Urban China Global Seminar Blog Series

Feb. 4, 2019

Going to China was somewhat of an unreachable dream for most of my life. My parents were immigrants from Guangzhou, China, but I was born and remained planted in Colorado for all of my life. When I got the email that said that I was awarded the Tang Scholarship and...

The World鈥檚 Most Valuable Parasite Is in Trouble

Jan. 31, 2019

Emily Yeh, a CU Boulder professor associated with the Center for Asian Studies and the Tibet-Himalaya Initiative disusses some of the implications of the disappearance of the fungus in an article in The Atlantic. 鈥淚ts role in contemporary Tibetan lives and livelihoods is really very difficult to overstate,鈥 says Emily...

Urban China Global Seminar Blog Series

Jan. 28, 2019

Going to China was the best thing that CU has ever given me the opportunity to do. China is so beautiful and the fact that I experienced all of it with a group of my fellow CU students made all the difference in the world!! I felt this strong feeling...

Asia Internship Program application deadline approaching

Jan. 24, 2019

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to announce our internship program for CU students in Shanghai, China and Tokyo, Japan for Summer 2019! Each location has 4 internship opportunities. The application deadline for Summer 2019 programs is February 3, 2019. What you need to know: Official CU Education Abroad...

Urban China Global Seminar Blog Series

Jan. 22, 2019

"I had the amazing opportunity this May to be accepted into the Urban China Global Seminar and spend three weeks in China! I had no idea what to expect, as I had never studied abroad before. We had several classes before the trip began, where I met my fellow students...

Local Women Artists Exhibit at Juried Show in Kunming, China 鈥 Denver鈥檚 Sister City

Jan. 17, 2019

Artist Alice Renouf , Executive Director of the Colorado China Council, and France Addington-Lee (Co-Chairs of the Denver-Kunming Committee) are members of the CAS Advisory Council. A successful inaugural Art Exhibition took place last month at the prestigious Wenlin Gallery in Denver鈥檚 Sister City of Kunming, China. Organized by Denver...

Urban China Global Seminar Blog Series

Jan. 14, 2019

Having the opportunity to study abroad in China is an experience I will never forget. It gave me the opportunity to learn more about myself, to expand my worldview, and to grow as an individual. Being able to study about the culture of China by traveling from city to city...

Asia Related Courses offered in the Spring 2019 Semester

Jan. 11, 2019

CAS is pleased to announce a number of exciting Asia-related courses that are being offered next semester. Interested in learning more about Asia in Spring 2019? ASIA 3300 | Sex and Gender in Asian Film and Literature T/Th 9:30-10:45 Dr. Colleen Berry This class explores configurations of gender, sexual identities,...

Urban China Global Seminar Blog Series

Jan. 7, 2019

This summer has been the most incredible summer of my life to date. I had the privilege of getting to join a group of 12 other students to spend a month in China. This experience was beyond impactful and changed my life in immeasurable ways. I myself am a mechanical...

CAS Postdoctoral Fellow, Alessandro Rippa, has a new publication: Cross-Border Trade and 鈥渢he Market鈥 between Xinjiang (China) and Pakistan

Dec. 20, 2018

The Center for Asian Studies' postdoctoral fellow, Alessandro Rippa's new article has been published in the Journal of Contemporary Asia. Alessandro researches infrastructure development and the politics of mobility along the China-Myanmar border. He completed his doctorate in Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen with a dissertation on the...

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