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,...

Tsherin Sherpa's Visit to Colorado a Great Success

April 2, 2015

In late February, Tibetan artist Ang Tsherin Sherpa spent a week at CU-Boulder, engaging students and community members alike with his experiences as an artist in one of the newest fields of Asian art history, contemporary Himalayan art. The Center for Asian Studies provided significant support for Tsherin’s campus visit...

Anthropology Ph.D. Candidate Rachel Fleming to Present Her Research at the Next Luncheon Series Event

March 30, 2015

This Thursday, April 2, Rachel Fleming, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Anthropology, will present her research on working women in Bangalore as part of our Luncheon Series. In the past three generations and especially since economic liberalization in the 1990s, the southern Indian city of Bangalore has become a...

Asian Studies Research at CU Well-Represented at Upcoming Association for Asian Studies Conference

March 19, 2015

The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies is coming up next week, March 26-29 at the University of Chicago. There will be 12 CU-Boulder faculty and graduate students participating on numerous panels throughout the conference. On Friday at 8:30 a.m., Emiily Yeh , Geography, will serve as...

CAS Visiting Scholar Younghwa Lee to Discuss Her Research at our Next Luncheon Series Event

March 16, 2015

Younghwa Lee, Professor of English at Sun Moon University and current visiting scholar at the Center for Asian Studies, will present at our next Luncheon Series event, this Thursday, March 19. In her research, which will be presented in this talk entitled, "Why Am I in the Writing Class? The...

"Transnationalism and its Discontents" at CU this Weekend

March 13, 2015

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to help support the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations' "Transnationalism and it's Discontents: Exploring Critical Approaches to Border-space" conference this weekend, March 13-15. A collaborative effort between faculty and graduate students, this conference, organized by the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations,...

Professor Morris Rossabi to Offer Reassessment of the Mongol Empire

March 9, 2015

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to help bring Professor Morris Rossabi of the City University of New York on Wednesday, March 11, to offer new insights into the history of the Mongol empire in "Genghis Khan and the Mongols: Barbarians or Harbingers of Global History." Most people perceived...

CU Aerospace Engineers Work to Fight Poaching in Africa

March 5, 2015

Jean Koster and his students, Ethan and Aaron, have been working on designing and AREND sensor aircraft to fight poaching of rhinos and elephants in Africa, and on Thursday, March 12, they will present their work as well as the ways in which the trade of ivory is deeply bound...

Steampunk-ed Kung Fu - Kennth Chan to Discuss the Question of Transnational Modernity in Stephen Fung's Tai Chi Films

March 2, 2015

This Friday, March 6, Kenneth Chan of the University of Northern Colorado will present on Hong Kong director Stephen Fun's two-part 3D martial arts extravaganza, Tai Chi Zero and Tai Chi Hero . These kung fu flicks would have been unremarkable as Hong Kong entries to the genre if not...

Join Us for the Asian Studies Meet & Greet!

Feb. 27, 2015

Join the Center for Asian Studies on Monday, March 2, for an evening of pizza and networking. Meet other Asian Studies majors, minors, and interested students, as well as members of our faculty. Hear about new developments in the Asian Studies program and meet our new Asian Studies instructor, Colleen...

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