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Knowledge for Justice is a joint publication of UCLA¿s four ethnic studies research centers: American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicana/o Studies, and African American Studies. The book addresses the intersectional intellectual, social, and political struggles that confront the groups represented in the anthology. The selections articulate the specificity of each racial ethnic group¿s struggle while simultaneously interrogating t...

Sexual desire, often understood as personal erotic preference, is frequently seen as neutral, natural, or inevitable. Countering these commonplace assumptions, Racial Erotics shows how sexual partnering within communities of gay men is deeply embedded within larger social structures that define whiteness as desirable and normative while othering men of color. In queer erotic economies this othering may take the form of sexual rejection or feti...

For over 150 years, Tlingit women artists have beaded colorful, intricately beautiful designs on moccasins, dolls, octopus bags, tunics, and other garments. Painful Beauty suggests that at a time when Indigenous cultural practices were actively being repressed, beading supported cultural continuity, demonstrating Tlingit women¿s resilience, strength, and power. Beadwork served many uses, from the ceremonial to the economic, as women created be...

¿Chickens are a lot more mainstream than veganism and a little bit like kombucha: super weird twenty years ago, now somewhat popular and made even more so by logos, brands, and hashtags.¿ So begins Gina Warren¿s deep dive into the backyard chicken movement. Digging into its history and food politics, she provides a highly personal account of the movement¿s social and cultural motivations, the regulations it faces, and the ways that chicken own...

In the Qing dynasty (1644¿1911), China experienced far greater access to political information than suggested by the blunt measures of control and censorship employed by modern Chinese regimes. A tenuous partnership between the court and the dynamic commercial publishing enterprises of late imperial China enabled the publication of gazettes in a wide range of print and manuscript formats. For both domestic and foreign readers these official ga...

From hip-hop artists in the Marshall Islands to innovative multimedia producers in Vanuatu to racial justice writers in Utah, Pacific Islander youth are using radical expression to transform their communities. Exploring multiple perspectives about Pacific Islander youth cultures in such locations as Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Hawai`i, and Tonga, this cross-disciplinary volume foregrounds social justice methodologies and programs that con...

What happens to rural communities when their traditional economic base collapses? When new money comes in, who gets left behind? Pushed Out offers a rich portrait of Dover, Idaho, whose transformation from ¿thriving timber mill town¿ to ¿economically depressed small town¿ to ¿trendy second-home location¿ over the past four decades embodies the story and challenges of many other rural communities.Sociologist Ryanne Pilgeram explores the structu...

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