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Exchange Students as Cultural Ambassadors: Knight Library Exhibit

“Between 1949 and 1966, at least 4,713 Japanese students studied at American universities with the best-known fellowships at the time—GARIOA (Government Account for Relief in Occupied Areas [1949 through 1951]) and Fulbright (established in 1952)—along with a few private scholarships.…

Art And Activism With Cherríe Moraga | Jefferson Public Radio

To call Cherríe Moraga a writer understates the case. She is that, yes, but also an activist on behalf of people of color, particularly women. And she Source: Art And Activism With Cherríe Moraga | Jefferson Public Radio

In loving memory: Sandi Morgen 1950-2016

Pictured is former CSWS Director Sandi Morgen.

Sandra Lynn Morgen March 31, 1950 – September 27, 2016 “Let me live lovingly, generously, courageously…” Friday, September 30, 2016: 11:30 am: funeral service at Temple Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th Ave., Eugene, OR (corner of E. 29th Ave. &…

In Memory of Joan Acker: 1924 – 2016

Pictured is Joan Acker.

Memorial Service: Saturday afternoon, Aug. 27, Gerlinger Lounge, UO campus June 22, 2016—CSWS received word of the passing of feminist scholar Joan Acker, a leader of the original group that established a center to study women at the University of…

Fantasmas de la historia: Racismo y Violencia Policial en los Estados Unidos

Pictured is Alaí Reyes-Santos.

Following the events in Dallas, CSWS faculty affiliate Alaí Reyes-Santos was asked to submit a short piece about racism and racial profiling by the Spanish newspaper La Razon. Dr. Reyes-Santos, an associate professor in the UO Department of Ethnic Studies,…

Jane Grant Fellow publishes article on internal migration of Oaxacan indigenous women

Pictured is Ivan Sandoval Cervantes.

July 12, 2016—Iván Sandoval-Cervantes, the 2015-16 CSWS Jane Grant Dissertation Fellowship recipient, completed his PhD in anthropology at the University of Oregon in 2016 and is now a visiting assistant professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, at the University of…