Haruko Takukawa (Ochanomizu University, Japan) will speak on “Pride and Prejudice as Angels’ Ladder: Jane Austen in Takarazuka Musical Theatre,” connecting British regency literature to modern-day Japanese popular culture. This talk is free and open to the public, and will be held virtually over … Read more
The next Global Cult Cinema screening is the kung-fu classic that made Bruce Lee famous. The Big Boss Wei Lo, Hong Kong, 1971, 1h 40m Introduced by Martin Johnson, UNC-Chapel Hill FILM SYNOPSIS Cheng, played by Bruce Lee, is a … Read more
As part of the Carolina Asia Center's Spring 2022 series on contemporary Korean culture, please join the Carolina Asia Center for an event with Prof. Erica Vogel (Saddleback University) and Prof. Hyewon Kim (Kennesaw State University) looking at Korean pop … Read more
Come join a free screening, hosted by the students of JAPN 418, of the Japanese film Mentai Piriri. Based on a true story, this movie is set in the 1950s (post-war period) and follows Toshiyuki and his wife, Chiyoko, who run … Read more
For this Debating Public Policy Series event, the Program for Public Discourse and the Carolina Asia Center will host a dialogue between different perspectives on the best approach to U.S. relations with China, particularly regarding Taiwan. The discussion features interlocutors … Read more
The Carolina Asia Center's 2022 Spring Series continue with a session looking at Korean beauty products and standards of beauty!! Please join the program for an event with Prof. S. Heijin Lee (New York University) and Prof. Hye-Kyoung Kwon (UNC-Chapel … Read more
This talk looks at the history of a demeaning racial form at the intersection of Southern and Asian American Studies: the personified household object. We acknowledge the harm embodied by any number of items depicting African Americans during the Jim … Read more
Dr. Po-Yi Hung, Professor at National Taiwan University and visiting scholar at the National Humanities Center, will present an ongoing book project, highlighting the story about the tea transfer between Taiwan and the Highland Southeast Asia, specifically the highlands in Thailand … Read more
A Distinguished Scholar Seminar featuring Michelle King, Associate Professor of History. The twenty-first century may be China’s century. With the world’s largest population and the second largest, most rapidly growing economy of the major nations, China is positioned to play … Read more
Join the Krasno Lecture Series for a Diplomatic Discussion with three experts on China. Xu Sitao, chief economist and partner of Deloitte China Kaiser Kuo of The China Project, co-founder of the Sinica Podcast and editor-at-large of SupChina Sarah Kutulakos, executive director … Read more
