The Young Oak Kim (YOK) Center for Korean American Studies

The YOK Center at UC Riverside is on its way to becoming the preeminent research institution on Korean American Studies. The YOK Center is dedicated to understanding what it means to be a Korean American in the 21st century, the history of Korean Americans, the Korean diaspora in the United States and the world, and the role of Korean Americans in the reunification of South and North Korea. Professor Ed Chang is the founder and director of the YOK Center.

Latin American Studies Program

The Latin American Studies Program draws on multidisciplinary experiences and a long history of research expertise. We offer a major and a minor degree with courses focusing on Latin America in a global context. Students can choose from a wide variety of courses — archeology, history, society, political and economic issues, border studies, culture, literature, music, film, language etc. Many classes are offered in English, others in Spanish.

Faculty and students also organize talks and events with eminent scholars and young, cutting edge researchers from the US and Latin America.

California Center for Native Nations at UCR

The California Center for the Native Nations (CCNN) is the bridge between the University of California and California’s Tribal Nations. It is a research center at the University of California, Riverside, that strives to and is committed to preserving the rich histories, cultures, languages and sovereignty of Tribal Nations. With a special focus on California Tribal Nations, CCNN is committed to working alongside American Indians to initiate, facilitate and execute research for, with, by, and about American Indians. CCNN connects Tribal Nations with UC expertise to execute the aforementioned. The relationship CCNN seeks to achieve with Tribal Nations is reciprocal, not only benefiting and enriching the Tribal Nations in which it connects with, but also enriching Native American and American Indian Studies within academia.

Immigration/Detention Initiative

The Immigration/Detention Initiative leads citizenship classes for immigrants and provides legal advocacy to immigrants who urgently need legal support for their immigration case.

K-12 Ethnic Studies Initiative

This emerging initiative will partner with local teachers to develop pedagogical approaches to teaching Ethnic Studies in a K-12 setting.

Art: "Study" by Pete Yahnke Railand