A new publication by Anna Guevarra and Gayatri Reddy based on their project about the transoceanic connections between India and the Philippines through the lens of Bibingka is now out. “Bumbay” Bibingka: Culinary…
This year’s GLASapalooza theme is an homage to the 1990s and the pivotal decade of student activism that paved the way for building GLAS. This playlist is a collaboration between GLAS faculty and…
On Monday night at the University of Illinois Chicago’s Latino Cultural Center, two dozen students sat hunched over small squares of fabric with needles and thread in hand, learning a type of Palestinian…
Please contribute to the UIC Global Asian Studies Program this Giving Tuesday! Your funds will go toward supporting GLAS students with scholarships and awards, such as the Global Asian Studies Prize, awarded to…
A brief commentary written and delivered by our Founding Director, Prof. Anna Guevarra, at the Illinois Board of Trustees meeting on November 14, 2024. The views expressed in this commentary are those of…
Anna Guevarra has a new co-authored essay entitled, “Decentering Food Pedagogies: Notes from Our Gastrofeminist Classrooms.” The essay was just published in the Fall 2024, Volume 24, Issue 3 of Gastronomica: The Journal…
Anna Guevarra, professor of Global Asian Studies, published an OpEd on the connections between US militarism in the Philippines and in Gaza: “US Militarism Remains Front and Center for Many Filipino Voters in…
You are invited to the LAS Faculty Research Symposium on “AI Impact,” which will take place at UIC on Thursday, October 24 in Illinois Rooms, Student Center East (750 S Halsted St). The…
Here is an excellent, comprehensive, and important primer on Lebanon’s history published by the Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) coauthored by leading scholars of Lebanon – Dr. Lara Deeb, Dr. Maya Mikdashi,…
GLAS Affiliated Faculty, Ronak Kapadia and colleagues have a new book coming out this Fall! BRIDGE BOOKS: “SURVIVING THE LONG WARS” Co-edited by Aaron Hughes, Ronak K. Kapadia, Therese Quinn, Meranda Roberts, and…
