The son of UC Irvine mathematics professor Abel Klein, Ezra spent much of his childhood hanging out on and around the campus. … Klein, who lives in Oakland, returned to UC Irvine in February to deliver a lecture hosted by the Jack W. Peltason Center for the Study of Democracy. He spoke on the topic of identity politics, which is also the subject of his upcoming book.

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