Diego Loukota, assistant professor of Asian languages and cultures, died at the age of 38 on March 17, in his home in Santa Monica, surrounded by family and friends. He…
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Japanese Silent Film Tour ‘The Art of the Benshi’ to Debut at BAM
The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities present a world tour of restored Japanese silent films coupled with live narrators, known as benshi. BY SAMANTHA BERGESON…
Read MoreTranslation, disinformation and a Guggenheim Fellowship
UCLA professor Michael Berry, shown here with the cover of the English-language version of Han Song’s “Hospital,” which was published in March of this year. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.) Michael…
Read MoreALC Faculty Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Sean Brenner | April 7, 2023 Five UCLA professors are among the 171 Guggenheim Fellows for 2023. Presented annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the fellowships…
Read MoreDepartment receives $3.7 million in gift commitments
Gifts from UCLA Buddhist Studies scholar Robert Buswell and his wife Christina will establish first permanent endowed chair in Korean Buddhist Studies outside of Korea By Margaret MacDonald The UCLA…
Read MoreAugmented reality exhibition places viewers in midst of WWII-era forced removal of Japanese Americans
Eighty years ago, during World War II, the U.S. government forcibly removed Japanese Americans from the West Coast, incarcerating 120,000 in concentration camps. This May, an exhibition at the Japanese…
Read MoreOscars 2022: UCLA lecturer helps guide cultural representation on ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’
Asian languages and cultures lecturer Juliana Wijaya worked as a linguist for Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon.” As a member of the Southeast Asia Story Trust, Wijaya reviewed character…
Read MoreNew Major Fall 2021: Southeast Asian Studies BA
The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures is excited to announce a brand new undergraduate major, Southeast Asian Studies, starting Fall 2021. Southeast Asia is a critically important area of…
Read MoreCongratulations 2021 ALC Graduates!
The Department of Asian Languages & Cultures is excited to celebrate the accomplishments of our graduating seniors as part of our Virtual Commencement Celebration! We hope you join us in…
Read MoreUCLA Announces New Digital Hub For Globalizing Japanese Studies
In 2013, the UCLA Department of Asian Languages and Cultures faced a troubling possibility: its entire program in Japanese literature and culture might collapse. Both its faculty members in this…
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