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Jason De León, Weissberg Chair 2021-22

The Rights of the Undocumented

March 21st - 26th, 2022

Part of Citizenship, Migration and Belonging Series

 

Jason De León

Jason De León is Professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles with his lab located in the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology.

De León is Executive Director of the Undocumented Migration Project. The UMP is a long-term anthropological study of clandestine migration between Latin America and the United States that uses a combination of ethnographic, visual, archaeological, and forensic approaches to understand this violent social process. He has published numerous academic articles and his work with the UMP has been featured in a variety of popular media outlets. For more information on this research go here.

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Weissberg Fellowship. Post-graduation grant for taking the next step toward a career in social justice and human rights. 

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SHE-CAN scholarship. Support for female students from post-conflict countries. 

 

 

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