register today: bit.ly/TaylorCRNAI #landback

Video of Kristina Boréus' talk: "Migrants and natives - 'them' and 'us'" is now up on YouTube. Boréus explores how a "threat perspective" on immigration has gained dominance in several West European countries and pushing aside more inclusive understandings. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTsR...

New event with Erwin Chemerinsky of @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social: The Path Towards Authoritarianism Monday, November 3, at 5pm PT 📍 Zoom & 2111 Bancroft Way, #104, Berkeley Register today: bit.ly/pathsUCB

Our event on Wednesday with @rhummanee.bsky.social was filled with poetry, music, dance, culture, and exploration of the Khmer American identity. Thank you to everyone who showed up to be in community with us. Follow us to hear about more events from ISSI's Asian American Research Center.

Thomas Philip, faculty affiliate, is a co-principal investigator on a major grant from the National Science Foundation to support the Institute for Student-AI Teaming that aims to enhance student success in STEM by using AI as a collaborative partner in education. www.nsf.gov/news/nsf-ann...

Starting soon! Join ISSI's Asian American Research Center at 4:30pm with @rhummanee.bsky.social in person or on Zoom via the link below. Don't miss out!

Undergrads @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social: do you have a project that's improving the lives of kids or youth? Apply for the KIDS FIRST: David L. Kirp Prize! 💰$2,500 🗓️Deadline: Nov 3 ✨For students leading innovative, impactful projects issi.berkeley.edu/kids-first #ucberkeley #studentimpact

Join us on Tue, Oct 28, at 12pm for a hybrid event with Brandi Bushman: Apology and Apostrophe: Animating Native American Absence in Layli Long Soldier’s Whereas 📍 Native Community Center in Anthony Hall at UC Berkeley & on Zoom Register today: bit.ly/BushmanCRNAI

Two weeks ago, ISSI's Asian American Research Center hosted a powerful panel with @zentronix.bsky.social, @cathyparkhong.bsky.social, @terisasiagatonu.bsky.social, & Colleen Lye on writing, culture, politics, and solidarity in a rapidly shifting world.

Elena Conis, faculty affiliate, explains how attitudes and federal policy about vaccines have evolved in the U.S. Conis documents how the medical advancements of vaccines altered the ways Americans perceived the very illnesses the shots could prevent. news.berkeley.edu/2025/09/26/t...

Tina Sacks, Chair of the Center for Research on Social Change, explains how health disparities leave women of color, immigrants & other historically marginalized populations with shorter lifespans than their white male counterparts, in in this 101 second video. news.berkeley.edu/2025/09/18/h...

From October 14-16, @rhummanee.bsky.social is joining us for the Fall 2025 Critical Southeast Asian American Studies Artist in Residence. UC Berkeley students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members—you won't want to miss this! For details and to RSVP: bit.ly/Hang2025

Join us on Tue, Oct 21, at 4 p.m. for a hybrid event with @atibaellis.bsky.social: "The 'Vicious Voter' Myth and the Racial Authoritarianism in American Law" 📍 2111 Bancroft Way, #104, Berkeley & on Zoom Register today: bit.ly/AtibaEllis

Join our hybrid event next week with @rhummanee.bsky.social! Wed, Oct 15 at 4:30pm PT Alumni House & via Zoom Register: bit.ly/Rhummanee Sponsors: Asian Pacific American Student Development, Asian American Political Activation Program, and Asian American Research Center

In this article Lee Crandall, a grad student affiliate, states that tech authoritarians tend to view liberal democracies as inefficient & instead favor privatized technocratic governance, where private sectors make major decisions rather than politicians. ls.berkeley.edu/news/geograp...

Asian American Research Center & Center for Research on Social Change affiliate Eos Trinidad has a new research article where he quantitatively examines what predicts anti-“CRT” & anti-LGBTQ political issues & educational disruptions in US school districts. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Senior Researcher Robin Marsh led a 2 year study to assess the impact of the 1,000 Women's Gardens for Health and Nutrition intervention, which supported almost 700 vulnerable women in Uganda. A report on the study & a brief summary are available on the project webpage. issi.berkeley.edu/1000WG

Long Le-Khac, Asian American Research Center faculty affiliate, has published a new dataset of 1,900 entries aimed at examining which works are cited as “Asian American” in scholarly discourse. news.berkeley.edu/2025/09/16/w...

Carole Joffe, faculty affiliate, won the 2025 American Sociological Association’s Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology. Joffe’s research & advocacy on behalf of reproductive health & rights serves as an exemplar for an impactful sociological career. www.asanet.org/about/awards...

You did it! 31 donors helped us raise $8,885 during our #OskiBday Bear-a-thon! With a $7,500 match from 3 incredible supporters, we reached $16,385 for mentoring at ISSI. Huge thanks to all who gave! Missed it? You can still support: bit.ly/GiveISSI #UCBerkeleyISSI

Emily Ozer, faculty affiliate, is co-leading a collaboration between UC Berkeley researchers and San Francisco students to investigate the causes of chronic absenteeism. Ozer explains, “It is vital to partner with students in solving the problem.” news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/07/w...

Abigail De Kosnik, ISSI affiliate, shares her expertise in this KQED news story on Newsom's new style of social media posts: "There’s a real value in speaking about politics in a vernacular language because a lot of people feel alienated from politics." www.kqed.org/news/1205485...

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Emily Thompson, affiliate of the Center for Ethnographic Research, has received funding from UCLA Library's Modern Endangered Archives Program for her project "(Dis)appearing Images: Archiving the Peruvian Internal Armed Conflict." meap.library.ucla.edu