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Film Screening: ‘Pushed Up the Mountain’

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join the Carolina Asia Center and the UNC Department of Communication for a screening of the feature-length documentary Pushed Up the Mountain, directed by UNC’s own Prof. Julia Haslett. Pushed Up the Mountain is a poetic and personal film about … Read more

Korean Movie Night: Alienoid

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Come join the Carolina Asia Center for Korean Movie Night, where they will show Alienoid (2022)! Alienoid is a movie that transcends time. Learn more about it here. Join us starting at 6:00 p.m. for Korean food. The movie will … Read more

Surveying the Sounds of Protest in Myanmar

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1009 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Music is not simply something that reflects society but is a strategic tool used by people to shape their world. In this presentation Professor Gavin Douglas examines the significance of music (and a variety of other sounds) in Myanmar’s recent … Read more

Black in Asia: Connecting Students and Stories

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join Black Phillips Ambassadors for a night of conversation and connection! The topics of discussion will be ranging from haircare to navigating Black identity in Asia. This event is open to all Black students preparing for or considering studying abroad … Read more

Gamelan Concert: Saraswati – Goddess of Music

James and Susan Moeser Auditorium 135 Cameran Avenue, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

UNC’s Javanese Gamelan “Nyai Saraswati” and Angklung Ensemble presents its Spring Concert 2023: “Saraswati – Goddess of Music”   Featuring original student compositions by Chase Bonin and Matthew Bare, and a set of songs for Angklung by Indonesia’s leading woman composer Saridjah Niung, a.k.a “Ibu Sud.” … Read more

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2023 Asia Scholar Network Conference

FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Asia Scholar Network exists to create a community of scholars working on Asia-related topics in North Carolina. (This has grown out of strong partnerships across the 16 UNC system campuses and the North Carolina Community College network, but welcomes participation from any … Read more

Temporary Migrant Workers in (Post-) Pandemic Times: The Spatial Politics of Non-Integration and Prospects for Change

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 4003 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

As part of the Carolina Asia Center's Asia Week, join this presentation of research by Brenda S.A. Yeoh, who leads the research cluster on Asian Migration at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, a strategic partner of UNC-Chapel … Read more