2025-03-11 -   Asian American Cultural Center invites Asian graduate students to “Waters of Asia: Painting Cultural Stories,” a unique watercolor workshop exploring the cultural, historical, and emotional significance of water in Asian regions. In collaboration with Ascend Art360 and the Asian American Cultural Center, this interactive event will allow you to use watercolor painting to reflect on...

2025-03-07 - The 2025 AAS Annual Conference will be held in person March 13-16, 2025 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio.  The AAS 2025 Film Expo will feature 23 films, with post-screening Q&As and virtual on demand screenings for selected films at either Room A216 or A226 (Level 2) of the Greater...

2025-03-07 -  East Asian art, history, & literature Summer Seminar for K-12 Educators    The Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies (UofI) is excited for their first NCTA seminar this June! ALL educators are welcome to apply! This is a free program.  We will be focusing on East Asian art, history, & literature. After attending all the sessions & completing all...

2025-02-27 -   Japan House Internship Applications are open until March 7.  Japan House Interns will be introduced to traditional Japanese arts and culture, specifically focusing on Chado, the Way of Tea. Interns will also be exposed to other facets such as yukata dressing, gardening, etiquette, and much more. Additionally, Interns will learn about the rich history of Japan...

2025-02-26 - World Poetry Reading in Translation  The Literatures and Languages Library is hosting a hybrid event, “World Poetry Reading in Translation”. We are looking for participants to read poems in any language or subject, along with translation to or from English. We welcome original or published translations. If you would like to read a poem, please contact Marek Sroka (...

2025-02-20 - Call for Proposals: Education About Asia Education About Asia is an invaluable resource for teachers, students, and anyone with an interest in Asia. Articles and reviews cover a wide range of topics and time periods—from ancient to modern history, language, literature, geography, religion, youth and popular culture. Articles in EAA are intended to...

2025-02-12 - We are seeking bilingual volunteers to assist with the Champaign Unit 4 Parent-Teacher Conferences in Spring 2025.  Date and Time: Thursday, March 13th (4-8 pm) and Friday, March 14th (8-11 am) Contact:  Rocio Fisher (fisherroc@u4sd.org), Assistant Director For Multilingual & World...

2025-02-11 - The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures is delighted to announce the upcoming Kang Endowed Lecture featuring Professor Dali L. Yang at University of Chicago on Apr 17 and 18. As a part of this annual event, a lunch seminar will commence at 12:30 on Apr 18 (Friday) focusing on Yang’s book Wuhan: How the COVID-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control, published by Oxford...

2025-02-07 - The CEAPS Brown Bag seminar titled "Damocles’s Switchboard: Information Externalities and the Autocratic Logic of Internet Control" will be presented by Meicen Sun. This event, sponsored by the Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies, will be held on February 28, 2025, at 1:00 PM at ...

2025-02-07 - The CEAPS Book Talk will be held featuring "Home Beyond the House: Transformation of Life, Place, and Tradition in Rural China" by Wei (Windy) Zhao. This seminar, sponsored by the Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies, will take place on February 25, 2025, from 1:30 to 3:00 PM at ...

2025-02-07 - Join us for a thought-provoking seminar titled "Feminists, Lesbians, and Queer Manga Artists and Fans: Rethinking ‘Women’ in 1970s–1980s Japan," presented by James Welker. This event is sponsored by the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, with co-sponsorship from the Department of East Asian Languages and Culture...

2025-02-07 - The SP25 Korean Conversation Table will start its in-person meeting this week on Friday, January 31st Date and Time: 5-6 pm every Friday (1/31- 4/25) during SP25 semester except for March 14 and March 21 Location: Everitt Lab 2233 (except for 4/4 in Everitt Lab 3117), Engineering Hall near Illini Union...

2025-02-07 - China Books Review panels of judges will award winners in two categories for books published in 2024: "Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Book on China" and "Award for Outstanding Translated Chinese Literature." Each is accompanied by a $10,000 prize, with an awards ceremony at Asia Society in New York this summer.

2025-02-07 - The Visiting Scholar Scheme in Modern China Studies 2025–2026, organised by the Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, is now open for application. The details are as follows:  The Institute of Chinese Studies at CUHK invites scholars in the field of modern and contemporary Chinese studies to visit and conduct research at CUHK for a period of two...

2025-02-07 - LAS/ENG Undergraduate Research Opportunities Fair is scheduled for February 11, 2025, from 4 – 6 PM at the Illini Union. This event aims to connect our talented undergraduate students with diverse research opportunities across the College of LAS and Engineering. The Call for Presenters is open, and the deadline is February 3rd...