GLAS Solidarity Statements and Announcements
April 29, 2024
We, the core faculty of the Global Asian Studies Program at the University of Illinois Chicago stand in solidarity with students representing over 105 campuses who have established encampments to denounce the ongoing genocide in Gaza and call on campuses to financially divest from corporations and institutions that have profited from Israeli apartheid, genocide, and occupation.
October 16, 2023
We, the core faculty in Global Asian Studies, continue to be outraged and mourn the genocide taking place in Gaza and the hate crimes that have ensued towards Arab, Palestinian, and Muslim communities in the diaspora.
October 12, 2023
The core faculty of the Global Asian Studies Program at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) stand in solidarity with the people of Gaza and those among our UIC community who are directly and indirectly affected by the violence.
February 11, 2023
In Solidarity and Strength
The Global Asian Studies Program at the University of Illinois Chicago stands in solidarity with the people affected by the devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria on February 5.
January 25, 2023
In Remembrance and Solidarity
The UIC Global Asian Studies Program collectively mourns the recent lives lost from gun violence in California and their impact on our communities.
November 23, 2022
In Remembrance and Solidarity
The Global Asian Studies collectively mourns the lives lost from gun violence at Club Q in Colorado Springs. We affirm our support of LGBTQIA+ communities everywhere and condemn violence stemming from homophobia and transphobia.
November 7, 2022
Affirmative Action is Racial Justice: A Statement of Solidarity from Asian/Asian American Communities at the University of Illinois Chicago
April 20, 2022
A Statement of Solidarity with the GEO Local 6297 from the Global Asian Studies Program University of Illinois Chicago USA
Coming soon in Fall 2022: B.A. in Global Asians Studies
We are delighted to share with all of you the exciting news that the B.A. in Global Asian Studies has been approved by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
May 17, 2021
A Statement of Solidarity with Palestine from the Global Asian Studies Program
University of Illinois Chicago, USA
March 17, 2021
A Statement of Solidarity and Commitment to Racial Justice from the Global Asian Studies Program in the Wake of COVID-19 and Anti-Asian Racism
University of Illinois Chicago, USA
June 8, 2020
Solidarity Statement from the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC) Asian and Asian American Communities
November 26, 2019
A Message from the Program Director, Anna Guevarra following the murder of a UIC student, Ruth George.