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Author James N. Gilmore on the limits, possibilities, and realities of wearable tech, like Fitbits, Apple Watches, and Oura Rings.

Isabelle Thuy Pelaud, co-editor of "The Cleaving," on the invisibility of Vietnamese American writers and poets and bringing light to their work.

Author Andrew Campana discusses his book "Expanding Verses: Japanese Poetry at the Edge of Media"

Yiman Wang, author of "To Be an Actress," talks about the enduring legacy of actress Anna May Wong

The guest editor of UC Press's new journal answers the question, "Why have a journal special issue on Southeast Asian speculative fiction?"

Author Nicole Karlis discusses her new book "Your Brain on Altruism," and how together we can build a culture of kindness.

In “The Right to Suburbia,” Willow S. Lung-Amam details who’s benefitting from redevelopment in Washington, D.C.’s suburbs – and who’s being pushed out.

UC Press is proud to publish award-winning authors and books across many disciplines. Below are our February 2025 award winners. Please join us in celebrating these scholars by sharing the news!

Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos incoming editor is interested in continuing the journal's foundational mission, while finding new ways to increase MSEM’s visibility throughout Mexico and to intensify interdisciplinary dialogue within the pages of MSEM.

If you care about bodily autonomy and self-determination, the current times are very bad. We can learn a lot about what this moment demands of us by looking to youth-led social movements for reproductive justice.