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FLAS Information Session

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1009 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Carolina Asia Center, alongside the other area studies centers at UNC, is pleased to offer this FLAS information session, where prospective applicants to the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships can find out more about the program, confirm … Read more

Going Beyond Traditional Reconstructions of Old Chinese Phonology: How Can Improved Reconstructions Can Help in Reading Ancient Chinese Documents?

Hyde Hall, University Room Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Over the past few decades, numerous manuscripts dating to around 300 BCE have been unearthed in China. Reading texts written on bamboo strips (such as the Tsinghua manuscripts shown above) involves the collaboration of archaeologists, paleographers, linguists, and historians. One … Read more

Rioting for Representation: Local Ethnic Mobilization in Democratizing Countries

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1009 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Ethnic riots are a costly and all too common occurrence during political transitions in multi-ethnic settings.  Why do ethnic riots occur in certain parts of a country and not others? How does violence eventually decline? Drawing on rich case studies … Read more

FLAS Information Session

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 4003 Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Carolina Asia Center, alongside the other area studies centers at UNC, is pleased to offer this FLAS information session, where prospective applicants to the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships can find out more about the program, confirm … Read more

FLAS Information Session

The Carolina Asia Center, alongside the other area studies centers at UNC, is pleased to offer this FLAS information session, where prospective applicants to the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships can find out more about the program, confirm … Read more

Keohane Lecture: A Symphony, But With What Audience? On the Need to Broaden the Reach of Asian American Studies

Duke University, Karsh Alumni & Visitors Center 2080 Duke University Rd, Durham, NC, United States

UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke invite you to join Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor Pawan Dhingra for a free public lecture on how Asian American studies can advance our understanding of race and immigration in America. How can scholarship on Asian Americans … Read more

Event Series Hong Kong Ballet

Hong Kong Ballet

Memorial Hall Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Carolina Performing Arts is bringing Hong Kong Ballet’s stunning presentation of Septime Webre’s new “Romeo + Juliet” to campus on January 20 and 21, making Chapel Hill one of only two U.S. stops. The Phillips Ambassadors Program is thrilled to … Read more

Event Series Hong Kong Ballet

Hong Kong Ballet

Memorial Hall Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Carolina Performing Arts is bringing Hong Kong Ballet’s stunning presentation of Septime Webre’s new “Romeo + Juliet” to campus on January 20 and 21, making Chapel Hill one of only two U.S. stops. The Phillips Ambassadors Program is thrilled to … 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.