by Veena Hampapur | Jul 29, 2026 | Episodes
Autoqueen Trilogy, Part Three concludes our miniseries chronicling the life of Mohana Sundari. Mohana is part of a small but growing group of women driving auto rickshaws in Chennai. Even in India, many are unaware that women drivers like Mohana exist. Part...
by Veena Hampapur | May 27, 2026 | Episodes
In the second installment of the Autoqueen Trilogy, we revisit Mohana Sundari, a thirty-nine-year-old woman living in Tamil Nadu in southern India. Mohana is part of a small but growing group of women driving auto rickshaws in the capital city of Chennai. Part...
by Veena Hampapur | Mar 25, 2026 | Episodes
Autoqueen Trilogy, Part I features Mohana Sundari, a thirty-nine-year-old woman living in Tamil Nadu in southern India. Mohana is part of a small but growing group of women driving auto rickshaws in the capital city of Chennai. Many, even in India, are unaware that...
by Veena Hampapur | Jun 26, 2025 | Episodes
Today we are bringing you a piece produced by Ritika Sarma and Jimmy Mancilla, students in UCLA’s Labor Summer Research Program (LSRP). The piece is part of a larger 3-part series, “The Reality of Workers and Learners,” which examines the challenges faced by student...
by webteam | Sep 4, 2024 | Episodes
It’s back-to-school season, and we’re sharing a recording of “Labor Studies 101” from our archives at the IRLE, the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. In this episode, our IRLE director, Toby Higbie, interviews Kent Wong, our previous long...
