UCLA Asian American Studies Department

UCLA Asian American Studies Department UCLA has produced more scholars for the field of Asian American studies than any other university in the nation.

The Asian American Studies interdepartmental degree program was established in the UCLA College in fall 1976, although the center began offering classes in 1969. Departmentalization occurred in 2004, moving the program from it's previous interdepartmental program status to an officially recognized degree program within the Social Sciences division of UCLA's College of Letters & Science. The creati

on of a department of Asian American studies marks a significant step forward in the development of an academic discipline devoted to understanding an important segment of American society and culture. It also has developed the largest Asian American studies teaching program in the nation, which annually offers more than 70 courses and enrolls more than 3,000 students. The department offers courses for the UCLA undergraduate and graduate students majoring and minoring in Asian American studies. The department also includes a Master of Arts program and two concurrent Master's degree programs with the community health sciences and social welfare departments. The department also offers UCLA doctoral candidates an informal concentration to supplement their own field of study with an emphasis in Asian American Studies. For more information about the department and its programs, visit the department website at:
http://www.asianam.ucla.edu/index.html

Free film screening 🎥✨Palestine 36 — a story you don’t want to miss📍 Kinsey Pavilion, 1220B🗓 Thursday, May 7⏰ Doors 4PM ...
04/23/2026

Free film screening 🎥✨
Palestine 36 — a story you don’t want to miss

📍 Kinsey Pavilion, 1220B
🗓 Thursday, May 7
⏰ Doors 4PM | Film 4:30PM

Come early — seats fill up fast!

Are you looking to become more involved with the Asian American Studies Department at UCLA? 😍 Look no further than the U...
04/17/2026

Are you looking to become more involved with the Asian American Studies Department at UCLA? 😍 Look no further than the Undergraduate Leadership Committee! ❤️ The current ULC is excited to announce that we are opening member applications for the 2026-2027 school year, and if you are a current major/minor in the department or planning to declare, we encourage you to join us! 🫂

The application is linked in our bio and can also be found at the QR code above. 📝 If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out via email to ulcaasd@gmail.com! 📧 We look forward to hearing from you soon! 🙂↕️

✨ SAHALA ✨Step into a world where past and present intertwine, and stories long hidden come to light.Join us for UCLA’s ...
04/02/2026

✨ SAHALA ✨
Step into a world where past and present intertwine, and stories long hidden come to light.

Join us for UCLA’s 5th Annual Indonesian Culture Night, presented by AIA, as we bring SAHALA to the stage—a powerful fusion of theater, dance, and music inspired by Indonesia’s rich cultural heritage 🇮🇩

Follow Gabe on a journey through the mystical land of Kias Loka as he guides his spirit mother to the afterlife… uncovering secrets, facing trials, and discovering truths that hit closer to home than expected.

📅 April 4
🕖 7:00 PM (Doors open 6:30)
📍 Schoenberg Hall, UCLA
🎟 FREE admission

Come celebrate culture, storytelling, and the voices of Indonesian & Indonesian American students 💫
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Please join us for an exciting talk with Andrea Ritchie, Co-Founder of Interrupting Criminalization. This public lecture...
04/01/2026

Please join us for an exciting talk with Andrea Ritchie, Co-Founder of Interrupting Criminalization. This public lecture will be followed by a dialogue with Dr. Lee Ann Wang and a Q&A session. We hope to see you there!

Join us for Thinking Gender 2026: Feminist and Q***r Ecologies 🌿The 36th Annual Graduate Student Conference at UCLA brin...
03/19/2026

Join us for Thinking Gender 2026: Feminist and Q***r Ecologies 🌿
The 36th Annual Graduate Student Conference at UCLA brings together critical conversations on gender, environment, and justice.
📅 April 17, 2026
📍 James West Alumni Center, UCLA
🎤 Keynote: Cutcha Risling Baldy
🔗 Free registration (scan QR code!)

Join us for a special book talk with Dr. Omar Zahzah on his new book Terms of Servitude.📚 TERMS OF SERVITUDE🗓 March 5, 2...
03/03/2026

Join us for a special book talk with Dr. Omar Zahzah on his new book Terms of Servitude.

📚 TERMS OF SERVITUDE
🗓 March 5, 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 Rolfe 2125, UCLA

In Terms of Servitude, Dr. Zahzah examines how major digital platforms—once seen as tools for activism and Palestinian liberation—have become sites of censorship, surveillance, and suppression. Through original research and careful documentation, he traces how social media both advances and constrains Palestinian narratives in an era shaped by Big Tech and colonial power.

Don’t miss this timely and critical conversation.

Hosted by the Consortium for Palestine Studies at UCLA.

Forty years since the Philippines’ People Power Revolution 🇵🇭✨Join us as we reflect on how a people’s uprising toppled a...
02/19/2026

Forty years since the Philippines’ People Power Revolution 🇵🇭✨

Join us as we reflect on how a people’s uprising toppled a dictator’s two-decade rule—and examine the persistent conditions of martial law that continue to shape our present. Through stories and poetry, we honor the strength of collective resistance and the enduring power of the people.

🗓 Tuesday, February 24, 2026
⏰ 4 PM (Online via Zoom)

Featuring speakers and poetry readers from Anakbayan UCSC and community organizers. Moderated by Lucy MSP Burns.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ag4cqvo7Tm28-ZCYwj-A6g #/registration

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🎥 The Arrogance of Power Film Screening📅 Tuesday, Feb 24, 2026⏰ 12:30 PM📍 Public Affairs Building, Room 4357Commemoratin...
02/13/2026

🎥 The Arrogance of Power Film Screening

📅 Tuesday, Feb 24, 2026
⏰ 12:30 PM
📍 Public Affairs Building, Room 4357

Commemorating 40 years since the Philippines’ EDSA People Power movement 🇵🇭 Join us for a screening of the 1983 documentary examining the Marcos regime and the fight for human rights.

➕ Balikbayan box donation drive — bring medical supplies, non-perishables, or toiletries for typhoon relief.

Food provided (first come, first served).

🎬✨ LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!✨🎬The UCLA Asian American Studies Department is THRILLED to invite you to a special screening ...
02/13/2026

🎬✨ LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!✨🎬

The UCLA Asian American Studies Department is THRILLED to invite you to a special screening + Director’s Q&A of THIRD ACT by Tadashi Nakamura (‘03)!

📍 Darren Star Theater
📅 Friday, February 27
⏰ Reception at 6:00 PM | Screening at 7:00 PM

Official Selection of the Sundance Film Festival! 🏔️🎥 Don’t miss this powerful and moving film followed by an exclusive conversation with the director himself!!!

Come early for the lobby reception, connect with community, and celebrate Asian American storytelling on the big screen!🎉

Seats will fill up FAST — RSVP now!
🔗 bit.ly/3ZASOP3

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How did Asian American communities shape, and get shaped by, U.S. history? Dive into the stories, struggles, and movemen...
02/06/2026

How did Asian American communities shape, and get shaped by, U.S. history? Dive into the stories, struggles, and movements that shaped Asian America with Asian Am 10: History of Asian Americans. From migration and empire to resistance and contemporary issues, this course connects past and present to better understand Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences today.

This course fulfills the diversity requirement for all undergraduate colleges and GE Foundation of Society and Culture (Historical Analysis) requirement, and is a core, required lower division course for the Asian American Studies major and minor.

Enroll now!

Summer Sessions 2026 enrollment is officially OPEN! Each course's individual description is posted separately on our pag...
02/02/2026

Summer Sessions 2026 enrollment is officially OPEN!

Each course's individual description is posted separately on our page. Don't miss out on the opportunity to take these exclusive courses this summer. Enroll now before seats fill up.

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