Aoki Center Blog

This week: Platica & Print Launch at TANA

  • by Kevin R. Johnson, Mabie-Apallas Distinguished Professor of Law, Director of the Aoki Center, and Professor of Chicana/o Studies
 


Print Launch & Artist Talk: A Conversation with Stan Padilla
Date: Thursday, October 9 
Time: 6:30 p.m. 
Location: TANA / Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer 

UC Davis School of Law Reaffirms Commitment to Nondiscrimination in Military Recruitment

  • by Kevin R. Johnson, Mabie-Apallas Distinguished Professor of Law, Director of the Aoki Center, and Professor of Chicana/o Studies

The Aoki Center on Critical Race and Nation Studies is proud that the School of Law, in light of Trump administration executive orders and policies, has reaffirmed its commitment to nondiscrimination in military recruitment at UC Davis School of Law. We encourage law schools to reaffirm nondiscrimination against their students because of their gender identity or expression.

National Hispanic American Heritage Month

  • by Kevin R. Johnson, Mabie-Apallas Distinguished Professor of Law, Director of the Aoki Center, and Professor of Chicana/o Studies

The Aoki Center for Critical Race and Nation Studies recognizes that September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic American Heritage Month. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum all pay tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society. The National Hispanic American He

On Shifts in Immigration Policy: Week 1 Under Trump 2.0

Dear Aoki Community:

We have compiled a list of executive orders and agency communications issued by the Trump Administration which have adversely impacted Immigration policy. This resource is meant to be used for educational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. The slide deck is also limited to materials issued from January 20 to January 24, 2025. Access the resource below:

 

Statement on the 2024 Election

To Our Dear Aoki Community:

As advocates of justice, we express concern about the harmful impact that this election will have on the most vulnerable members of our community. We fear for, among others, our unhoused neighbors, immigrants, Arabs and Muslims, women, LGBTQ+ persons, non-traditional families, the incarcerated--all who are marginalized by systems of power.

It might feel like decades of resistance and gains have been set back. However, those gains are in our hearts and minds. We must continue to struggle for justice.

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