I just wrote a @cftunion.bsky.social letter urging Governor Newsom to sign AB 713 – Equal access to campus job opportunities for students regardless of immigration status. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...

Urge Governor Newsom to support equal access to campus job opportunities regardless of immigration status

Please take a moment to sign the CFT letter urging Gov. Newsom to sign AB 713, the Opportunity for All Act, which would allow California students at all UC, CSU, and community college campuses equal a...

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Did I mention that you should buy the book? 🙃 www.dukeupress.edu/insecurities...

Insecurities of Expulsion: Afro-Asian Entanglements in Transcontinental Uganda

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Insecurities of Expulsion (Duke University Press 2025) was also shortlisted for the Bethwell A. Ogot Book Prize by the African Studies Association (and in the company of some fantastic women colleagues and friends!) Congrats to all the finalists: africanstudies.org/awards-prize...

2026 ASA Awardees & Finalists

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2026Contact: Alix Saba, Executive Director, asaed@africanstudies.orgPDF Press Release for Distribution: Download Here African Studies Association Announces 2026 Award...

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Some wonderful news last month: Insecurities of Expulsion (Duke University Press, 2025) has been shortlisted for the Elliott P. Skinner Book Award, sponsored by the Association for Africanist Anthropology. Check out the announcement here: afaa.americananthro.org/2026-elliott...

2026 Elliott P. Skinner Book Award Shortlist

The Association for Africanist Anthropology (AfAA), a section of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), is happy to announce the 2026 Elliott P. Skinner Book Award Shortlist:  Diaspora wit...

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"... the UC system shared data collected by automated license plate readers at multiple campuses with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other federal agencies, in apparent violation of state law [and] could incur fines of up to $2,500 per instance." www.dailycal.org/news/uc/reco...

Records show UC sharing data with US Customs and Border Protection

Public records turned up by The Ellis Collective, a student-led research group, have revealed that the UC system shared data collected by automated license plate readers at multiple campuses with

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"If we want to produce the strongest nominee and then unify quickly and decisively to take back the White House, let’s choose the right rules, starting with ranked-choice voting," writes @raskin.house.gov.

As 2028 approaches, America needs ranked-choice voting more than ever | Jamie Raskin

We need rules for the Democratic primaries that will lift up the voices of talented Democrats

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Collins: Bezos said that you could double his taxes and it's not going to help that teacher in Queens. Mamdani: I know a few teachers in Queens who would beg to differ.

It’s really frightening.

Last week, @ucirvine.bsky.social remained silent as a known hate group held a campus event questioning the existence of Islamophobia. Two days ago, 75 miles away, teenagers radicalized by the same sort of rhetoric murdered several at a mosque. The UCI Muslim Students Union posted this response.

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Concerned Scholars of South Asia and Diaspora regarding Prof. Srila Roy’s X (Twitter) Post

This is a statement by concerned scholars of South Asia and South Asian diaspora in regards to the Sociologist and Wits University…

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#AAA2025 ends today! Never fear, our 40% conference discount lasts through December 31. Save on all books and journal issues with code AAA25 when you order on our website or that of our UK partner, MNG. #Anthropology buff.ly/iU8qYN5

Our #AfricanStudies conference discount lasts through January 1, 2026. Save 40% on all books and journal issues when you use code AFSA25 at checkout on our website or that of our UK partner, MNG. #ASA2025 buff.ly/qxthg8y

when you are at one academic conference and simultaneously texting with three different people at another academic conference

I’m at that older millennial age where when I go to the airport, one person calls me miss and another ma’am, back to back…it’s all very confusing

I won’t be at African Studies Association meetings this year sadly, but you might check out my book, Insecurities of Expulsion, for new African studies and anthropology titles at the Duke Press book stall at the conference. 40 percent off the book on if you order from the website using code AFSA2025

Anneeth Kaur Hundle, @ucirvine.bsky.social anthropology associate professor & Presidential Chair in Social Sciences to Advance Sikh Studies, explores the lasting impact of Uganda’s 1972 expulsion of nearly 80,000 South Asians in new book, Insecurities of Expulsion

Insecurities of Expulsion: Afro-Asian Entanglements in Transcontinental Uganda

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balle balle, bhangra pap hun, congrats mamdani!

A little bit about my book, Insecurities of Expulsion, in my new essay in @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social! And get out and vote! www.zocalopublicsquare.org/mamdani-miss...

Mamdani, ‘Mississippi Masala,’ and a Mayor’s Race | Essay

Untangling the South Asian-African-American Identity Can Help Us Move Beyond Narrow Categories

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Please understand that the only reason this has been released is because of the UCLA faculty association who filed a request and challenged the refusal in court. If you are a UC faculty member, join your FA!

Jaweed Kaleem@jaweedkaleem.bsky.social · 11mo ago

BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the University of California's request that it block the release of a 28-page, $1.2-billion fine Trump administration UCLA settlement offer. UC is required to give a faculty group the document today. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Register now! event.newschool.edu/globalzohran...

Interesting article by anthropologist Anneeth Kaur Hundle about South Asian expulsion from East Africa and its legacy in Uganda and among the diaspora.

Charles Onyango-Obbo@cobbo3.bsky.social · last yr.

Uganda, India, and Beyond: What Zohran Mamdani’s Win as New York Mayoral Candidate Reveals About the Insecurities of Expulsion. scroll.in/article/1084...

So appreciating the d’angelo radio remixes today…if ya know, ya know. RIP

“The announcement on autism was the saddest display of a lack of evidence, rumors, recyling old myths, lousy advice, outright lies and dangerous advice I have ever witnessed by anyone in authority in the world claiming to know anything about science.” - NYU medical expert's comments per #NYT

Uganda’s long-time leader, Yoweri Museveni, 81, and in power for 40 years, officially launched his bid for re-election. Because he magically “wins” all elections, he will likely get to rule for 45 years – and possibly 50 when he runs again in 2031.

Uganda's 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni launches re-election bid | Africanews

Uganda’s long-time leader, President Yoweri Museveni has officially launched his bid for re-election, hoping to extend a presidency that began back in 1986

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The expulsion of the Indian population from Uganda and its relevance for Zohran Mamdani: by Prof. Anneeth Kaur Hundle. scroll.in/article/1084...

In "Insecurities of Expulsion," Anneeth Kaur Hundle examines the 1972 expulsion of 80,000 South Asians of Ugandan heritage from Uganda, exploring its aftermaths and continuing impacts on global Afro-South Asian connections. Read the intro now! #Anthropology #AsianStudies buff.ly/Rj6Lo8b

Save 30% on #NewBook "Insecurities of Expulsion" by Anneeth Kaur Hundle, which examines the 1972 expulsion of 80,000 South Asians of Ugandan heritage from Uganda, exploring its aftermaths and continuing impacts on global Afro-South Asian connections. #AsianStudies #AfricanStudies buff.ly/MRMhDee

Uganda, India, and Beyond: What Zohran Mamdani’s Win as New York Mayoral Candidate Reveals About the Insecurities of Expulsion. scroll.in/article/1084...

On how expelled Asian-Ugandans and their families were affected, survived, and maintained connections to Uganda and Africa more broadly, see Aneeth Kaur Hundle’s Insecurities of Expulsion dukeupress.edu/insecurities...