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Book Talk with Translator Jenna Tang: “Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise”
FedEx Global Education Center, Rm. 1005 301 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NCJoin us for a lecture by translator Jenna Tang on the book, “Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise.” Abstract: Taiwanese author Lin Yi-Han’s (1991-2017) novel, Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise, was published in the spring of 2017. The author’s only book … Read more
Jaipur Literature Festival – North Carolina
The spirit of the iconic Jaipur Literature Festival, held annually in India, travels across countries and continents with a caravan of writers, thinkers, poets, influencers, balladeers and raconteurs. The inaugural JLF-North Carolina will take place at the University of North … Read more
K’nyaw (Karen) Language Table
S’gaw, S'gaw Karen, or S’gaw K’Nyaw, commonly known as Karen, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the S'gaw Karen people of Myanmar and Thailand. This language table is intended as an introduction to the language for beginners and an opportunity … Read more
Film Screening w/ GETSEA: Breaking the Cycle
FedEx Global Education Center, Rm. 1005 301 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NCBreaking the Cycle, directed by Aekaphong Saransate & Thanakrit Duangmaneeporn, tracks the rise and fall of Thailand’s Freedom Forward Party and the political movement to restrain the Thai military’s power in 2018, before the party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court … Read more
“Between Socialist Revisionism and Women’s Liberation: Abortion with Chinese Characteristics” with Sarah Mellors Rodriguez
Pauli Murray Hall, room 569 102 Emerson Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe Carolina Asia Center and the Asian History working group at UNC are delighted to welcome Prof. Sarah Mellors Rodriguez of Emory University to campus to speak on her research into the politics and debates on abortion and birth control … Read more
Korean Movie Night: Alienoid 2
FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NCJoin the Carolina Asia Center and the UNC Korean Program for our Fall Korean Movie Night! We will be screening “Alienoid 2: Return to the Future” and providing Korean food before the event. This event is free and open to … Read more
“The Day of Reckoning” (2018): Screening and Q&A
Genome Sciences Building, Rm. 200 250 Bell Tower Dr, Chapel Hill, NCPlease join the Carolina Asia Center and the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies for a screening of "The Day of Reckoning" (2018) by Xu Xing. A Q&A with the Director will follow the screening. About the Film The … Read more
K’nyaw (Karen) Language Table
S’gaw, S'gaw Karen, or S’gaw K’Nyaw, commonly known as Karen, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the S'gaw Karen people of Myanmar and Thailand. This language table is intended as an introduction to the language for beginners and an opportunity … Read more
Bringing Southeast Asia Home/NUS Speaker Series: “The Story of Southeast Asia”
On ZoomThe Bringing Southeast Asia Home’s NUS Speaker Series presents Eric C. Thompson, NUS Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropoloy, as he discusses his new book The Story of Southeast Asia. The talk will be presented online followed by comments from Surain Subramaniam, UNC-Asheville … Read more
K’nyaw (Karen) Language Table
S’gaw, S'gaw Karen, or S’gaw K’Nyaw, commonly known as Karen, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the S'gaw Karen people of Myanmar and Thailand. This language table is intended as an introduction to the language for beginners and an opportunity … Read more
An Absent Mother Between Two States: Third World Internationalism, Neoliberalism, and the Politics of Motherhood in Indonesia and China
Carolina Hall, Room 320Come join us for a talk and lunch with Taomo Zhou, Associate Professor of Chinese Studies at the National University of Singapore, as she examines the politics of maternal absence in Indonesia and China. This talk focuses on an Indonesian left-wing … Read more