Immigrant Acts: A Symposium
2026-10-08 15:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, Laureate Room, 425 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, 90095, United States
When: Thursday, October 8, 2026 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Where: Luskin Conference Center

Lisa Lowe’s groundbreaking book Immigrant Acts: On Asian American Cultural Politics made Asian American gendered radicalization central to understanding the relationship of state, capital, and culture. This 30th anniversary symposium traces its profound impact on a broad and sometimes unexpected set of debates across disciplines, geographies, and generations.
This event will take place in person at the University of California, Los Angeles in the Meyere and Renee Luskin Conference Center. The event is brought to you by The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the Department of Asian American Studies at UCLA with the generous support of the Asian American Studies Center at UCLA, The Barbra Streisand Center for the Study of Women, and the Gender Studies Department at UCLA
Featuring

Neda Atanasoski, Professor & Chair, Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Maryland
Josen Diaz, Associate Professor, Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, University of California Santa Cruz
Gayatri Gopinath, Professor and Director, Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, New York University
Grace Hong, Professor, Department of Gender Studies, University of California Los Angeles
Jodi Kim, Professor, Department of English and Creative Writing, Dartmouth University
Jacob Lau, Associate Professor and Director, Program in Queer Studies, California State University Northridge
Chandan Reddy, Associate Professor, Department of Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies, University of Washington
Stephanie Smallwood, Associate ProfessorDepartment of History, University of Washington

with a response from Lisa Lowe, Professor, American Studies, Yale University

Leveraging the "Menopause Moment" to Demand Women's Health
2026-10-13 17:00 - 19:30 | James West Alumni Center, 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
When: Tuesday, October 13
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: James West Alumni Center, Los Angeles, CA

​Celebrating Jennifer Weiss-Wolf’s new book, When in Menopause: A User’s Manual and Citizen’s Guide, this discussion will bring together policy experts, UCLA’s leading menopause care provider, Dr. Rajita Patil, and groundbreaking reproductive scientist, Dr. Amander Clark to discuss why menopause care that is high-quality, inclusive, and affordable is still so difficult to access; why we still see a chronic inattention to and underinvestment in women’s health and research; and ways we can understand and use the “menopause moment” to reshape the national conversation about equity in women’s health. The evening will also feature special guests and refreshments.
​This event will be in person and streamed live online. A link to stream the event live will be sent to all attendees.

Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Dr. Daisy Robinton
2026-10-27 16:00 - 17:00 | CNSI Auditorium
UCLA Life Sciences Center for Reproductive Science, Health & Education presents:
Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Dr. Daisy Robinton, Founder & CEO of Oviva Therapeutics
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Daisy Robinton, a Harvard-trained molecular biologist and UCLA alumna leading the charge in women’s healthspan research. As founder of Oviva Therapeutics, Dr. Robinton is pioneering therapeutics that target ovarian physiology to help women live longer, healthier lives.
October 27, 2026 | 4:00 PM
California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), UCLA
Registration coming soon
