Kent Wong, a champion of nonviolent resistance in the L.A. labor movement, dies at 69
Kent Wong, who spent decades teaching a doctrine of nonviolent resistance, died Wednesday at a hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 69.
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CUNY SLU Mourns the Loss of Kent Wong, Labor Educator and Visionary
Kent served as Director of the UCLA Labor Center for over three decades. At UCLA, he taught courses on labor and social justice; authored and edited works on immigrant rights and non-violent social movements; and built pioneering programs that empowered immigrant workers, nurtured young leaders, and fostered international solidarity. Under his leadership, the Center became … Read more
NYC taps ‘youth ambassadors’ to tackle hate crime, awarding grants for their projects
The Youth Ambassador Leadership program will provide up to 10 groups of students from ages 8 to 18 with $1,000 each to tackle a hate crime related issue in their neighborhood or school. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.
Call for New WSQ (Women’s Studies Quarterly) General Editors
We invite proposals from prospective coeditors who will work with editorial board members to build on and expand WSQ’s intellectual scope and audience reach within and beyond the fields of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. The incoming editorial team is encouraged to think of their work in terms of field-building and field-expanding, ensuring that WSQ … Read more
CCNY’s Yang Liu earns top honor from world’s largest aerospace technical society
Dr. Yang Liu, assistant professor in The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering and an expert in experimental fluid mechanics, is one of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA) Class of 2026 Associate Fellows. The honor is for his pioneering research and academic leadership. This includes his impactful contributions to experimental aerodynamics and multiphase … Read more
National CAPACD 2025 Small Business Development Technical Assistance Program
This program aims to create a space where participants working in community-based organizations (CBOs) can connect with and learn from one another in their mission to engage and support micro-entrepreneurs and small business districts, including Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities and cultural corridors.