The recent scandals around unfree or slave labour in the Thai fisheries has provoked action by corporate seafood buyers, importing governments, intergovernmental agencies, and the Thai government aimed at eliminating unfree labour. These scandals are not limited to Thailand however, … Read more
The misperception of North Korea as a communist state is responsible for most of the main errors made in Pyongyang watching: the predictions of regime collapse in the mid-1990s; the hopes placed in arms negotiations; the expectation that economic changes … Read more
Interested in teaching on the coast of Thailand, studying environmental conservation in Sri Lanka, reporting for a leading newspaper in Hong Kong, or working on local economic development in Mongolia? Then step out of the country, out of your comfort … Read more
Come join Li-Ling Hsiao, an Associate Professor of Asian Studies at UNC, to the Guqin event in the Ackland.
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
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
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
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
Please join Rebecca Karl as she discusses her book "The Magic of Concepts: History and the Economic in 20th-Century China."
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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