鈥淚t鈥檚 Elementary鈥 Service Project

Nov. 18, 2013

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...

The FLAS Information Session will be on Thursday, November 21

Nov. 14, 2013

We are beginning the next round of competitions for the Foreign Languages and Area Studies Fellowship for Summer 2014 and academic year 2014-2015. In order to give students an opportunity to learn more about the fellowship and the application process as well as to field any questions students may have,...

CAS Brown Bag: Chinese Migration in Eastern Europe

Nov. 11, 2013

In this Brown Bag event, Amy Liu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, will discuss Chinese Migration in Europe. In the past twenty years, Eastern Europe has become an increasing popular destination for Chinese migrants. In fact, Hungary is the top destination outside the OECD countries. What explains...

New and Old Perspectives on the Sherpas and Mt. Everest

Nov. 7, 2013

On Friday, November 15, Brot Coburn, author of The Vast Unknown , will give a presentation at CU. Coburn will contextualize the first American ascent of Mt. Everest in 1963, the topic of his book, within the Cold War; discuss many of the unique characters involved in the expedition; and...

Japanese Fandom and the Korean Wave

Nov. 4, 2013

On Monday, November 11, Millie Creighton, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, will come to CU to give a talk about the popularity of Korean popular culture in Japan. In this talk, entitled 鈥淛apanese Fandom and the Korean Wave: Transforming Japan-Korea Relations, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender...

Nan Desu Kan and Anime in Denver

Oct. 31, 2013

by Andre Martinez, MA student, Japanese The Denver I grew up in was a dusty old cow town; ghosts of the glory days as a beatnik stopover swept in and out of old river front warehouses by empty railways. I remember all too clearly the world before the Toonami. When...

The US and Prospects for Democracy in Iran

Oct. 28, 2013

Dr. Abbas Milani, director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University, will be coming to Boulder at the end of this week to give a talk on the US and the possibilities of democracy in Iran. We are at a critical juncture in the troubled history of US-Iran relations and the...

Career Tracks in Asian Studies

Oct. 24, 2013

The Center for Asian Studies is excited to announce our Fall 2013 panel on career tracks in Asian studies. We invite you to learn about global career opportunities with a panel of experts in Asia-related fields, including international business, the public sector, and the legal profession. This event will be...

Boulder Joins 60-City Live Program with U.S. Ambassador to China

Oct. 21, 2013

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will join audiences in more than 60 cities and towns by live broadcast for a 鈥渢own hall鈥 meeting on the U.S.-China relationship. In order to address a wide range of today鈥檚 major global issues it is 鈥渁bsolutely critical鈥 to focus on the Sino-American...

Gia-fu Feng and the Popularization of Daoism in America

Oct. 18, 2013

We are holding another Brown Bag event this month! Lucas Carmichael of the Department of Religious Studies will present on Gia-fu Feng and his important role in the development of Daoism in America. American Daoist Masters have always operated in a hybrid space of Asian religions more broadly construed. Because...

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