Events
Week of Events
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship Info Session
Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship Info Session
Attend this info session to learn more about FLAS Fellowships, and meet UNC staff who administer FLAS. DeBerry Board Room (3009), FedEx Global Education Center at UNC-CH Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships are academic year and summer-long grants … Read more
Fighting for the Dream: Voices of Chinese American Veterans from WWII to Afghanistan
Fighting for the Dream: Voices of Chinese American Veterans from WWII to Afghanistan
When people think of American veterans, individuals of Asian descent rarely come to mind. It’s been all but forgotten that up to 20,000 Chinese Americans (about a quarter of the Chinese American population at the time) served in World War … Read more
*NEW DATE* Lunch with Foreign Service Officer Justin Walls ’03
*NEW DATE* Lunch with Foreign Service Officer Justin Walls ’03
Interested in a career in foreign service? Come and talk to Justin Walls (Foreign Service Officer) about his experience as a foreign service officer currently stationed at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China, and learn all about the Foreign Service … Read more
The Blanche Armfield Poetry Series with Aimee Nezhukumatathil
The Blanche Armfield Poetry Series with Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Born to a Filipino mother and Malayali Indian father, Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of four books of poetry: Oceanic (Copper Canyon Press, 2018); Lucky Fish (2011), which won the Hoffer Grand Prize for Prose and Independent Books and was featured … Read more
UNC Bollywood Film Series
UNC Bollywood Film Series
Join us for our Bollywood film festival! Please mark your calendars for the remaining dates for the UNC Bollywood Thursday Evening Film Series. Nov 1: RAAZI (2018: Alia Bhatt) Nov 15: Student Film Screenings Nov 29: 3 IDIOTS (2009: Aamir Khan, Kareena … Read more
*NEW DATE* NCTAN Seminar: How to prepare students for a study tour to Japan
*NEW DATE* NCTAN Seminar: How to prepare students for a study tour to Japan
Professor Aratake is a Teaching Professor of Department of Asian Studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Since 2006, she has been the residential director of the Summer Tokyo Program. This is a summer program where students stay … Read more
Carolina Public Humanities Weekend Series: Korean War Legacies in the US & Asia
Carolina Public Humanities Weekend Series: Korean War Legacies in the US & Asia
The Korean War is sometimes called the Forgotten War, but its legacy continues down to the present, influencing current events and political memories in both Asia and America. How do contemporary perceptions of recent conflicts in Korea reflect the contrasting ways … 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.