Aoki Center Blog

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week - November 17-24

  • by Kevin R. Johnson, Mabie-Apallas Distinguished Professor of Law, Director of the Aoki Center, and Professor of Chicana/o Studies

From Empower Yolo:

This November, as we observe Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (Nov. 17–24) and prepare for Thanksgiving, we invite you to reflect on the many families in our community facing food and housing insecurity. Empower Yolo encourages you to join us in supporting this national campaign through learning, service, action, or giving.

According to the Yolo Food Bank, 1 in 3 households in Yolo County experience food insecurity—far above state and national averages, despite our region’s agricultural abundance.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2025 at noon in Room 1001 (Lunch provided): One Term Later: Where Do LGBTQ+ Rights Stand?

  • by Kevin R. Johnson, Mabie-Apallas Distinguished Professor of Law, Director of the Aoki Center, and Professor of Chicana/o Studies

Join Professors Courtney Joslin, Brian Soucek and Aaron Tang for an in-depth discussion of the Supreme Court's LGBTQ+ jurisprudence across two consecutive terms. Our distinguished faculty panelists will analyze the most significant cases from last term and examine the emerging docket for this term, exploring how the Court's approach to LGBTQ+ rights is evolving. This comparative analysis will provide crucial insights into recent developments in constitutional law and the trajectory of LGBTQ+ litigation at the nation's highest court.

This week: Platica & Print Launch at TANA

  • by Kevin R. Johnson, Mabie-Apallas Distinguished Professor of Law, Director of the Aoki Center, and Professor of Chicana/o Studies
 


Print Launch & Artist Talk: A Conversation with Stan Padilla
Date: Thursday, October 9 
Time: 6:30 p.m. 
Location: TANA / Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer 

UC Davis School of Law Reaffirms Commitment to Nondiscrimination in Military Recruitment

  • by Kevin R. Johnson, Mabie-Apallas Distinguished Professor of Law, Director of the Aoki Center, and Professor of Chicana/o Studies

The Aoki Center on Critical Race and Nation Studies is proud that the School of Law, in light of Trump administration executive orders and policies, has reaffirmed its commitment to nondiscrimination in military recruitment at UC Davis School of Law. We encourage law schools to reaffirm nondiscrimination against their students because of their gender identity or expression.

National Hispanic American Heritage Month

  • by Kevin R. Johnson, Mabie-Apallas Distinguished Professor of Law, Director of the Aoki Center, and Professor of Chicana/o Studies

The Aoki Center for Critical Race and Nation Studies recognizes that September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic American Heritage Month. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum all pay tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society. The National Hispanic American He

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