[UCLA] Mercedes Dorame: Making Art on Tongva Land

Native American Indigenous artist and UCLA alumna Mercedes Dorame will deliver the keynote address at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture’s 2022 commencement on Saturday, June 11th at 4 p.m. This will be the first commencement ceremony to be held in-person since 2019. Dorame is a member of the Tongva people, and her heritage … Read more

[Daily Bruin] UCLA’s ethnic studies centers look back on accomplishments, discuss goals for future

By Shelby Dunagan Posted: May 20, 2019 12:04 am The UCLA Institute of American Cultures and its four ethnic studies research centers celebrated their 50th anniversary and talked at a panel about what they have accomplished since their creation in the field of ethnic studies. The directors of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center, UCLA … Read more

40th Anniversary Commemorative Book – Available Now

40th Anniversary Commemorative Book – Available Now (Download PDF) – The story of ethnic studies at UCLA begins in 1969, when a few dozen students, a handful of faculty, and a visionary chancellor laid the cornerstones for UCLA’s ethnic studies centers, turning over first ground for a daunting transformative task. They all clearly recognized the … Read more

Art, Activism, Access: 40 Years of Ethnic Studies at UCLA

Stacey Ravel Abarbanel, staceyra@arts.ucla.edu For Immediate Use (310) 825-4288 January 13, 2010 Exhibition Explores Ethnic Studies at UCLA over Past Forty Years Art, Activism, Access: 40 Years of Ethnic Studies at UCLA February 28 – June 13, 2010 Opening Day Event: Sunday, February 28, 2010 12–5 pm Family Festival: Art, Activism, Access: 40 Years of … Read more

Mayor honors AISC

By Elizabeth Kivowitz Boatright-Simon (http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/city-honors-american-indian-studies-111924.aspx) October 30, 2009, UCLA Newsroom Category: Arts & Humanities, Campus News Mayor Honors American Indian Studies Center On Friday, Oct. 30, Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and the Los Angeles City Council honored the UCLA American Indian Studies Center on the occasion of its 40th anniversary by presenting a proclamation to … Read more