Diwali Night
It's that time of the year! As the celebration of lights and joy comes around UNC Yuva and Carolina Asia Center are coming together to once again host our annual Diwali Night! It's going to be a night filled with … Read more
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On Campus
“North Korea: Failed Communist State, or Far-Right Success Story?” A Talk by Brian Myers
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
Princeton in Asia Information Session: Post-Grad Opportunities in Asia
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesInterested 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
2017 Korean Fall Festival & K-Pop Contest
FedEx Global Education Center Atrium Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesPlease join us in the 2017 Korean Fall Festival & K-Pop Contest! Contest is open to the public! UNC student, faculty, and staff can register. Solo or group performances too! To register, please contact Dr. Eunji Lee (ejlee12@email.unc.edu) by Friday, … Read more
Guqin at Ackland
Ackland Art Museum Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesCome join Li-Ling Hsiao, an Associate Professor of Asian Studies at UNC, to the Guqin event in the Ackland.
Film Screening: “Remarkable Journey: Founding the Asian Indian Community in North Carolina” – Steven Channing, Director and Coproducer
FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesExplore 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
Chinese-Korean Food Trivia
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 3024 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesGather 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
“The Magic of Concepts: History and the Economic in 20th-Century China”
Hamilton Hall, Room 569 Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesPlease join Rebecca Karl as she discusses her book "The Magic of Concepts: History and the Economic in 20th-Century China."
Nyai Saraswati Gamelan Open House and “Petting Zoo”
FedEx Global Education Center Atrium Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesInterested 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
UNC Global Passport Drive
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 4003 Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesEach 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
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.