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Rakugo: Comical Tales from Japan

Hanes Art Center, Room 121 Chapel Hill, NC

  Date: Friday, March 24, 2023 Time: 5:15 - 7:15 PM Location: Hanes Art Center 121 Parking info: https://parkonthehill.com/public-parking   RAKUGO: Comical Tales from Japan Join nationally-acclaimed storyteller Motoko for an evening filled with humor, charm, and elegance. A native … Continued

Driving off a Cliff: Where Are US-China Relations Headed?

Kenan Center, Room 204 360 Kenan Center Drive, Chapel Hill, NC

Over 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 … Continued

Jieun Lee, Performing Transnational Adoption: Unsettling Scripts in and out of Korea

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1009 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC

In 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. … Continued

Gamelan Concert: SARASWATI – Goddess of Music

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

UNC's  Javanese Gamelan "Nyai Saraswati" and Angklung Ensemble presents its Spring Concert 2023   "SARASWATI - Goddess of Music"   Wednesday, April 5, 2023 - 8:00 P.M.   Moeser Auditorium, Hill Hall (145 E. Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC 27514)   Featuring original student … Continued

Pan-Asia Graduate Student Symposium and Asia Scholar Network Conference

FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC

The Asia Scholar Network exists to create a community of scholars working on Asia-related topics in North Carolina. (This has grown out of strong partnerships across the 16 UNC system campuses and the North Carolina Community College network, but welcomes participation from any … Continued

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