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*CANCELLED* Talk by Brian Farrell

Wilson Library Pleasants Family Assembly Room 200 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC

We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience but this event has been cancelled to adhere to UNC’s policies regarding COVID-19.     Brian Farrell is a professor of military history in the Department of History at the National University of Singapore. His … Read more

Japan’s Imperial Underworlds: Intimate Encounters at the Borders of Empire

Wilson Library Pleasants Family Assembly Room 200 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC

In this presentation, I examine the histories of people who moved, the relationships they created, and the anxieties they provoked, in the spatial and social borderlands between Japan and China from the 1860s to the 1940s. Japan’s imbrication in new … Read more

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Krasno Events Series

Wilson Library Pleasants Family Assembly Room 200 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC

The Krasno Events Series is a series of regular lectures, talks and discussions at UNC-Chapel Hill to enhance our understanding and comprehension of global affairs, past and present.The Krasno Events Series is part of the Krasno Global Affairs @ Business … Read more

Fall 2017 Speaker Series: Why the Model Minority is a Myth: Debunking Stereotypes of Asian American Students by Jennifer Ho, PhD

Wilson Library Pleasants Family Assembly Room 200 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC

Asian Americans are often believed to be studious, successful, smart, good in science and math- a model minority who excel in education. However, this portrait of perfection is a stereotype, one that despite its positive overtones has damaging ramifications for … 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.