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Guqin at Ackland
Guqin at Ackland
Come join Li-Ling Hsiao, an Associate Professor of Asian Studies at UNC, to the Guqin event in the Ackland.
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Film Screening: “Remarkable Journey: Founding the Asian Indian Community in North Carolina” – Steven Channing, Director and Coproducer
Film Screening: “Remarkable Journey: Founding the Asian Indian Community in North Carolina” – Steven Channing, Director and Coproducer
Explore the pioneer generation of immigrants from India and the challenges faced in passing the “essence of India” on to their children. A panel discussion will follow the film screening. Presented with Video Dialog Inc. and the Southern Documentary … Read more
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Chinese-Korean Food Trivia
Chinese-Korean Food Trivia
Gather your friends for it's time to GUESS THAT FOOD. KASA and CUSA will be hosting a gameshow-esque trivia night where you and your friends would be eating delicious food and competing with others for the title of food-origin-guessing champion! … Read more
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FLAS Info Session
FLAS Info Session
Come learn about Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships from UNC Area Studies staff. For more information about FLAS, visit http://areastudies.unc.edu/flas/. FLAS fellowships fund the study of less commonly taught languages and area studies coursework. This program provides academic year and … Read more
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FLAS Info Session
FLAS Info Session
Come learn about Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships from UNC Area Studies staff. For more information about FLAS, visit http://areastudies.unc.edu/flas/. FLAS fellowships fund the study of less commonly taught languages and area studies coursework. This program provides academic year and … Read more
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“The Magic of Concepts: History and the Economic in 20th-Century China”
“The Magic of Concepts: History and the Economic in 20th-Century China”
Please join Rebecca Karl as she discusses her book "The Magic of Concepts: History and the Economic in 20th-Century China."
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Nyai Saraswati Gamelan Open House and “Petting Zoo”
Nyai Saraswati Gamelan Open House and “Petting Zoo”
Interested in learning how to play the Javanese Gamelan? Stop by on Friday, November 10 between 1:30 and 3:00 pm in the Atrium of the FedEx Global Education Center to explore some of the instruments of the gamelan and meet John … Read more
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UNC Global Passport Drive
UNC Global Passport Drive
Each year, hundreds of Carolina community members obtain or renew a passport at the annual Passport Drive hosted by UNC Global. Officials from the U.S. Department of State are on campus once a year to accept passport applications and renewal … Read more
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UNC Global Passport Drive
UNC Global Passport Drive
Each year, hundreds of Carolina community members obtain or renew a passport at the annual Passport Drive hosted by UNC Global. Officials from the U.S. Department of State are on campus once a year to accept passport applications and renewal … Read more
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Korean Studies Department presents Dr. Heonik Kwon “Theorizing the PostColonial Cold War”
Korean Studies Department presents Dr. Heonik Kwon “Theorizing the PostColonial Cold War”
The understanding of the Cold War has long focused on the experience of communities along the transatlantic horizon and on superpower interaction over this horizon. However, interests in the place of decolonizing societies in Cold War international politics have steadily … Read more
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Ian Baird: “The Hmong and the Communist Party of Thailand: A Transnational, Transcultural and Gender Relations-Transforming Experience”
Ian Baird: “The Hmong and the Communist Party of Thailand: A Transnational, Transcultural and Gender Relations-Transforming Experience”
In the 1960s, a large proportion of the Hmong people living in the mountains of northern Thailand joined the Communist Party of Thailand (CPT) due to various injustices and abuses. The Hmong became an important group within the CPT. However, … Read more
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ASIA 231 Student Film Screenings and Chollywood Awards
ASIA 231 Student Film Screenings and Chollywood Awards
Join the students of "Bollywood Cinema" for their film project screenings. You can vote for best film, best actors, etc. From 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Refreshments will be provided. For more info contact Afroz Taj at taj@unc.edu.
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My Brother’s Keeper: Romanians and the Vietnam War
My Brother’s Keeper: Romanians and the Vietnam War
This paper contributes to recent scholarship on Eastern Europe and the Global South by exploring Romania’s engagement with the Vietnam War. In Romania, the Vietnam War served as a platform for critiquing American imperialism and showcasing socialist solidarity, with the … Read more
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FLAS Info Session
FLAS Info Session
Come learn about Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships from UNC Area Studies staff. For more information about FLAS, visit http://areastudies.unc.edu/flas/. FLAS fellowships fund the study of less commonly taught languages and area studies coursework. This program provides academic year and … Read more
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CineMASH: A Food and Film Festival
CineMASH: A Food and Film Festival
CineMASH is UNC MASH’s (Mixed API Student's Heritage) inaugural celebration of the Asian American experience through two essential aspects of our cultures: food and film! We are watching films that tell stories not often told in mainstream Hollywood. These selected … Read more
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FLAS Info Session
FLAS Info Session
Come learn about Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships from UNC Area Studies staff. For more information about FLAS, visit http://areastudies.unc.edu/flas/. FLAS fellowships fund the study of less commonly taught languages and area studies coursework. This program provides academic year and … Read more
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Sound, Architecture, and Islamic Reform: The Attenuation of Ritual Resonance in the Built Environment of Cairene Saint Veneration
Sound, Architecture, and Islamic Reform: The Attenuation of Ritual Resonance in the Built Environment of Cairene Saint Veneration
Dr. Michael Frishkopf’s latest edited volume brings together the perspectives of ethnomusicology, Islamic studies, art history, and architecture to investigate how sound production in built environments is central to Muslim religious and cultural expression. Join us for a discussion about … Read more
The Carolina Asia Center supports diverse Asia-related events. However, CAC co-sponsorship of any talk, seminar, documentary screening, film screening, performance or celebration does not constitute endorsement of or agreement with the views presented therein. As an academic institution, we value diverse perspectives that promote dialogue and understanding.