News
"Like all residents of Los Angeles County, I am heartbroken by the unprecedented devastation caused by the recent fires. This disaster has profoundly impacted so many of our friends, families, and entire communities."
As the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center was closing for winter break, and before the terrible fires that impacted the Los Angeles area, we learned the sad news that Chicano artist Roberto Chavez passed away on December 17. He was 92.
Image: Roberto Chavez, Self Portrait with Derby, oil on canvas, 1963
https://glasstire.com/2024/12/28/our-favorite-art-books-of-2024/
Glasstire, December 28, 2024
https://www.uniondemocrat.com/lifestyle/article_dc893a50-c152-11ef-ba94-...
The Union Democrat, December 23, 2024
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/roberto-chavez-artist-dead-1234728...
Art News, December 19, 2024
The UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC), which includes the four ethnic studies research centers, offers an award from Dr. Shirley Hune to support doctoral student research that addresses inter-ethnic and inter-racial issues, especially from historical and applied social science perspectives. Deadline to apply: March 3, 2025
A Día de los Muertos tribute to Cindy Montañez, new Latinx faculty and research, Latina Futures webinars, Thriving Youth Study reports, new releases from CSRC Press, opportunities, and more in the CSRC quarterly newsletter!
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-alumnus-cindy-montanez-remembered...
UCLA Newsroom, December 17, 2024
Despite institutional barriers, LGBTQ+ people have always taken care of one another, and LGBTQ+ archivists have taken care of these histories. The work of lesbian activist, archivist, and herstorian Yolanda Retter is proof of such care.
The UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC) invites applications for support of research in African American Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, and Chicana/o Studies for 2025–2026. The Institute also invites proposals on interethnic relations that will increase collaboration between the Centers and/or between the Centers and other campus units. Deadline to apply: March 3, 2025