The Magic of Chinese Calligraphy
Learn the basics and background of Chinese calligraphy, enjoy a live demonstration, and try it yourself! featuring UNC alum Giff Ransom Contact Yi Zhou for more information. No Chinese language proficiency required!
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Driving off a Cliff: Where Are US-China Relations Headed?
Kenan Center, Room 204 360 Kenan Center Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesOver the last 2-3 years, there has been a souring of the bilateral political relationship between the U.S. and China. Many U.S. firms are re-thinking their presence in the Chinese economy; a significant number are considering moving their operations out … Read more
Jieun Lee, Performing Transnational Adoption: Unsettling Scripts in and out of Korea
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1009 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn this lecture, Dr. Jieun Lee will talk about her work-in-progress book project entitled Performing Transnational Adoption: Unsettling Scripts. This research examines twelve contemporary theater and performance works from the 2010s which depict Korean transnational adoptees’ birth search and reunion. … Read more
Rengetsu and Nantenbo: Calligraphy and Context
Ackland Art Museum Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesA one-day symposium considering the two artists of Lotus Moon and Nandina Staff, open to the general public and scholars alike. The symposium will look at the work of artists Ōtagaki Rengetsu and Nakahara Nantenbō from multiple perspectives, including Japanese Buddhism, the materiality and … Read more
Krasno Seminar: Has China Overreached? The Current State of US-Chinese Relations
The last Krasno event for Spring 2023 is taking place on Thursday, April 20, 2023, 5.30pm (EST). "HAS CHINA OVERREACHED? THE CURRENT STATE of US-CHINESE RELATIONS" with distinguished scholars Prof. SUSAN SHIRK and KAISER KUO. Zoom link: http://zoom.us/j/98072415115 (no RSVP … Read more
Research on the System Evolution, Development Characteristics, and Trends of Development Zones in China
中国开发区的制度演进、发展特征及趋势探讨 This presentation offers a brief introduction to the transformation process of China's Development Zone System. It will mainly introduce the concept, classification, and development process of China's development zones. Furthermore, it will endeavor to employ qualitative and quantitative analysis … Read more
Korean Diaspora Films and New Media Series: Artist Talk with Soni Kum
FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe Carolina Asia Center and the Art and Art History Department of UNC-Chapel Hill are proud to welcome Soni Kum as Hanes Visiting Artist in Fall 2023. Soni Kum is an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in Tokyo, Japan as … Read more
2023 Chinese Language Teachers Association of North Carolina Annual Conference
FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe 2023 CLTA-NC (Chinese Language Teachers Association of North Carolina) Annual Conference will be held in person at the FedEx Global Education Center at UNC-Chapel Hill from 10:00 am - 5:30 pm EST on Saturday, September 9th, 2023. The theme … Read more
Asia Week: Book launch for Robin Visser’s Questioning Borders: Ecoliteratures of China and Taiwan
New West 219 NC, United StatesThe Carolina Asia Center is proud to host a book launch for the release of Questioning Borders: Ecoliteratures of China and Taiwan by Robin Visser, Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies … Read more
Korean Diaspora Films and New Media Series: Screening of “The Woman, The Orphan, and The Tiger” (2010) by Jane Jin Kaisen
FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the Carolina Asia Center for a film screening as part of our Korean diaspora series in Fall 2023. We are proud to screen "The Woman, The Orphan, and The Tiger" (2010) by Jane Jin Kaisen, a visual artist, filmmaker, … Read more
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