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Film screening w/ Bophana Center indigenous filmmakers

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

Join us for the screening of four short films, which will be simulcast at universities across the US. Each film has been created by Cambodian filmmakers at the Phnom Penh-based Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center. The four films come together under … Read more

Diplomatic Discussion: What is Environmental Diplomacy? The Case of Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Partnership

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

What is environmental diplomacy? What roles do USAID, the State Department and U.S. embassies play in addressing climate change and shifting to renewable energy? What can we learn from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in Indonesia about a way … Read more

“Ukraine Every Day” with Weixin XU

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

In recognition of the somber second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Carolina Asia Center in partnership with the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies presents Ukraine Every Day with artist Weixin Xu Prof. Xu was … Read more

Film Screening: Drunken Master II (a.k.a., The Legend of Drunken Master)

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

In collaboration with Prof. Rick Warner's class CMPL 144, "Engaging Film and Media," the Carolina Asia Center is happy to host a screening of the Hong Kong blockbuster Drunken Master II (a.k.a., The Legend of Drunken Master) A young martial … Read more

Korean Diaspora Films and New Media Series: Screening of “Geographies of Kinship” (2019) by Deann Borshay Liem

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 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

Classical and Modern Yangqin (Dulcimer): Chinese Traditional Music Concert

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

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

Film Screening: Ringu

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

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

Film Screening: Above and Below the Ground

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

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

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.

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

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.

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