Spotlight East Asia

The Department of Religious Studies is pleased to announce a new course in Asian Studies: RLST 3820: Buddhist Ritual and Art with Dr. Ariana Maki Spring 2015 | MWF 3:00-3:50pm in Humanities 1B80 Beginning with the life of the Buddha, this course will explore how Buddhist art developed in India...

On Friday, November 14, Yinhe Li, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography at Ewha Women's University and current visiting scholar at the University of Colorado Boulder, will present the last luncheon series event of the semester, "Transnational Migration of Korean-Chinese between China and Neighboring States." This talk will discuss ethnic identity among...

On September 19, 2014, Yoshikazu Kawaguchi, Professor Emeritus of Japanese at Waseda University in Tokyo, spoke to an audience of about two dozen that included members of the Boulder community, as well as faculty and students from CU and other Colorado institutions. Professor Kawaguchi is widely published and acclaimed for...

Are you studying Japanese, Chinese, Hindi or any subject related to Japan, China or India? Are you interested in teaching or simply sharing your knowledge about Asia with school-age children? Earn one CU upper division credit hour teaching about a country of your interest to 1st and 2nd graders! Build...

CU Geography Professor and Chair Emily Yeh recently finished a book on the recent development efforts in Tibet by the PRC. On Friday, October 24, she will give a public presentation on this book in a talk by the same title, Taming Tibet: Landscape Transformation and the Gift of Chinese...

The Study Abroad program at CU is holding an interest meeting on Tuesday, October 21, at 5:30 p.m. for students who would like to find out more information about one of next summer's Global Seminars. "Shanghai: Window on China" will be taught by Professor Tim Weston, Associate Director of CAS...

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to invite students to enroll in our two sections of ASIA 4300: "Open Topics in Asian Literature and Culture" in the Spring 2015 semester. Both courses are 3-credit courses, and both count towards the Asian Studies major and minor . Journalism professor Hun...

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 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...