UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies Library

10/01/2025

📣 📣 Join us for an exhibition of art works and documents commemorating the 1992 Tribunal as an international
call to dismantle the colonial legacy of Christopher Columbus and the Myth of Discovery.

09/24/2025

Reminder!! Workshop and discussion on Sept. 24th and film screening on Sept 25th.
RSVP AT Tinyurl.com/GenEqEventsRSVP

02/27/2025

The Banned Scholars Project and the African American Museum and Library at Oakland Present:
✨Holding Ideas Hostage: Resisting Book Bans and Literary Censorship
✨March 15, 2025, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
✨African American Museum and Library at Oakland
✨Register: link in bio or events.berkeley.edu/africam.

Featuring:
- Carolyn F. Norman, California Black Librarians Caucus
- Daphne Muse, Educator and Cultural Broker
- Diane Wachtell, The New Press
- Innosanto Nagara, Author of “A for Activist”
- Nicholas Perez, PEN America
- Sine Hwang Jensen, Ethnic Studies Library, UC Berkeley

Co-sponsored by the Bay Area Book Festival and UC Berkeley English. The Banned Scholars Project is supported by generous grants from the Spencer Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.
Accessibility or accommodations questions? Contact Barbara Montano at [email protected] or 510-664-4324.

11/27/2024

The Ethnic Studies Library marks the passing of one of its founding figures. Manuel Delgado's upraised fist at Sather Gate symbolizes forever the Third World Liberation Front Strike that led to the establishment of the Ethnic Studies Department and the Ethnic Studies Library.
https://eslibrary.berkeley.edu/comparative-ethnic-studies-collection/rembering-manuel-r-delgado

10/28/2024

New collection open for research at the Bancroft Library

The Sister Makinya Sibeko-Kouate papers are open for research! Educator and community activist Sister Makinya Sibeko-Kouate (nee Harriet Smith) was celebrated for her efforts to promote Black Studies curricula in the East Bay and to popularize Kwanzaa. Her papers reflect the ways her personal and po

10/25/2024

🌟New short film!🌟 Produced by one of our former staff. Link to watch is in our bio!

In "Love Has Two Meanings," director Kevin Duncan Wong captures the inspiring journey of 12 Chinese seniors as they confront community safety challenges in Oakland's Chinatown and beyond. Traveling through West Oakland, San Francisco's Chinatown, and San Quentin State Prison, they seek innovative solutions while fostering intergenerational connections and bridging cultural divides. This poignant short documentary highlights the power of community and the diverse meanings of love in the face of adversity.

10/25/2024

✨From Berkley Street to (UC) Berkeley: Celebrating the Career of Stephen Small
✨Wednesday, November 20, 2024
✨11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Lunch, 1:00 - 3:00 pm: Program, 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Reception
✨Lunch & reception: Room 650, Program: Room 820
✨RVSP to attend: africam.berkeley.edu/events/ss/ (in-person or Zoom)
Join the Department of African American Studies and the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues at UC Berkeley to celebrate Professor Stephen Small’s 30-year campus career. The retirement party will include a family-style lunch; panel discussions with and about Professor Small’s scholarship, teaching/mentorship, and contributions to campus administration; and a closing reception.
Sponsored by the African American Studies Department and the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues.
Questions about accessibility? Contact Barbara Montano at [email protected] or 510-664-4324 with as much advance notice as possible.
Photos courtesy of Stephen Small and UC Berkeley.

10/23/2024

Come make zines with us as a collaborative LGBTQ+ Grads and Grad Women* workshop!!! 💜✨ Make friends, learn a new craft, and enjoy food! 👯‍♂️🍽️

RSVP link in bio

10/22/2024

Upcoming exhibit and installation at City College Chinatown Campus curated and created by Vida Kuang featuring rich research and archives!

"Come join us for the opening reception of Holding Half the Sky 頂半邊天, a photo exhibit and installation honoring the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking strike led by 135 Asian immigrant garment workers in San Francisco, which led to a year of picketing and multiple arrests.

On view into March 2025 at City College's Chinatown Campus, next door to the former Jung Sai Garment Factory, the exhibit shows San Francisco’s labor movement as seen through the lens of Asian immigrant women and is in attestment to the prowess of women workers in Chinatown.

《Holding Half the Sky 頂半邊天》紀念中西 (Jung Sai) 製衣廠罷工行動的五十週年和致敬帶領這開創性罷工的135名亞裔女工。這次罷工維持了將近一年的糾察活動，導致多名工人被捕，最終改變了公眾對亞裔女工在勞工運動的地位和影響力。該行動顯現了亞裔女工的英勇和堅毅。該展覽通過攝影和藝術裝置展示華埠亞裔移民婦女對三藩市勞工運動的影響。展覽將在三藩市市立大學華埠校區開幕，毗鄰前中西製衣廠。

《Holding Half the Sky 頂半邊天》展覽是由鄺楚螢策劃和創作，並有 Asian Improv aRts 與 its AIR Fellowship Program一同創辦。該計劃是由 California Arts Council Impact Grant 資助。"

STRIKE! 罷工! HUELGA! “If you are not afraid, join us. If you are afraid, this isn’t the place for you!” A photo exhibit and art installation honoring the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking Jung Sai Garment Workers strike and an attestment to the prowess of Asian women workers!