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 (...

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...

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 &...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The CEAPS Affiliated Faculty Conference Travel Grant is open to any CEAPS affiliated faculty from all departments and colleges. You must be a current faculty affiliate and have a paper with a strong East Asian and Pacific Studies focus accepted in a conference to apply. Applications are evaluated...