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Research on the System Evolution, Development Characteristics, and Trends of Development Zones in China

中国开发区的制度演进、发展特征及趋势探讨 This presentation offers a brief introduction to the transformation process of China's Development Zone System. It will mainly introduce the concept, classification, and development process of China's development zones. Furthermore, it will endeavor to employ qualitative and quantitative analysis … Read more

Conversations

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 3024 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Carolina Asia Center will be hosting a group conversation with students and faculty on Thursday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at GEC 3024 to help each other by sharing emotions and providing support in the wake of Monday’s devastating incident. Open … 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

Running from the Hills: Empire, Resistance and the State in Burma

Carolina Hall, Room 220 NC

The Wa region between Burma and China, where borders remain porous and neighbouring states have failed to ‘climb the hills’, seems like a typical place where highland dwellers have successfully resisted state domination. Yet the literature on Zomian escapism fails … Read more

Urdu Majlis: featured poet Naresh Kumar Shad (1927 to 1969)

New West 219 NC, United States

Please join us for Urdu Majlis, the Triangle's Literary Forum, IN PERSON, Friday, September 15, 2023, at 7:00 pm. All with an interest in poetry are invited. The featured poet is Naresh Kumar Shad (1927 to 1969). Place: 219 New … Read more

Global Whistle Stop Tour

FedEx Global Education Center Atrium Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Kick off the start of the semester with a celebration of global at Carolina with the Global Whistle Stop Tour! Students can come by the FedEx Global Education Center atrium to engage with global units, enjoy tasty treats, play some … Read more

Event Series Meja Bahasa Indonesia

Meja Bahasa Indonesia

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

A poster reading “Pemoeda: Dasar tiang Negara” (Youth: the Pillar of the Country), from a book of propaganda posters by an Indonesian collective of artists in the 1940s, presented to Frank Porter Graham during his time in Indonesia. Source: Frank … Read more

Asia Week: Temporary Migrant Workers in (Post-)Pandemic Times: The Spatial Politics of Non-Integration and Prospects for Change

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

The challenges of contemporary migration in Asia must be understood in the context of the postcolonial development of nation-states in the region. When large-scale labour migration began in the 1970s, many Asian countries had only recently cut their colonial apron … 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.