UNC Project Vietnam, the Carolina Asia Center, and UNC Global Affairs are pleased to welcome Associate Professor Phan Thi Thu Huong (Director-General of the Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS control) and Dr. Le Minh Giang (Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Global … Read more
In this presentation, Prof. Tan will discuss the concept of “queer homecoming” as a critical intervention into the normative patrilineal kinship structure in Sinophone societies, defined by traditional family values such as those of Confucianism. He will argue that queer … Read more
The Carolina Asia Center and the Chinese program of UNC's Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies are proud to welcome Prof. Hsiu-Chuang Deppman to Chapel Hill for a lecture on her research. Since the debut of his award-winning feature … Read more
Come join an information session about Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships at UNC, including those available through the Carolina Asia Center for studying Chinese, Hindi-Urdu, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other Asian languages! The information session will be hybrid, with … Read more
On 24 December 1979, Soviet armed forces entered Afghanistan, beginning an occupation that would last almost a decade and creating a political crisis that shook the world. To many observers, the Soviet invasion showed the lengths to which one of … Read more
This mini-workshop, co-sponsored by the Carolina Asia Center and the Chinese Program in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, will bring together a celebrated authors and academic experts to discuss Southeast Asian Sinophone Literature. 3-4pm 黎紫書 … Read more
The Kitāb al-Ṭawāsīn of the Sufi al-Ḥallāj (d. 922 CE) is a fascinating versified mystical treatise of a monumental and intriguing figure in the history of Sufism. Ḥallāj was mercilessly executed by Abbasid rulers in a mêlée of political and sectarian … Read more
Come join a free screening, hosted by the students of JAPN 418, of the Japanese film Mentai Piriri. Based on a true story, this movie is set in the 1950s (post-war period) and follows Toshiyuki and his wife, Chiyoko, … Read more
Come join a free screening, hosted by the students of JAPN 418, of the Japanese film Bento Harassment. Based on a true story, this movie is set in Hachioji island, Japan where Kaori Mochimaru lives with her daughter Futaba. … Read more
A sensory archive reveals the urban development history and the lived experience of the demolition and displacement of the Tokyo Olympics. Mapping Tokyo Olympics 3.0 uses hybrid spatial and sensory ethnography and intermedial approaches to collaboratively map the imperial (1940), … 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.
