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Interrogating Genre / Culture / Gender: The Cinema of Ang Lee

Greenlaw Hall, Room 223, Donovan Lounge 203 Lenoir Dr., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dr. Whitney Crothers Dilley (Shih Hsin University), will give a lecture on Ang Lee’s films, titled “Interrogating Genre/Culture/Gender: The Cinema of Ang Lee.” She will examine the key films throughout Lee's career, his filming techniques and subject matter, with a … Read more

Workshop on Southeast Asian Sinophone Literature

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Chapel Hill, NC, United States

    This mini-workshop, co-sponsored by the Carolina Asia Center and the Chinese Program in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, will bring together a celebrated authors and academic experts to discuss Southeast Asian Sinophone Literature. 3-4pm 黎紫書 … Read more

Gamelan Fall Concert: Jazz and Jasmine

Moeser Auditorium 135 E. Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Nyai Saraswati Gamelan and Angklung Ensemble presents its  FALL CONCERT 2022  “JAZZ AND JASMINE”  With Special Guest Artist:  Dr. Heidi Radtke - Saxophone (UNC Music Dept.) on Lou Harrison's "Cornish Lancaran" and other pieces. Free Admission! After the concert … Read more

Korean Film Night: Dust-Man

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join the Korean Studies Program, the Carolina Asia Center, and the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies for a film screening of a contemporary Korean film: Dust-Man (2021). Here is a summary of the movie: Taysan, a young homeless … Read more

Film Screening: “Pushed Up the Mountain”

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Come join the Carolina Asia Center and the UNC Department of Communication for a screening of the feature-length documentary Pushed Up the Mountain, directed by UNC's own Prof. Julia Haslett. PUSHED UP THE MOUNTAIN is a poetic and personal film … Read more

Vietnamese Spring Games

Cobb Residence Hall

Join our Vietnamese FLTA, Sunny Vo, in learning about games played in Vietnam! This event will take place on the 1st floor lobby of Cobb Residence Hall.

Event Series Hinamatsuri : Japanese Dolls Festival

Hinamatsuri : Japanese Dolls Festival

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Hinamatsuri is a traditional Japanese festival to celebrate the health and prosperity of young women. The festivities include a traditional seven-tiered display of dolls representing women court attendants of the emperor in historical Japan. Come and join an interactive presentation … Read more

Vietnamese Calligraphy

Cobb Residence Hall

Join our Vietnamese FLTA, Sunny Vo, as you learn and practice Vietnamese Calligraphy! QR Code provides directions to Cobb Residence Hall.

Hinamatsuri : Japanese Dolls Festival

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Hinamatsuri is a traditional Japanese festival to celebrate the health and prosperity of young women. The festivities include a traditional seven-tiered display of dolls representing women court attendants of the emperor in historical Japan. Come and join an interactive presentation … Read more

Crossing the Boundaries: Welcome to Invisible Chinese Science Fiction

Epilogue BookCafe 109 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Invisible to most of the world in the past century, Chinese science fiction is now rising dramatically. Professor Wang Yao (award-winning SF writer Xia Jia) will briefly introduce the history of Chinese science fiction and share her personal experience: how … 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.