Welcome to the Aoki Center for Critical Race and Nation Studies

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Welcome to the Aoki Center for Critical Race and Nation Studies. The Aoki Center is an initiative at the University of California, Davis, School of Law to honor the life and work of the late professor, Keith Aoki. Through scholarly research on the intersection of race and law, the Aoki Center draws together faculty throughout the UC Davis campus to advance the fields of civil rights, critical race theory, and immigration issues.

Professor Jack Chin
Professor Jack Chin’s Racial Justice Speaker Series talk, “Back to Dred Scott? Or Not? Birthright Citizenship and the President’s Executive Order” packed the King Hall Moot Courtroom on August 27, 2025. Watch the recording.

For more information on upcoming events, please see our Events page. For recordings of past events, visit Event Recordings.

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