Events
Triangle-Area Asian American Student Conference
Founded in 2011, the Triangle-Area Asian American Student Conference (TAASCON) brings together students from the three major universities of North Carolina’s Research Triangle (Duke University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University). As an … Read more
GO! Global Orientation
The Center for Global Initiatives is happy to announce that our annual GO! Global Orientation is occurring on Saturday, April 8th. GO! is a free conference designed to help students evaluate expectations, anticipate potential cultural and ethical challenges, prepare for … Read more
Tai Chi in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTai chi is an ancient Chinese movement practice known to reduce pain and improve your mental and physical balance and well-being. This class uses gentle Sun-style tai chi routines that are safe, easy to learn, and suitable for all ages … Read more
Doing Justice to the Past: What the World Owes to the Comfort Women
Thomas Room, Lilly Library, Duke East Campus Durham, NC, United StatesA lecture by Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia University.
Monsoon Magazine Launch
FedEx Global Education Center Atrium Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMONSOON, the South Asian Affairs Magazine at UNC is launching its 5th issue - Dimensions! Come get ~wavy~ with us and immerse yourself in the works/thoughts of South Asians and the South Asian Diaspora. Join us for a performance by … Read more
Tai Chi in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTai chi is an ancient Chinese movement practice known to reduce pain and improve your mental and physical balance and well-being. This class uses gentle Sun-style tai chi routines that are safe, easy to learn, and suitable for all ages … Read more
The Soul of China: The Return of Religion After Mao
Perkins Library, Room 217, Duke West Campus Durham, NC, United StatesFollowing a century of violent anti-religious campaigns, China is now filled with new temples, churches and mosques--as well as cults, sects and politicians trying to harness religion for their own ends. Driving this explosion of faith is uncertainty--over what it … Read more
Carolina Asia Center Tea & Talk Series: Samee Siddiqui: Pan-Islamism and Anti-Colonialism in the Interwar Period: The Career of Muhammad Barkatullah (1864-1927)
This talk will look at the life of an Indian Muslim figure, Muhammad Barkatullah (1864-1927), who midway through his career transitioned from being a cosmopolitan intellectual to an anti-British revolutionary. Not only was his career based almost entirely outside of British India (including … Read more
Carolina Korea Forum: Investigating College Life of South Korean Students Admitted through the Admission Officer System
AOS, introduced to South Korea in 2008, is the screening system in which each college hires admission officer(s) who have extensive knowledge about high school curriculum and experience in screening and lets them select students on the basis of their … 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.