Events

From 1921 to 1944, approximately one million ethnic Mexicans living in the United States were removed across the border to Mexico. What officials called "repatriation" was in fact banishment: 60 percent of those expelled were US citizens, mainly working-class women and children whose husbands and fathers were Mexican immigrants. Drawing on transnational archival sources, oral histories, and private collections, Banished Citizens illuminates the lasting effects of coerced mass removal on three generations of ethnic Mexicans....

Join us at the Institute of Governmental Studies LibraryonFriday, November 1st at 12:00pm for "California and the 2024 Election." This panel event will feature a presentation by Berkeley IGS Poll Director Mark DiCamillo on the latest round of statewide election-related data, conducted in partnership with the LA Times, followed by a moderated discussion with a panel of experts on the results,...

The 2025 Boxer Lecture will be a thoughtful conversation between Julie and Former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, with a focus on women in public service leadership. As a Cal alum, the granddaughter of American labor leader, César Chávez and American labor activist Helen Fabela Chávez, and an accomplished political strategist in her own right, Julie can offer valuable insights into political coalition building and public engagement...