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Join us Sunday, October 25 at 4 pm as we present our next in the Japan House Shares series, Soboku-e. Exhibitions of kawaii, or “cute” artworks are common in Japan’s museums and art galleries. Many of these paintings and drawings are hundreds of years old, yet even today they look modern....
Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program Application for Summer 2021 Seminars NOW OPEN! Deadline to apply: December 18, 2020 The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities with opportunities to participate in short-term seminars abroad to improve their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries. Each thematic...
Graduate Student Workshop “Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals” November 6, 2020, via zoom 2:00-4:00 pm “Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals” Led by: Ken Vickery, Director, Office of External Fellowship, Graduate College 4:00-4:30 pm Tips for applying for fellowships Led by: Charles Fogelman, Teaching Assistant Professor (LAS Global Studies Program) These events are free and open to all...
The Korean Literature Essay Contest is open to all undergraduate students attending Indiana University and our four partner universities: University of Illinois, Purdue University, University of Kentucky, and University of Louisville. Participants will read an English translated...
MCAA begins Friday! October 16 - 18, 2020 2020 Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs Co-hosted by a consortium of MCAA-affiliated Midwestern universities Registration for the conference (below) will be open throughout the conference weekend. Check out the agenda link (below). MCAA 2020 Keynote Speaker & AAS Presidential Address Friday, October 16, 2020, Online @ 7:00 - 8:30...
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)invites applications for a teaching assistant (TA) position in the Korean language program for Spring 2021. The appointment will be made semester by semester at the minimum of 33% up to 41% and is renewable, contingent upon his/her teaching performance and funding availability. Applicants...- Thursday, October 15, 2020 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Central Time Open to Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Minnesota Teachers Join Dr. Segal for a stimulating evening of learning as we explore ways to bring Asian content into your teaching. We’ll provide historical context on current events from the news,...
With its establishment in 1967, the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) supports not only established traditional fields of Sinology, but also engages in the study of modern and contemporary China. ICS provides a platform for scholars in different fields of Chinese Studies to conduct interdisciplinary research and publicize their work. In 2020-21, ICS...
Research Assistant for the Commission's Security & Foreign Affairs team The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission is excited to announce that we are hiring a research assistant for our Security and Foreign Affairs team. The Commission is an exciting, fast-paced workplace at the center of Congress' study of US-China relations. We are looking for an expert writer...
The Japan Documentary Film Award celebrates the best contemporary Japanese films. This year, our Grand Prize winner is Tsuchiya Tokachi’s An Ant Strikes Back, which tells the story about an employee speaking out against the labor abuses of the corporation where he works. The film draws from the tradition of great activist films, exploring the powerful story of a man who fights for...
Since 1990, the Blakemore Foundation has awarded over $20 million in grants to graduating seniors, college graduates, graduate students and young/mid-career professionals to fund an academic year of advanced language study in East and Southeast Asia. Superior candidates pursuing careers which will involve the regular use of an East or Southeast Asian language, in fields such as academia, STEM,...
"Inequalities, ethnonationalism and the pandemic: An attempt to understand current trends in the U.S. and in India" September 15th, 2020 12-1PM https://illinois.zoom.us/j/91647496056?pwd=QWFzcW43UGY5YUlZaUYrWWE1RmlIZz09 --- Professor Gandhi will examine how the pandemic influenced inequalities in the world’s...
Dear CEAPS community & friends, Japan House is seeking a Visiting Assistant Director. Additional information about this opportunity follows. Close Date: 09/11/2020. More info: https://jobs.illinois....
Venue: ZOOM Date: Every Friday Time: 1-2 pm Come and join us for extensive reading in Japanese! UIUC Tadoku group is a place to read-think-talk in Japanese. Reading Japanese was never this easy! UIUC Tadoku group offers you graded readers (easy reading) of a wide variety of levels and subjects. Let’s talk about what we read together! In small groups, we chat about what you thought about...- Former Japanese language student, Justin Brook, graduated from the University of Illinois Spring of 2018 and studied abroad at Konan University through the Year-in-Japan Program for the spring semester of 2017. His major was linguistics with a minor in EALC. After...