From director Emily Hong, Above and Below the Ground tells the story of indigenous punk rock pastors and women activists in Myanmar who unite to protect the sacred Irrawady river from a Chinese-built mega dam. From Aung San Suu Kyi's … Read more
Dr. Younghan Cho will present a seminar on "Playing Between Empires: Baseball in South Korea and Zainichi Players as the Cold War Paradox." This study delves into the cultural construction of Cold War Korea by tracing the historical narratives of … Read more
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
At 12:30 on Friday, October 27th, in a public lecture and discussion sponsored by UNC-CH’s chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, Prof. Chad Bryant will present “Blogging and Belonging: Prague’s Czech-Vietnamese Community and What Social Media Might Have Been.” Please join us!
In collaboration with Prof. Rick Warner's class CMPL 144 and in celebration of Halloween, the Carolina Asia Center presents the Japanese horror classic Ringu A reporter and her ex-husband investigate a cursed video tape that is rumored to kill the … Read more
The Carolina Asia Center and the Chinese Language Program at UNC-Chapel Hill are pleased to welcome a Chinese yangqin performer, Ms. Xiaonan Sun, and Crescent Chinese Music Studio from Research Triangle Park to present Chinese folk music featuring the yangqin … Read more
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 and the Art and Art History Department are proud to host Deann Borshay Liem. Deann Borshay Liem is an Emmy Award-winning documentarian known for films that explore war, memory, family, and identity. ABOUT THE MOVIE: In … Read more
Please join us for a screening of "Crossings" (2021) by Deann Borshay Liem, followed by a Q&A panel with the director and Professor Suzy Kim of Rutgers University. A reception will be held before the screening from 5:30-6:00 PM. ABOUT … Read more
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
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