Spotlight East Asia

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...

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to partner with the CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Association is to bring this year's Graduate Student Conference. Held Friday, February 27, and Saturday, February 28, this conference will bring together graduate students from CU, as well as universities across the country to...

The Center for Asian Studies is partnering with the Korea Foundation to bring the Lee Mi Sook Dance Company of South Korea to the University of Colorado Boulder. On Wednesday, February 18, the dance company will begin their two-part music and dance program, featuring over ten tradition songs and dances...

Adam Smith will come to CU on Thursday, February 12, to present a documentary he recently co-directed, The Land of Many Palaces , and to offer a preview screening another film, Mountain Town . China is currently experiencing the most rapid urbanization of any place in history, with plans to...

Miriam Kingsberg, Assistant Professor of History, recently published a book on the intersection of empire, identity, and drugs in 19th and 20th century Japan. Bill Sewell's (Saint Mary's University) review of Moral Nation: Modern Japan and Narcotics in Global History speaks to the strength of Kingsberg's publication. "In Moral Nation,...

After a successful start last semester, Project Pengyou is at full steam for the Spring! We are continuing our mission to build cooperation and understanding between the United States and China - both through engagement of Chinese community here at CU, as well as activities and discussions surrounding Chinese culture...

The Institute of International Education is still accepting applications until Thursday, February 12 , from graduate students enrolled in U.S. universities for support to conduct doctoral research at one of 15 prestigious universities in China under the Joint Research Ph.D. Fellowship of the Confucius China Studies Program. The Joint Research...

On December 7, 2014, the Center for Asian Studies hosted the Japanese Language Proficiency Test! Almost 100 students and community members came to CU to take one of five levels of this highly-esteemed annual test. For those who are interested in taking the JLPT in 2015, CAS is pleased to...

Celebrating over 30 years, the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations offers small class sizes which allow our Graduate Students the opportunity to work closely with expert faculty who have extensive research experience and publish regularly on topics which form an essential component in the education of our students. Generous...

From October 8 through 12, the Center for Asian Studies was pleased to co-host an extended visit to the University of Colorado by Dr. Haruo Shirane, the Shinchō Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture at Columbia University. As the author or editor of nearly thirty books, Professor Shirane is undoubtedly...