"It's Elementary" Service Project (IESP), Undergraduate Internship Opportunity

Oct. 25, 2012

The Center for Asian Studies would like to announce the continuation of our "It's Elementary" Service Project (IESP), a 1-credit internship program for students in Chinese, Japanese and Indian Studies: Are you studying Japanese, Chinese, Hindi or any subject related to Japan, China or India? Are you interested in teaching...

Rajeev Taranath Concert & Workshop

Oct. 16, 2012

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to announce two exciting events this weekend: Rajeev Taranath, one of the world's leading exponents of the sarod, will lead two events on Saturday and Sunday. A distinguished disciple of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, Rajeev's performances masterfully combine the depth and rigor of...

Upcoming CAS Event: Legal Pluralism in South Indian Fisheries: A Typology of Interplays

Oct. 11, 2012

The Center for Asian Studies is happy to announce the following event: " Legal Pluralism in South Indian Fisheries: A Typology of Interplays ," will take place on Friday, October 19 at 4 pm in Hale 230 on the CU-Boulder campus. A lecture by Dr. Maarten Bavinck, Director of the...

Speaker Series: Dr. Joyce Flueckiger

Sept. 24, 2012

The Center for Asian Studies is happy to announce the following events, as part of our ongoing Speaker Series : The University of Colorado Boulder is pleased to host Dr. Joyce Flueckiger from Emory University's Department of Religion. Dr. Flueckiger will lead two presentations on Friday, September 21 on CU-Boulder...

South Asia

Sept. 18, 2012

National Association of Geographers India (NAGI) Patna University, Patna, BIHAR, November 2-4, 2012 | Deadline: September 15, 2012 Hosted by Department of Geography, 34th Indian Geography Congress. Focal Theme: "Hazards, Vulnerability and Sustainable Development" [Please see http://www.nagi.org.in for full conference description and subthemes] On each sub-theme of the Congress, papers...

Upcoming talk: "Community-Based Conservation in Globalizing India"

Aug. 28, 2012

Dr. C Gladwin Joseph, Senior Fellow and former Director of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), will hold a group talk, "Community-Based Conservation in Globalizing India." This informal presentation will provide an overview of India's current conservation and livelihood issues. Dr. Joseph will show illustrations...

The Jai Ho Hindi-Urdu Language Program a Resounding Success

Aug. 1, 2012

The CU Center for Asian Studies, in collaboration with the department of Asian Languages and Civilizations (ALC) and the Anderson Language Technology Center (ALTEC), successfully concluded its first Hindi-Urdu STARTALK language program. “STARTALK: Jai Ho Hindi-Urdu Student Language Program” was an intensive, five week non-residential program for students entering grades...

CU Graduating Senior Honored with International Fellowship

July 2, 2012

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to share information about recent graduate Dana E. Anderson. After receiving a radio research grant from Journalism and Mass Communication, Dana spent part of July 2011 visiting a community radio station in southeast India operated by the Deccan Development Society. Upon returning to...

"It's Elementary" Service Project Concludes Its Fifteenth Year of Service in Boulder Valley

July 2, 2012

For the fifteenth year, the Program for Teaching East Asia at the Center for Asian Studies continued the "It's Elementary" Service Project, an internship course designed to provide CU students studying Japan, China and India with an opportunity to share their knowledge about Asia with elementary students in Boulder Valley...

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