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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.

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.

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.

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.

Hattie Noel was a trailblazer of the stand-up comedy form. While the visual archive shows her constrained in the controlling images of Disney’s hippo and Hollywood’s maid, her comedy albums tell a different story of Black representation.

A preview of the Winter 2025 issue of "Pacific Historical Review"

UC Press's publishing programs in books and journals, which amplify the voices of leading experts, remain vital for understanding and addressing the challenges of our time.

In "Building the Black City," Joe William Trotter, Jr., traces the growth of Black cities and political power from the preindustrial era to the present.

A special issue of California History commemorates the centennial of the Border Patrol and the Immigration Act of 1924, and offers important historical perspective on our current political moment.

Many of us are now familiar with Dr. Bronner’s. Yet behind this now popular brand lays a larger story of California as an important site for reconceptualizing communities of belief and belonging.