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The pages of UC Press’s journals have examined the War from a myriad of angles, from all sides of the conflict–its global economic and political impact, the role of student activism, memory in small-town America, and more.

MS/EM's early career article award, which has been renamed in honor of its most recent emeritus editor, is now accepting self-nominations.

A preview of the Spring 2025 issue of "Pacific Historical Review," which takes readers to World War II, the Cold War, and beyond.

Afterimage's new special issue, "Aesthetics of Perplexity," is interested in examining perplexity as an aesthetic category, in which the experience of confusion or bewilderment can be harnessed as an artistic tactic.

The editors of the "Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians" invite you to read a virtual issue on the architectural history of Atlanta and the southern US, which has been published in conjunction with #SAH2025 in Atlanta.

Case Studies in the Environment Prize Competition's 2024 winning article, from authors Lia Downing and David Hsu, explores the case of Brooklyn's Casa Pasiva green energy retrofit project.

UC Press has great news to share about FirstGen program growth and seeks your support for its continued success. Here’s how our program has benefitted first-gen authors so far.

Excerpts from "The Cleaving: Vietnamese Writers in the Diaspora"

Fifty years after resettlement following the US War in Vietnam, nearly 17,000 Southeast Asian refugees are living with deportation orders. Author Jennifer Huynh explains how Vietnamese communities are building systems of mutual aid to support each other through ongoing removal by the US government.

Marking fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, Allen L. Tran, author of A LIFE OF WORRY, looks at the lingering anxieties that have taken hold of the country.