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“There Are No Seeds Here”: Severing Seed Sovereignty in Mae La Refugee Camp

Howell Hall, Room 115 231 E. Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC, NC, United States

Dr. Terese Gagnon, a post-doctoral fellow with the Bringing Southeast Asia Home project and housed in the Department of Anthropology, will give the first UNC Anthropology Colloquium of the year. In this talk I illustrate the ways in which the … Read more

Careers in National Security Alumni Panel

As part of Diplomacy Week, join this panel discussion on careers in national security featuring Ned Kelly of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Office of Technology and Long Range Analysis and Matt Hasty. Moderated by Erinn Whitaker, Professor of the … Read more

Korean Diaspora Films and New Media Series: Screening of “The Woman, The Orphan, and The Tiger” (2010) by Jane Jin Kaisen

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join the Carolina Asia Center for a film screening as part of our Korean diaspora series in Fall 2023. We are proud to screen "The Woman, The Orphan, and The Tiger" (2010) by Jane Jin Kaisen, a visual artist, filmmaker, … Read more

An Evening of Kathakali: Lecture, Demonstration, and Performance

Hill Hall, Room 107 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC

Join the Department of Music and Carolina Asia Center for an evening of Kathakali! We are excited to welcome Dr. Kaladharan Viswanath, emeritus of the Kerala Kalamandalam University for a lecture on Kathakali, as well as Manoj Kumar and his … Read more

Student Panel: Opportunities and Careers in DC

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

As part of Diplomacy Week, join this student led panel discussion featuring Tar Heels who have participated in the Honors Seminar on Public Policy and Global Affairs and the UNC Global Affairs Washington Week.

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

Sigaw, ______, (echo)

Person Recital Hall

Because so much depends upon vacuous speech, and so sometimes it is best to refrain from all human voice; because when we sit with ourselves, there is just air, just light, and this is how we will learn to listen—" … Read more

Reading Medieval Ruins by Morgan Pitelka Book Launch

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

The Carolina Asia Center is proud to host a book launch for the release of the paperback edition of Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth Century Japan by Morgan Pitelka, Bernard L. Herman Distinguished Professor and Chair in the … 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

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.