Events
Mental Health: The Hidden Epidemic
This webinar series is part of the Modern Indian Studies Initiative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a leading public university and home to the largest Asia Studies Center in the southeastern U.S., Carolina is uniquely … Read more
In and Out of South Korean University: New Inter-Asia Mobility Higher Education Conference
NC, United StatesSession 1: Presenter: Jiyeon Kang, Associate Professor, University of Iowa & Kyongah Hwang, Lecturer, Kyung Hee University Following the South Korean government’s drive in the 1990s for globalization and deregulation of higher education, Korean universities aggressively recruited Chinese students … Read more
WeChat, TikTok, Potential Bans, and the US-China relationship
WeChat and TikTok are tremendously popular apps out of China—one for communication, payments, and all kinds of personal business, and the other for social media and entertainment content. They have also become political footballs over the past several months, … Read more
Missing Piece Project
The history of U.S. military intervention in Southeast Asia complicates attempts to center Southeast Asian refugees in public commemorative spaces. Southeast Asian refugees remind the American nation of a tumultuous and divisive era, a morally questionable and unsuccessful war, and … Read more
Phillips Ambassadors Program: Applications Open for Summer/Fall/AY 2021
Phillips Ambassadors is an experiential scholarship program for students who seek to study and/or intern in Asia on one of UNC’s approved study abroad programs. Ambassadors receive a $6000 scholarship, engage in a unique Global Studies course and attend networking … Read more
Graduate Student Professional Development: Article Publishing in Asian Studies
In a time when traditional networking and professional development at disciplinary conferences is disrupted, this event provides an opportunity for early career scholars to hear from two editors of leading academic journals in Asian studies about tips for a … Read more
The Future of Language Learning in North Carolina
Language-learning experts will engage in a conversation about the direction of teaching and learning of languages in North Carolina, and what changes they hope to see in the future. As the face of North Carolina evolves, and with new developments … Read more
2021 Southeast Regional Conference of the Association for Asian Studies
Friday Time Plenary Session 7:00PM - 9:00PM Welcoming remarks from the Institutional Hosts Profs. Ji-Yeon Jo and Morgan Pitelka Address by the President of SEC-AAS Prof. Joshua Howard Report by the Representative to Council of Conferences Prof. Catherine Phipps … Read more
2021 Southeast Regional Conference of the Association for Asian Studies
Friday Time Plenary Session 7:00PM - 9:00PM Welcoming remarks from the Institutional Hosts Profs. Ji-Yeon Jo and Morgan Pitelka Address by the President of SEC-AAS Prof. Joshua Howard Report by the Representative to Council of Conferences Prof. Catherine Phipps … 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.