Looking for Something New? Go to International Coffee Hour!

Aug. 27, 2015

CU students, scholars, staff, and faculty are welcome at International Coffee Hour! Are you... Someone who likes good conversations with interesting people? An armchair traveler? An International Affairs major? A Study Abroad Program returnee? An international student or scholar? A GRAPer? Join CU International for International Coffee Hour, Friday afternoons,...

Welcome Back to CU for the Fall 2015 Semester!

Aug. 24, 2015

The Fall 2015 semester has finally begun! Welcome back to all returning CU faculty, staff, and students, and a special welcome to all of the new Buffs. This is more than a new semester for us. We also have an entirely new website here at the Center for Asian Studies...

New Videography Internship Offered through the Center for Asian Studies

Aug. 20, 2015

We are looking for a videographer for the Fall 2015 semester. See the details below, and contact cas@colorado.edu for questions and to apply. Applications are due Monday, August 31! ASIA 4930: Center for Asian Studies Videography Internship In the fall 2015 semester, the Center for Asian Studies is looking for...

Fall 2015 Asia-Related Courses - ASIA 4300 and More!

Aug. 17, 2015

The Fall 2015 semester is right around the corner! There is still room for students in our Asian Studies major course, ASIA 4300 "Introduction to Modern Asia." Sign up today! ASIA 4300 Open Topics in Asian Literature and Culture: Introduction to Modern Asia MWF 10:00-10:50 3 Credits Dr. Colleen Berry...

Featured Resources from the Network of Business Language Educators

Aug. 11, 2015

Earlier this year, the Network of Business Language Educators released a list of featured resources for Language & Career Advocacy. Check them out by clicking on the links below. The Importance of Taking Initiative Intercultural Competence Immersion and the Real World They also offered a list of 2014-15 Webinar recordings...

The Annual Boulder Asian Pacific Alliance Festival is This Weekend!

Aug. 6, 2015

The Boulder Asian Pacific Alliance is proud to announce the 21st Annual Boulder Asian Festival this weekend, August 8-9, from 11 until 5 both days. Come enjoy a long-standing summer tradition on downtown Boulder's Pearl Street Mall! The festival highlights the thriving Asian culture in the Denver/Boulder area and showcases...

Miriam Kingsberg Publishes Article in the Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

Aug. 3, 2015

Miriam Kingsberg, Assistant Professor of History at CU, published an article in the April issue of the Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus . In "Repatriation But Not 'Return': A Japanese Brazilian Dekasegi Goes Back to Brazil," Kingsberg considers issues of adjustment and identity upon 鈥渞eturn鈥 through a case study of 鈥淒iogo...

Emily Yeh Discusses "Taming Tibet" with "New Books in East Asian Studies"

July 27, 2015

On June 15, Emily Yeh, chair of the Department of Geography here at CU, was interviewed by New Books in East Asian Studies , about her recent book, Taming Tibet: Landscape Transformation and the Gift of Chinese Development , published in 2013. Taming Tibet is "an award-winning critical analysis of...

The Decline of International Studies

July 20, 2015

The Council on Foreign Relations recently published on article on "The Decline of International Studies: Why Flying Blind is Dangerous." The article discusses the recent decline in funding for language and cultural studies despite the the reality that these are very relevant to today's global issues. "In October 2013, the...

Two alumni awarded Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowships

July 15, 2015

"Two of the five recipients of the 2015 Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship are CU-Boulder alumni. Ari Beser (PolSci鈥11) and Ryan T. Bell (Hist鈥01) will study and document international stories over the next year. "Beser will travel throughout Japan to study the impact of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and...

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