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This week, the Center for Asian Studies is pleased to present three events that engage with various aspects of contemporary China. Coming up on Tuesday, October 14, there will be a panel discussion on the current protests in Hong Kong, entitled "The Hong Kong Protest Movement: A Forum Discussion." Then...

The Center for Asian Studies is very pleased to partner with the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations and the Graduate Committee on the Arts and Humanities to invite Professor Haruo Shirane to the University of Colorado Boulder for a public lecture on Friday, October 10. Haruo Shirane is Shincho...

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to hold this semester's "Career Tracks in Asian Studies" this Thursday, October 9 at 5:00 p.m. in Hale 270. Open to all majors, Career Tracks in Asian Studies will introduce you to professionals with Asian expertise who work in international business and in...

The Center for Asian Studies is working with the Department of Anthropology to bring what promises to be an engaging Brown Bag talk, "Reducing Elephant Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade in China: News from the Front Lines," this Friday, October 2, at 12:00 p.m. in Hale 450. Featuring Grace Ge...

The Center for Asian Studies and the International Film Series are pleased to present "Korean Film Series" this week on the CU campus. On Thursday, October 2, and Friday, October 3, there will be screenings of two Korean films, Oldboy and The Host . On Friday, there will be a...

Next week, the Center for Asian Studies is pleased to collaborate with the Tsadra "Translation and Transmission" Conference to bring Andrew Quintman of Yale University to CU Boulder on Wednesday, October 1, to deliver a lecture on "The Making of Milarepa: Reading and Writing the Life of Tibet's Great Saint."...

In the contemporary world, most of us move from one place to another and experience placelessness, the difficulty of building deep knowledge of and relationship with the specific culture or place we migrated to. Today’s nomadic culture and lifestyle is multicultural, transcending geographic locations and ethnic characteristics. Such experiences lead...

The CU community is pleased to welcome American-Syrian composer and pianist Malek Jandali to campus on Monday, September 29. Jandali, whose visit to CU includes both a lecture and an evening concert, uses his art to highligh the atrocities in the ongoing Syrian conflict, invoke the principles of human rights,...

On Friday, September 19, Professor Yoshikazu Kawaguchi will be at CU to address fundamental issues in effective Japanese language teaching, including such aspects as teaching Japanese phonetics, teaching kanji, and engaging students in communication. This presentation, held at 3:00 p.m. in Humanities 370, will be conducted in Japanese. Yoshikazu Kawaguchi...

The Center for Asian Studies is holding a Meet & Greet for CU students, faculty, and staff who are interested in Asia on Thursday, September 18, at 4:30 p.m. Join us at Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe on the Hill for an afternoon of socializing over coffee and scones. All...