International and Area Studies Resources and Programs

Alena Aissing, Librarian/Curator for Slavic & East European, Eurasian, and Central Asian Studies

Areas: Slavic studies, Eastern and Central Europe, the Russian Federation, Balkan countries, Baltic countries, the Caucasus, Central Asia
Languages: Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian and other Slavic languages, Danish, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Latin
Contact: aaissing@library.ucla.edu

Jade Alburo, Librarian/Curator for Southeast Asian, Pacific Islands, and Asian American Studies

Areas: Southeast Asia; Pacific Islands/Oceania; Asian American Studies
Languages: Bisaya/Cebuano; Tagalog/Pilipino; Spanish (working knowledge)
Contact: jalburo@library.ucla.edu

Sohaib Baig, Librarian/Curator for Middle Eastern & North African, South Asian, and Islamic Studies

Areas: North Africa; Middle East; South Asia; Islamic Studies
Languages: Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Ottoman Turkish, Urdu, Sindhi
Contact: sohaib.baig@library.ucla.edu

Ruby Bell-Gam, Librarian/Curator for African, International Development, and African American Studies

Areas: Africa; Central Africa; East Africa; Indian Ocean Islands; Southern Africa; West Africa. African American Studies; International Development Studies
Languages: Efik; French; German; Igbo; Portuguese; Swahili
Contact: rbellgam@library.ucla.edu

Alice Hunt, Slavic & East European, and Southeast Asian Collections Assistant

Languages: French; German; Indonesian; Spanish; some Hindi; Latin; and Russian
Contact: ahunt@library.ucla.edu

Diane Mizrachi, Librarian/Curator for Social Sciences, Israel, and Jewish Studies

Areas: Judaism; Jewish history, culture and communities in Israel, Europe, the United States, and worldwide. Zionism, pre-state and current Israeli history, politics, culture and society.
Languages: Hebrew
Contact: mizrachi@library.ucla.edu

Tula Orum, African, Iberian, International Development, and Latin American Collections Assistant

Languages: Portuguese; Spanish; French
Contact: tula@library.ucla.edu

Jordan Stalls, Middle Eastern and Islamic Materials Collections Assistant

Languages: Arabic; Persian; Pashto
Contact: wjstalls@library.ucla.edu

Shannon Tanhayi Ahari, Librarian/Curator for European Studies, Classics, and American Indian Studies

Areas: Western Europe; Classics; Indo-European Studies; Medieval and Renaissance Studies; American Indian Studies
Languages: Azerbaijani; French; Italian; Spanish
Contact: skahari@library.ucla.edu