FLAS fellowships fund the study of less commonly taught languages and area studies coursework. This program provides academic year and summer fellowships to assist graduate students and advanced undergraduates in foreign language and area studies. The goals of the fellowship … Read more
This talk explores how the multilingual archives of transpacific anti-imperial activists help us to more fully understand the complexity of prewar Asian American and migrant history. In the 1910s and 1920s, Japanese and Koreans crossed the Pacific and entered the … Read more
When Dian was six years old, she heard a deep rumble and turned to see a tsunami of mud barreling towards her village. Her mother scooped her up to save her from the boiling mud. Her neighbors ran for their … Read more
Join us for the 2019 Gamelan Concert featuring UNC's Javanese Gamelan "Nyai Saraswati" on December 4th, 8:00PM, Moeser Auditorium, Hill Hall! Stay after the concert to try out the instruments! Children are welcome! For more info, contact John Caldwell, asiaweb@email.unc.edu
SCHEDULE 8:30AM - 9:00AM Registration, Coffee & Pastries Room 4003 9:00AM - 9:10AM Welcoming Remarks Room 4003 9:15AM - 10:30AM LANGUAGE LEARNING Room 2008/2010 A Quantitative Study of Foreign Language Anxiety of Heritage and Non-Heritage Learners of Persian Shahla Adel, … Read more
One of the most fundamental facts of China's education system is the huge gap between rural and urban children and youth. Despite massive investments into the schooling system, the gap has not narrowed. While there may be many barriers to … Read more
FLAS fellowships fund the study of less commonly taught languages and area studies coursework. This program provides academic year and summer fellowships to assist graduate students and advanced undergraduates in foreign language and area studies. The goals of the fellowship … Read more
On the eve of International Women’s Day in 2015, the Chinese government arrested five feminist activists and jailed them for 37 days. The Feminist Five became a global cause célèbre, with Hillary Clinton speaking out on their behalf, and activists … Read more
Join Jake Sherman, a senior majoring in history and double minoring in Japanese and political science, as he presents research from his honors thesis. Jake studied abroad in Japan in summer 2018 as a Phillips Ambassador on the UNC Summer … 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.
