Hannan is Global Studies major with an Arabic language focus Oceania is fighting on the frontlines of the climate crisis as climate disasters have only become more violent and frequent in recent years. Rising sea levels, warming temperatures, and more frequent climate disasters threaten to sustain the livelihood of Pacific Islanders and raise the likelihood […]Read More
Miligros is a Global Studies major Milagros’s research explores how Syrian refugees have established a sense of community in Seoul, particularly within the neighborhood known as “Car Town.” These refugees and asylum seekers face a lot of language barriers and employment restrictions and live in social and legal discrimination. I anticipate learning more about how […]Read More
Bailey is a 4th year undergraduate student in the Global Studies department at UC Santa Barbara. Bailey’s research aims to examine the profound impact of administrative detention and military violence on Palestinian youth within the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, particularly focusing on the social and psychological impacts of trauma. Israel’s use of arbitrary detention has sparked […]Read More
Norah is a Global Studies major My research examines the longstanding issue of sexual exploitation in ‘Camp-towns’ around US military bases in South Korea. I contextualize the history of trafficking and exploitation by Japanese colonialism and the US military during the Korean War to current issues of the trafficking of migrant women. I do so […]Read More
Isabella is a Global Studies and Environmental Studies major, and also minors in Chinese and Professional Writing, Journalism Track With nature-mocking megastructures and sparkly-clean streets, Singapore is widely regarded as a beacon: an eco-friendly model of the future. But who reaps the benefits of its green building? Are Singapore’s flaunted environmental infrastructures accessible to everyone, including […]Read More
The Orfalea Center Undergraduate Fellows are all completing the special, advanced Global Studies EAP-preparatory research seminar course Global 196, led by Lecturer Omar Mansour, a UCSB Global Studies alum who also serves as Public Education Academic Coordinator at the Orfalea Center. Below you will find each student’s most up-to-date work, including video presentations, abstracts and […]Read More