Events

During the 2025-26 academic year, the newly formed Labor Studies Department will convene a series of public dialogues and research workshops on the theme, “Labor Studies Now.” Conversations will bring together faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, community leaders, and members of the public at-large to discuss urgent issues facing workers when it comes to social...

Join us for a discussion of Eternos Indocumentados: Central American Refugees in the United States (2018), followed by a Q&A with Director Jennifer Cárcamo and Professor Leisy Abrego (UCLA Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies). In July 2014, mainstream US media became flooded with images of what they termed “unaccompanied Central American children.” Most of these children—many coming with their...

Building from Dr. Jennifer Cárcamo’s current book project, this talk explores the historical and ideological origins of Central America’s communist parties, specifically in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, from 1920-1940. Cárcamo chose this period precisely because it preludes the revolutionary war period of the late twentieth century in Central America (1960-1996), an era that...

Join us to meet key players from the Port complex, including union members from the docks and environmental hazard clean-up crews, a former POLA Harbor Commissioner, and a terminal operator. The trip features a tour of an automated port terminal, a boat tour of the port narrated by an ILWU Local 13 member and retired...

Join the UCLA Labor Studies Department and the UCLA Career Center for a virtual workshop designed to help you craft effective resumes and cover letters. Learn how to highlight your skills, experiences, and accomplishments to stand out to employers. Whether you’re applying for an internship, job, or fellowship, this session will provide practical tips and feedback to...