UCLA Asia Pacific Center

09/03/2026

Applications to be a part of our inaugural 2026 YOUTH FELLOWSHIP cohort are OPEN! 🧡
Want to make an impact for Cantonese language & culture while building something YOU care about?

Apply now using https://bit.ly/4wzV2wf

Over 4 months, Youth Fellows will:
✨Build an independent passion project with support from Save Cantonese
⏰ Earn verified volunteer hours
🤝Work with a team of fellow youth leaders
👩‍🏫Get paired with a mentor for 1-on-1 guidance
💻Gain real-world experience in communications, technology, or community organizing
🎤Present your work at a final showcase

If you’re a middle or high school student passionate about Cantonese language, culture, and community, apply now! DM us with any questions

08/26/2026

Join us on Oct. 13 for an engaging talk with Professor Beatrice Zani (French National Centre for Scientific Research), co-sponsored with the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies and UCLA Center for the Study of International Migration! This event offers a hybrid format with in-person and virtual attendance options.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | 11:00 AM (PT)
Bunche Hall, Rm 10383 & Online
Event Details: https://ucla.in/4xoCX5u

RSVP to Attend In Person: http://forms.international.ucla.edu/ApplicationForm.aspx?YHbbgjRDrfhNlUG0I5gagNTBABoLzgLf66lg5eVmY6g=

RSVP to Attend Online: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_syPLLUU-QiqpG3WAd4GpJQ

This lecture by Beatrice Zani (French National Centre for Scientific Research) draws upon more than four years of multi-sited ethnographic research in Taiwan, Indonesia, and Singapore and explores the lives of Southeast Asian migrant fishers employed aboard distant-water fishing vessels. Combining participant observation with more than 140 interviews with migrant workers, vessel owners, labor brokers, port authorities, NGOs, and trade unionists, Zani examines how labor takes shape across constantly shifting maritime environments in which legal authority and accountability are fragmented.

07/24/2026

Join us on Monday, August 3 at 6:15 PM (PT) for a webinar on "Technology-Based Transformation of Greater Asia in the Age of Agentic AI: Implications Regionally and Globally."

Online Webinar
Event Details: https://ucla.in/3TgDRlr
RSVP Link: https://ucla.in/45nnyG4
Registration is required via Zoom in order to receive the webinar link and instructions to join.

The Greater Asia region is emerging as a global leader in the transition from a “digital first” to an “AI-first” future for consumers, enterprises and society. The Center for Global Management’s latest tech-focused global immersion course, led by Professor Terry Kramer, included travel to Shenzhen and Singapore — two of the world’s most dynamic innovation hubs. The course examined how technology is transforming society, enterprises, and consumers, with a particular focus on AI and agentic AI. Through discussions and site visits with organizations including Alibaba, ByteDance, BYD, Google, Grab, Meta, SHEIN, Temasek, Tencent, UBTECH Robotics, and emerging AI innovators, participants gained firsthand exposure to how the region is accelerating innovation through the convergence of policy, capital, talent, and experimentation.

This event is a collaboration with the Easton Technology Management Center and Center for Global Management as part of the Wilbur K. Woo Greater China Business Series. Supporting organizations include the UCLA Anderson Greater China Business Association and UCLA Asia Pacific Center.

07/22/2026

Join us this evening on Wednesday, July 22 at 7 PM (PT) for a hybrid talk on "Cantonese Operatic Singing & Accompaniment as Applied Musicology: A Hands‑on Introduction," featuring Professor Bo-Wah Leung (梁寶華) from the Education University of Hong Kong! This event is made possible by the Cantonese Arts and Culture Fund (UCLA Asian American Studies Center) and co-sponsored by the UCLA Asia Pacific Center and UCLA Department of English.

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 | 7:00 PM (PT)
Kaplan Hall, Rm 193
Event Details: https://ucla.in/4pvVTMs
No RSVP required; seats are available on a first come, first served basis.

This lecture offers a hands-on introduction to Cantonese operatic singing and accompaniment, approached as applied musicology. Participants will engage directly with these performance practices as part of the exploration.

07/10/2026

05/27/2026

📢 Registration remains open (and free) for the annual 2026 UCLA-NTNU Taiwan Studies Conference on May 29-30! 📢

RSVP to save your seat: https://forms.international.ucla.edu/ApplicationForm.aspx?YHbbgjRDrfhNlUG0I5gagOwZZLoP-N7F5CeYSAOwhQs=

View the conference schedule here: https://www.international.ucla.edu/apc/event/17461

We look forward to seeing you there! 🙌🏼

📣 UCLA Asia Pacific Center proudly presents our annual 2026 UCLA-NTNU Taiwan Studies Conference on Friday May 29 and Saturday May 30 at Hershey Hall Salon (Room 158). Free for all campus and community members!

"Tongues of Taiwan: Culture and Identity between Languages and Empires"
Friday May 29 & Saturday May 30, 2026
UCLA Hershey Hall (Room 158)
Full Schedule: https://ucla.in/4sVIChd
RSVP: http://forms.international.ucla.edu/ApplicationForm.aspx?YHbbgjRDrfhNlUG0I5gagOwZZLoP-N7F5CeYSAOwhQs=

This year's conference brings together scholars from diverse disciplines—linguistics, literature, history, media studies, and more—to reflect on the past, present, and future of the tongues of Taiwan. We invite discussions and debate around how linguistic practice has shaped cultural identity and vice versa in Taiwan, as well as explorations of the nuanced negotiations between different languages and cultural traditions undertaken by peoples living in the archipelago.

Presented as part of the UCLA-NTNU Taiwan Studies Initiative, a partnership of UCLA and National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) that aims to create research synergies to promote cutting-edge research in Taiwan studies: https://ucla.in/3Pn0C5s

Cover image design courtesy of Quentin Tan (UCLA).

05/13/2026

This Thursday May 14 at 5 PM (PT), join the UCLA Asia Pacific Center for a hybrid panel discussion featuring five professional photographers involved with the "Taste China" project by the Chinese Culture Development Center (CCDC) and Meihua Magazine (美華): Ringo Chiu, Irfan Khan, Michael Nelson, Sarah Reingewirtz, and Nick Ut. A light reception will follow in Royce Hall, Room 306.

Thursday, May 14, 2026 | 5:00-6:15 PM (PT)
Dodd Hall, Rm 175 & Online*
Event Details: https://ucla.in/4tbJZaH
RSVP Here: http://forms.international.ucla.edu/ApplicationForm.aspx?YHbbgjRDrfhNlUG0I5gagBl2pKn0fJG3z7f8FsmATno=
*The link for virtual participation is provided upon registration.

The "Taste China" initiative aims to build bridges between Eastern and Western cultures through food, art, and storytelling, revealing the richness, depth, and evolving spirit of Chinese cuisine and connecting Chinese culture with global palates through taste, craft, and storytelling.

Please send any questions about this event to: [email protected].

05/04/2026

📣 UCLA Asia Pacific Center proudly presents our annual 2026 UCLA-NTNU Taiwan Studies Conference on Friday May 29 and Saturday May 30 at Hershey Hall Salon (Room 158). Free for all campus and community members!

"Tongues of Taiwan: Culture and Identity between Languages and Empires"
Friday May 29 & Saturday May 30, 2026
UCLA Hershey Hall (Room 158)
Full Schedule: https://ucla.in/4sVIChd
RSVP: http://forms.international.ucla.edu/ApplicationForm.aspx?YHbbgjRDrfhNlUG0I5gagOwZZLoP-N7F5CeYSAOwhQs=

This year's conference brings together scholars from diverse disciplines—linguistics, literature, history, media studies, and more—to reflect on the past, present, and future of the tongues of Taiwan. We invite discussions and debate around how linguistic practice has shaped cultural identity and vice versa in Taiwan, as well as explorations of the nuanced negotiations between different languages and cultural traditions undertaken by peoples living in the archipelago.

Presented as part of the UCLA-NTNU Taiwan Studies Initiative, a partnership of UCLA and National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) that aims to create research synergies to promote cutting-edge research in Taiwan studies: https://ucla.in/3Pn0C5s

Cover image design courtesy of Quentin Tan (UCLA).

04/29/2026