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The Center for Race, Immigration, Citizenship, and Equality (RICE)

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New UC Law SF Center Tackles Issues of Race, Citizenship & Equality

Professor Ming Hsu Chen — an expert on race, immigration, and citizenship 鈥 has launched a new center at UC Law SF this fall that will pursue groundbreaking research on equality issues and collaborate with other scholars and academic institutions. Chen, who previously founded the Immigration and… Read More

Upcoming Events

Mar 26
Event Date March 26th
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Event Location 198 – 240

Northern District of California Historical Society Program on Wong Kim Ark and Birthright Citizenship

Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment: A Re-enactment of the Landmark Wong Kim Ark Case followed by a discussion with attorneys, judges, and faculty 聽 Admission is free for students, […]

Apr 15
Event Date April 15th
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Event Location Northern District of California Ceremonial Courtroom

Symposia and Event Recordings

Immigration and Citizenship Law Kick-Off Event

UC Law Journal & RICE Symposium 2024

Immigration and Citizenship Day Panel 2023

Annual Report and Mission Statement

The Center for Race, Immigration, Citizenship, and Equality (RICE) supports scholarship, education, and public service on the ways that intersectional and marginalized identities produce and reflect structural inequality.

    • The Center sponsors lectures and conferences that showcase research and scholarly writing from law, political science, sociology, history, and critical theory, leveraging UC Law SF’s existing strengths in Law & Society and in interdisciplinary scholarship. It will additionally integrate other UC and California campuses doing related research as part of the Academic Village.
    • The Center educates law students through research assistant and teaching positions, colloquium and conferences,聽and community educations programs. It also connects them with alumnae engaged in related practice areas.
    • The Center convenes policymakers, lawyers, community advocates, and legal scholars engaged in equality work for community events that engage the broader UC Law SF community.

Meet the Faculty Director

Ming Chen is a Professor of Law and Faculty-Director of the . She teaches courses in Constitutional Law, Legislation and Administrative Regulation, Citizenship, and Immigration. Professor Chen brings an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of race, immigration, and the administrative state. Her scholarship is聽published in leading law reviews and social science journals.

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Advisory Board

Irene Bloemraad


精东影业 of British Columbia, Centre for Migration Studies

Catherine Seitz


Immigration Institute of the Bay Area, Legal Director (UC Law ‘2001)

Hiroshi Motomura


UCLA Law School and Center for Immigration Law and Policy

Gabriel 鈥楯ack鈥 Chin


UC Davis School of Law, Aoiki Center, and Global Migration Center

Lucia Martel Dow


Immigrant Legal Resource Center, New Americans Campaign (UC Law 鈥12)

Jack Trasvi帽a


Commissioner, SF Board of Appeals; Former Dean, USF Law School

Leti Volpp


UC Berkeley Center for Race and Gender

Jennifer Chacon


Stanford Law

Stephanie Canizales


Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative

Faculty Affiliates

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Blaine Bookey

Visiting Assistant Professor and Legal Director, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies
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Brittany Glidden

Clinical Professor & Faculty Co-Director of Public Interest and the Social Justice Center
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Thalia Gonz谩lez

Professor of Law and the James Edgar Hervey 鈥50 Chair of Litigation.
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Karen Musalo

Professor and Chair in International Law, Director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
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Reuel Schiller

The Honorable Roger J. Traynor Chair and Distinguished Professor of Law
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Jessica Vapnek

Associate Dean of the MLS Program, Director of the International Development Law Center, Professor of Practice
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Contact us at聽rice@uclawsf.edu