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A Letter to A’ma and Q&A with director Hui-ling Chen

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

The Carolina Asia Center and UNC's Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies are proud to sponsor this screening of the acclaimed documentary A Letter to A'ma. Taiwanese art teacher Hui-Ling returns to her hometown to mourn her deceased grandmother. … Read more

Rakugo: Comical Tales from Japan

Hanes Art Center, Room 121 Chapel Hill, NC, United States

  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 … Read more

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!

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

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

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 … 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 States

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. … Read more

Gamelan Concert: SARASWATI – Goddess of Music

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

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 … Read more

Sarod with Abhisek Lahiri

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

The Carolina Asia Center is proud to present an evening of classical Indian music   Featuring Abhisek Lahiri from Kolkata widely considered the best young Sarod player in the world today introduced by Raga Against the Machine (UNC Professor Mark … Read more

2023 Asia Scholar Network Conference

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

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 … 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 States

The 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 States

The 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

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.