Ben Chung (he/him)

NEW: After years operating in almost complete anonymity, the top content producers of Canary Mission have been identified. The doxxing site targeting academics and activists who expressed pro-Palestine views over the last year has been used by the Trump administration to select international students for arrest, detention, and deportation--even as those using it at DHS said they didn't know who was behind the site. The five new highest-paid writers and social media employees associated with the site that we identified are all Americans who moved to Israel years ago, and have a range of ties to American nonprofits and groups. Link below:

Before we go, we want to highlight another one of our most-read articles this year, published at the very end of 2024: "When decolonization is hijacked" by Alpa Shah. #OpenAccess #Anthropology doi.org/10.1111/aman.2…

We’re happy to be supporting this meet-up in a small way. Congrats to the organizers on this important event.

Yesterday, I posted my new article on r/Judaism, r/CanadaJews and r/JewishLeft. The posts were all removed, and my account was permanently banned from r/CanadaJews and r/JewishLeft. I think a quick look at what happened and what it may mean is warranted. readthemaple.com/youre-literall…

Yesterday, the U of Minnesota deleted the American Indian Studies’ statement on Palestine. (Also deleted was a story about Leonard Peltier’s return home and five other dept statements on Palestine.) Our expertise matters if we don’t oppose genocide. web.archive.org/web/2025032222…

Are there any colleges, and I do mean literally any colleges, that have put their foot down against the White House thus far?

the basics: fascism thrives on fear. they want you to be silent, to self-censor, to do less. you will not recover whatever ground you concede. the moment calls for caution, not hysteria. courage, not cowardice. if the objective is fear, be unafraid. dissent.

We accepted "Cross-disciplinary approaches to Information Structure in Niger-Congo languages" edited by Akinbiyi Akinlabi, Sampson Korsah, Sharon Rose & Abdul-Razak Sulemana langsci-press.org/catalog/book/5…

“Find things you love and are passionate about, but don’t be afraid. Be curious, and don’t prejudge.” Folklorist Frank Proschan reflects on a life in cultural heritage work as he creates a generous endowment for future Folklife interns. Read on: s.si.edu/3R9C4Ko

Die Tzeitung — one of the most prominent Yiddish newspapers is announcing its closure citing Trump’s tariffs and the subsequent rise of paper prices as one of the reasons.

📣 Do you have an outstanding researcher at your institution? Nominate them for the 2025 SSHRC Impact Awards - worth up to $100k. Deadline is April 1st. Details here: sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financ…

Don’t miss your chance to read new Cambridge Element Transnational Korean Englishes by @uhlon_dohlenko and Alex Baratta Free access available until 27 February. cup.org/432rcoO #cambridgeelements #languageandlinguistics

In celebration of International Mother Language Day, we are delighted to announce the launch of “Indigenous Language Rights & Realities”. Volume 1 (2025) now available at nflrc.hawaii.edu/ilrr/

Introducing Talk Story 6: ​​Indigenous Diaspora, Relational Technologies, and Language Renewal: A Discussion of Ethics and Possibilities For more details, see bit.ly/ICLDCtalkstory

York University is suspending admissions to over a dozen programs in the fall, likely planning to shut them down completely in the next few years. Faculty member shares this list that went over the YU Faculty Association council email list. Astonishing

💘 Happy Valentine's Day! 💘 💋 Why DOES 'x' represent a kiss? Find out at the link...💋 cloud.3dissue.com/18743/41457/10…

Translated the opening of Mendel Mann's "In shotn fun vaynshtok" (1960). Without going on too long, I think he is the greatest Yiddish writer to have explicitly written about the Nakba. This story was published one year before he left Israel forever.

Today, the JLM police raided two educational bookshops in East Jerusalem, confiscated books, and arrested the owners. The brother of the owners told Haaretz: "They went through the books with Google Translate and took away anything they didn't like. They even came across>>