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CEAPS Faculty Affiliate SHAO Dan won a grant from the Chancellor’s Call to Action to Address Racism & Social Injustice Research Program (AY 2022-2023)
09/13/2022 - "Yellow Peril Redux: From Coolies to Concentration Camps, Trade Wars, and Coronavirus“, PI-ed by SHAO Dan (EALC and GWS), won a grant from the Chancellor’s Call to Action to Address Racism &...
2023 Blakemore Freeman Fellowships
09/09/2022 - The Blakemore Foundation is now accepting applications at...
Exhibition Reception: Manga as a Bridge between Cultures
09/09/2022 - By Kofi Bazzell-Smith (MFA in New Media, Mellon Foundation HRI Interseminars Initiative Fellow Thursday, September...
An Illinois Student Kofi Bazzell-Smith was on Japanese TV!
09/09/2022 - While conducting research in Tokyo, Kofi Bazzell-Smith (MFA in New Media) was approached by the Fuji TV. Here’s the video! https://youtu.be/PUyABF1C_Ms...
EALC Assistant Professor of Chinese Linguistics Search
09/07/2022 - The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for an assistant professor tenure-track position in Chinese Linguistics....
Bridging Scholarship Applications are Open!
09/06/2022 - The...
FA22 Korean Conversation Table
09/02/2022 - The FA22 Korean Conversation Table will take place in person and start its meeting on Friday Sept. 9. FA22 Korean Conversation Table Date and Time: 5-6 pm every Friday between September 9 and...
Japanese Language Table in Fall 2022
08/31/2022 - "Japanese Language Table" Looking for an opportunity to practice your Japanese? Come join us on our bi-weekly conversation table! All levels welcome! When: 9/8, 9/22, 10/6, 10/20, 11/3, 11/17...
Japanese Extensive Reading Group in Fall 2022
08/31/2022 - "Japanese Extensive Reading Group" When: Every Friday (9/2-11/18) Time: 2:00-3:00pm (Elementary, Intermediate level: 2:00pm-2:30pm, Advanced level: 2:30pm-3:00pm) Place: G24, Foreign Languages...
CULCON Webinar: Neglected Crossroads: Black Lives in the Japanese Experience/Japanese Lives in the Black Experience, Dr. John Russell
07/14/2022 - U.S. CULCON is pleased to invite you to a webinar, “Neglected Crossroads: Black Lives in the Japanese Experience/Japanese Lives in the Black Experience” Wednesday, September 28, 9:00-10:00 ET...
RA Position for AY 22-23: Understanding young adults’ perceptions of East Asians
07/11/2022 - Hello Grad Students, A Research Assistantship is available starting August 15 to be filled as soon as possible (50% PhD preferred, but MA candidates will be...
Illinois Alumnus Celebrates Publication of New Edited Collection on Boys Love Media
06/08/2022 - Dr. James Welker, professor in the Department of Cross-Cultural Studies at Kanagawa University, in Yokohama, Japan, published his latest collection, Queer Transfigurations: Boys Love Media in...
INVITATION TO AATJ お茶ット SESSION
06/01/2022 - **INVITATION TO AATJ お茶ット SESSION** As you plan your summer holidays, please mark your calendar for a special AATJ お茶ット...
The Advanced Institute for Global Chinese Studies (AIGCS) Launch Ceremony and Public Forum
05/23/2022 - The Advanced Institute for Global Chinese Studies (AIGCS) Launch Ceremony May 31, 2022, 9-10 AM Hong Kong Time...
An Illinois Alumnus receives the Diversity Faculty award!
05/16/2022 - Dr. Akira Shimizu, an associate professor of History and a specialist in the history of Japan and East Asia at Wilkes University, Pennsylvania, received the Diversity Faculty Award in recognition of...