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CAS Briefs - Bangladesh 2.0: A Nation Reimagined by Its Youth, Upholding DemocracyBy Musabber Chisty, a PhD student in SociologyIn the summer of 2024, Bangladesh witnessed a profound and transformative moment in its history, a wave of

  Fluid Asia Through Two Blockages: Labor Unfreedom and Geothermal Justice A CAS Brief by Shae FrydenlundThe theme of this year’s Center for Asian Studies symposium – Fluid Asia – invites critical engagement with the social and

Rachel Rinaldo Returns After FulbrightJust a few weeks ago, I returned to Boulder after spending a wonderful sabbatical year as a Fulbright Scholar in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.As I step back into the CAS faculty director position, I am excited to

The Center for Asian Studies celebrates the following students who have earned a B.A. in Asian StudiesFall 2022    Gabriel Hooper Spring 2023     Katie Edelson     Derek Arlo Niederer   

(Re)Conceptualizing Climate Justice: The importance of place, scale, and social relations by Denise Fernandes, PhD Student, Department of Environmental Studies, CU BoulderAs CAS prepares for its annual Asia Symposium, we

Looking Back Fifty Years, America in Vietnam:Commemorating the 50 Year Anniversary of the Paris Peace Accordsby Steven Dike (History and Honors, CU Boulder)American combat in Vietnam ended 50 years ago with the signing of the Paris Peace

 Two new factsheets on China’s global development model publishedOver the past decade, China has seemingly exploded onto the international development scene. President Xi Jinping’s 2013 launch of the ‘Belt & Road Initiative’ heralded a

China's Nuclear Belt and Road: CAS Brief and Upcoming EventOver the past decade, China has emerged as a major global actor in the financing and construction of energy infrastructures, particularly in Asia. With Beijing’s recent announcement that it

Center for Asian Studies Event and FundraiserWednesday, December 1 at 5pm MST  CAS invites you to our first ever virtual fundraiser on Wednesday, December 1 at 5 pm US mountain time. We aim to raise $25,000 for our speaker series. Join us as we

Looking to the Future of CAS, Near and FarAs a new academic year begins, I am deeply honored and excited to be taking on the role of faculty director of the Center for Asian Studies. A few months ago, many of us thought the COVID-19 pandemic was