Trans Pacific Partnership Sparks Fascinating Discussion about Future of Pacific Economy

May 26, 2016

The Transpacific Partnership (TPP) has received attention from Presidential candidates, the news media, and the Boulder community, with letters to the editor and columns in the local paper at least weekly. Since many of the TPP partners are Asian countries, it is appropriate that CAS organized a roundtable discussion of...

Dr. Manalansan IV Draws Large Crowd for His Talk on Undocumented Queer Immigrants

May 2, 2016

On February 11, 2016, Professor Martin Manalansan IV, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Asian American Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, delivered a lecture at CU-Boulder to a standing room only crowd with HALE 230, seating 85, packed to capacity. Professor Manalansan’s talk, “(Un)moved: The Paradoxes of Disaffection among...

CAS Brings Informational Panel on the New Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement this Wednesday

Feb. 29, 2016

CAS is pleased to bring "Trans Pacific Partnership: What it Means for Asia and the Americas" to CU on Wednesday, March 2. This will be a panel discussion of the environmental labor, legal, and economic implications of the TPP. Panel members include Keith Maskus, College Professor of Distinction, Department of...

Annual Asian Language Night Featured Student Performances in CU's Six Asian Language Programs

May 26, 2015

Around 150 students at CU gathered on Wednesday, April 8th, to take part in the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations’ annual event, “Asian Language Night.” There were total of 17 performances (presentations, live skits, videos, singing, dancing, fashion show) done by the students who are learning Arabic, Chinese, Farsi,...

The Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations' Two-Day Conference was a Resounding Success

May 18, 2015

The University of Colorado, Boulder’s Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations held the “Transnationalism and its Discontents: Exploring Critical Approaches to Border-space” conference from March 13th to 15th. The conference was organized with the generous support of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Center for Asian...

2015 CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference a Success!

May 4, 2015

This year’s CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Student (CUBASGA) conference was an enormous success. The conference took place February 27th and 28th and featured two distinguished keynote speakers: Dr. Michael Emmerich of the University of California, Los Angeles and Dr. Ding Xiang Warner of Cornell University. Conference participants also included...

"Mediating Asia": 2015 CAS Annual Symposium This Friday

April 16, 2015

This Friday is the 4th annual CAS symposium. In this day-long conference, we will continue to examine our year-long theme, "Mediating Asia." A great deal of our current knowledge about Asia comes to us via traditional media channels (such as print & broadcast journalism, feature films, and documentaries) and, increasingly,...

Three Panels that will Challenge Us to Think Critically about "Mediating Asia"

April 15, 2015

This Friday is the 4th annual CAS symposium. In this day-long conference, we will continue to examine our year-long theme, "Mediating Asia." In addition to our keynote addresses, this year's conference will also feature three panels on "Media and Environmental Politics in Asia," "Authoritarian States, Nationalism, and the Unruly Media,"...

Endy Bayuni and Melissa Chan to Give Keynote Addresses at Upcoming Mediating Asia Symposium

April 14, 2015

This Friday is the 4th annual CAS symposium. In this day-long conference, we will continue to examine our year-long theme, "Mediating Asia." A great deal of our current knowledge about Asia comes to us via traditional media channels (such as print & broadcast journalism, feature films, and documentaries) and, increasingly,...

Join CAS and the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations for Asian Language Night!

April 6, 2015

It's time for the annual Asian Language Night. This Wednesday, April 8, join the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations in celebrating the languages and cultures of Asia with student performances and food. There will be presentations from each of the six language programs offered through the department: Arabic, Chinese,...

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