Newsletter 2016

Letter from the Director

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:36:02 +0000

Letter from the Director Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/24/2016 - 10:36

Dear Friends of CAS,

Warm greetings on a chilly winter’s day here in �鶹ӰԺ! 2015 was a busy year in Asian Studies.

Last Spring we partnered with the College of Media, Communication, and Information (CMCI); the Center for Media, Religion, and Society; and the Center for Environmental Journalism—all of whom provided generous funding—to host our annual symposium on last year’s theme of “Mediating Asia.” The symposium featured presentations by an international group of scholars and media practitioners (see a list of participants on page 6). Panels explored media and environmental politics in Asia; media, democracy and nationalism; and media, identity, and culture. For me, the symposium exemplified two important things that we strive for here at CAS: research and teaching about Asia that cross professional as well as disciplinary boundaries, and putting CU’s expertise in Asian Studies in conversation with the scholarly world beyond CU. In both of these, the symposium was a real success.

This academic year, our theme has been “Transcultural Asia,” in which we explore how cultural and social phenomena in Asia have historically emerged out of extended connections and relationships between different Asian regions, as well as relationships between Asia and other parts of the world. At its base, transculturalism is about cultural encounter and the ability “to see oneself in the other.” That is an ability, we believe, that much of our world still sorely lacks, as cultural encounter can just as easily result in the opposite (that is, an ability to only see ‘the other’ as someone completely different from and alien to oneself). Literature is one of the most effective media through which to explore transculturalism, and with that in mind, CAS joined many local �鶹ӰԺ organizations, government bodies, and individuals in co-sponsoring the inaugural Jaipur Literature Festival @ �鶹ӰԺ last September. This is an event where the idea of transculturalism is clearly on display, and we’re looking forward to it becoming an annual event in �鶹ӰԺ.

CU �鶹ӰԺ continues to support an amazing faculty pool of Asian Studies expertise in many departments and schools across campus, three of whom were recently honored for their scholarship. Miriam Kingsberg (History) received the 2015 Kayden Book Award, as well as the Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award, for her book, Moral Nation: Modern Japan and Narcotics in Global History (California, 2013). Emily Yeh (Geography) won the 2015 Association for Asian Studies (AAS) E. Gene Smith Book Prize for best publication on Inner Asia for her book, Taming Tibet: Landscape Transformation and the Gift of Chinese Development (Cornell, 2014). And Matthias Richter (ALC) received Honorable Mention for the 2015 AAS Levenson Book Prize for his book, Embodied Text: Establishing Textual Identity in Early Chinese Manuscripts (Brill, 2013).

I would also like to extend a welcome to some of our new Asian Studies faculty on campus: Sabahat Adil (ALC) studies pre-modern Arabic literature and culture; Aun Hasan Ali (Religious Studies) is a specialist in Islamic law and Sunni-Shi’i relations; Kathryn Goldfarb (Anthropology) works on kinship and networks of social inclusion and exclusion in Japan; Rachel Rinaldo (Sociology) studies gender, religion, and globalization in Indonesia; and Ming-Ying Li (ALC) is a new lecturer of Chinese who studies Chinese pedagogy.

Finally, I’m excited to announce two new initiatives we’ve launched this year. One is our new Asia Internship Program, featuring in-country internships in Japan and in China. Our ability to offer this opportunity is due almost entirely to the support of our alumni and supporters within these countries, for which we are extremely grateful. The other is a new fundraising initiative, the Friends of Asian Studies Flatiron Fund. This fund allows donors to contribute to Asian Studies in a significant way through a multi-year pledge. If you have contributed to CAS in the past, Thank You! If not, I invite you to become a “Friend of Asian Studies” and consider donating to our Flatiron Fund. To learn more, read below and visit http://www.colorado.edu/cas/cas-initiatives/support-cas. You can easily donate online at our website as well. Just click on the “Support CAS” link.

Tim Oakes, CAS Director

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Giving to CU: Friends of Asian Studies Flatirons Fund and More

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:34:05 +0000

Giving to CU: Friends of Asian Studies Flatirons Fund and More Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/24/2016 - 10:34

Friends of Asian Studies Flatirons Fund

CAS is excited to announce a new opportunity available to help provide long-term support to CU students and programming. Contributions to the Friends of Asian Studies Flatirons Fund will create an endowment to further the CAS mission, which includes supporting research, instruction, and outreach about Asia on the CU-�鶹ӰԺ campus. The fund will be used at the discretion of the CAS Director, with current priorities including the CAS Annual Symposium (see page 7 for information) and scholarships defraying the cost of student travel to Asia for study abroad and internships.

Contributors to the Friends of Asian Studies Flatirons Fund are asked to make a minimum donation of $500 or pledge two $250 donations over two years. After reaching $10,000, the fund will become an endowment. Continued donations to the fund beyond the endowment level will be welcome and will enable the Center to further enhance its offerings over the coming years. We are pleased to share that since the Fund was created less than six months ago, we have already received $2,200 in pledges and donations.

If you believe that programming and instruction about Asia is critical to the University’s educational mission, please consider a donation. To thank you for your support, you will be included in the Friends of Asian Studies program each year that you make a Flatirons Fund contribution.

To make a pledge or contribution, please contact CAS Executive Director Danielle Rocheleau Salaz at salaz@colorado.edu, or by telephone at 303-735-5312. Thank you for considering supporting the Friends of Asian Studies Flatirons Fund.

Asian Studies Leadership Circle

The Center for Asian Studies recognizes donors who give $1000 or more each calendar year as members of our Asian Studies Leadership Circle. We are pleased to recognize our 2015 Leadership Circle member, Koji Fukumura, who has pledged a multi-year donation in support of the new Asia Internship Program - Japan. Thank you, Koji, for your support of Asian studies students!

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CU Faculty Advance Asian Studies at CU

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:24:17 +0000

CU Faculty Advance Asian Studies at CU Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/24/2016 - 10:24

Miriam Kingsberg (History) received the 2015 Eugene R. Kayden Book Award and the Provost's Award for Faculty Achievement for her book, Moral Nation: Modern Japan and Narcotics in Global History (UC Press, 2013). The Kayden Award workshop in February 2016 included four outside scholars and several CU faculty who convened to discuss themes raised in the book.

Ariana Maki (Art and Art History) conducted field research in Bhutan in summer 2015 with the support of a Collaborative International Research Grant awarded by the American Academy of Religion. The project, Historical Artists of Bhutan, is a research project in partnership with Dr. Yonten Dargye of the National Library and Archives of Bhutan.

Suranjan Ganguly (Film Studies) published The Films of Adoor Gopalakrishnan: A Cinema of Emancipation (Anthem Press, UK) in May 2015.

Liora R. Halperin published her first book, Babel in Zion: Jews, Nationalism, and Language Diversity in Palestine, 1920-1948 (Yale University Press, 2015), for which she won the Shapiro Award for best book from the Association for Israel Studies. Halperin was appointed to the new Endowed Professorship in Israel/Palestine Studies in fall 2015, created by an anonymous donation to the CU Program in Jewish Studies.

Photos from Ariana Maki's field research:

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New Digital Archives Available

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:15:27 +0000

New Digital Archives Available Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/24/2016 - 10:15

The Visual Resources Center (VRC) in the Department of Art and Art History was gifted the photo archives of late CU Professor Ronald Bernier. Two grants, from ArtStor and the Visual Resources Association Foundation, allowed them to digitize and input metadata for 1,000 slides. All images will be made available for free public use, with the goal of providing original source material for research and study. Dr. Bernier's slides number over 30,000 in total, and cover fieldwork throughout Asia between 1966 and 2008. More information is available at https://bernierarchive.wordpress.com/about/.

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Alumnus from Class of 1954 Visits CU

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:05:03 +0000

Alumnus from Class of 1954 Visits CU Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 02/23/2016 - 14:05

Last August, 86-year-old CU alumnus Akira Horie (MMktg 1954) visited CAS and CU to see what kinds of changes had occurred on campus since his last visit. In 1952, Horie was selected as a member of the first class of Japanese Fulbright scholars to study in the US. After a distinguished career at Mitsubishi Corporation, Horie is enjoying his retirement in Kamakura, Japan. He has long been a staunch CU supporter and has most recently helped CAS establish a summer internship at Mitsubishi, to begin in May.

Photo: Richard Wobbekind, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs at Leeds; Danielle Rocheleau Salaz, Executive Director of the Center for Asian Studies; Akira Horie, CU Class of 1954; Rachel Lionberg, Senior Director of Development; Yuka Hasegawa; and Manuel Laguna, Director of Global Initiatives at Leeds

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CU Alumna Dana Tang Made Partner at Gluckman Tang Architects

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:01:10 +0000

CU Alumna Dana Tang Made Partner at Gluckman Tang Architects Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 02/23/2016 - 14:01

Dana Tang, B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature, Class of ’87, has just been made partner at Gluckman Tang Architects.

NEW YORK, NY – Gluckman Mayner Architects, the firm with strong roots in the design of spaces for art, is changing its name to GLUCKMAN TANG effective September 2015. The new name reflects the formal partnership of founder Richard Gluckman, FAIA, and Dana Tang, AIA, LEED AP, who is stepping into the role of partner.

Over nearly 40 years, GLUCKMAN TANG has grown from a studio focused on art installations and galleries to an internationally recognized firm with a body of work that encompasses museums, educational and cultural institutions, retail, residential, and commercial projects of all scales. Tang, who joined the practice in 1995, has helped the firm to expand its portfolio into new typologies and places, including China.

“We’re thrilled to be embarking on the next chapter of the firm. This promotion acknowledges Dana’s deep experience and significant contributions over the last 20 years,” remarked Gluckman. “Our new name reflects her vital role in the future of the practice. Thanks to her collaborative approach and well considered design sensibility, GLUCKMAN TANG will continue to create thoughtful and elegant works of architecture.”

Tang’s deep understanding of Chinese culture has led to the firm securing four major museums in China. She is also the lead architect for three of them. In her roles as designer, project architect, and senior associate, she has led projects of every type and at every scale. She was integral to the firm’s selection as a finalist in the competition for the Modern and Contemporary Art wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and she led the team in the successful commission of the Korman Center at Drexel University. Tang has also led the designs of Tokyo’s Mori Arts Museum, Sedona’s Mii amo Spa, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Perelman Building.

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GLUCKMAN TANG is a multi-faceted architecture firm with a portfolio of built projects throughout the world. It is renowned for its sensitive, contemporary interventions into historic structures, and for ground-up buildings that are responsive to their context and enhance the public realm. Notable projects include the Andy Warhol Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Perelman Building, Museo Picasso Malaga, Mori Art Museum, Mii amo Spa, Helmut Lang stores, Gagosian Galleries, and Syracuse University Law School. The firm’s design sensibility is shaped by a history of close collaborations with artists, curators, and directors that privileges the relationship between the art, the space, and the viewer.

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CU Alumni Take Asian Studies Beyond �鶹ӰԺ

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:52:23 +0000

CU Alumni Take Asian Studies Beyond �鶹ӰԺ Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 02/23/2016 - 13:52

Since completing my MA, which included Arabic study in Morocco, I have been working in the field of localization as a project manager. I am based in Chicago and am thrilled to work with various languages on a daily basis. I continue to teach and tutor ESL on the side.

Mary Kirchman Range (MA LING 2013)

I am currently based in �鶹ӰԺ, working with a China-focused travel agency called Real China as the MBA Sales and Marketing Director. I have recently traveled with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Beijing and Harvard Business School in Shanghai as their national guide to help bridge cultural gaps or language barriers. It’s been quite an experience! I have also been working with CAS and our partner company, Real USA, to help build an American college culture course for incoming Chinese students, which is where my passion truly lies. I worked with Project Pengyou (a student group on CU’s campus that has organizations across the US) to help bring Chinese and American students together and start a dialogue between our cultures, so Real USA and this new program is what I want to pour all my energy into now. I love what I do and I am thrilled I’ve been able to work in a field that has everything I ever wanted: travel, language, and cultural exchange!

Azuraye Wycoff

(IAFS, CHIN minor 2015)

Leslie Dong founded Global Student Initiative (GSI), an international organization that offers a variety of innovative exchange programs for students in China and the United States and focuses on leadership development and pre-career training. GSI works closely with CAS and the Minzu University of China and has already successfully launched two exchange programs and impacted nearly 50 students in Beijing and �鶹ӰԺ. For more information, visit http://globalstudentinitiative.com, or contact Leslie at leslie.dong@colorado.edu.

Leslie Dong (ASIA/IAFS 2015)

Additional photos from Leslie Dong's Global Student Initiative:

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Updates from the Program for Teaching East Asia

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:45:51 +0000

Updates from the Program for Teaching East Asia Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 02/23/2016 - 13:45

Program for Teaching East Asia receives new funding, expands online programs and Korea offerings

This year, TEA passes a milestone of 18 years of continuous funding as one of the five founding centers directing the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. Through generous and long-term funding from the Freeman Foundation, NCTA offers professional development in the form of online courses, summer institutes, study tours, and workshops to K-12 teachers throughout the United States. Complementing NCTA programming, TEA has received two new grants from the US-Japan Foundation and Korea Foundation, and continues to build its national reputation in professional development programming for Chinese language teachers through the federally funded StarTalk project.

NCTA: New in 2015-2016. NCTA offerings through TEA served over 300 teachers through intensive online courses and summer institutes in the past year. TEA’s research faculty developed new online courses on contemporary Japan, Korea, and demystifying the Samurai, as well as adding several new online book discussion groups to our offerings. Our 2015 summer institute, which hosted 20 secondary teachers, focused on China’s political system, and featured CU PhDs Jessica Teets and Orion Lewis, both political science faculty at Middlebury College, as well as CU historian Tim Weston.

The new NCTA initiative, “Class Apps,” launched in 2014 has expanded to a library of 18 short video presentations by experts on topics of use for classroom teachers. Six titles were added in 2015, with another eight planned for 2016. New topics include Learning to Read Japanese Paintings by art historian and CAS Event Coordinator Carla Stansifer; Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation, by art historian and CU Asian studies alumna Melanie King; How to Teach Critical Thinking Using Samurai, by historian Ethan Segal; New Media and Censorship in China, by political scientist Orion Lewis. New Class Apps planned for 2016 include an interview with author Eric Fish, a critical analysis of European and Japanese “medieval” periods, and a look at geographic controversies between Japan and Korea.

New Japan Programming: “Olympic Opportunity: Re-prioritizing Japan in the Classroom. In summer 2015, TEA concluded a successful three-year project, “Japan: Online Professional Programs for Teachers. Funded by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, this project produced eight online courses that provided professional development for over 500 elementary and secondary teachers. As this project drew to a close, TEA received new funding from the US-Japan Foundation to develop a series of new summer institutes, online courses, online resources, and a summer study tour over the next three years. The project, directed by TEA Director Lynn Parisi, will draw upon the opportunities offered by the five-year period leading up to the 2020 Olympics to promote and facilitate enriched, expanded, and timely teaching and learning about Japan in the secondary curriculum. This funding, with NCTA funding, will underwrite TEA’s 2016 summer institute, “Japan’s Olympic Challenges: 20th-Century Legacies, 21st-Century Aspirations” which explores the intersection of Japan's post-WWII past and 21st-century future through the lenses—and teaching opportunities—of pivotal anniversaries and preparation for the 2020 Olympics.

Korea Foundation funding for summer workshop continues. Along with NCTA funding, a second year of funding from the Korea Foundation will support a four-day summer program for 30 secondary teachers from across the United States. Korea’s Journey into the 21st Century: Historical Contexts, Contemporary Issues will consider modern and contemporary South Korea’s distinct history, geography, intra-peninsular and international relations, and transnational cultural transmissions (e.g., K-pop, film, and design). Directed by TEA’s Korea Projects Coordinator Catherine Ishida, the workshop will also including CU history professor Sungyun Lim and other Korea specialists.

Startalk: Chinese Language Instruction in the Digital Age. TEA extended its programming in Chinese language pedagogy, receiving its fifth grant from the federal STARTALK program in 2015. The 2015 program hosted 18 secondary Chinese language teachers from around the United States. A highlight of the 2015 program impact was the implementation of technology into Mary Ann Durso’s class in the Chicago Public Schools, which garnered attention from the Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Emanuel visited Durso’s class in fall 2015 and commented on exemplary student-centered technology that helps her students actively learn the language.

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"Tibet Himalaya Initiative" Promotes Tibetan Studies on Campus

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:44:15 +0000

"Tibet Himalaya Initiative" Promotes Tibetan Studies on Campus Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 02/23/2016 - 13:44

The Tibet Himalaya Initiative (THI) at CU �鶹ӰԺ celebrated the success of its inaugural semester with a graduate colloquium and reception in the Koenig Alumni Center on November 11, 2015. More than twenty-five graduate students, faculty, and supporters of THI from CU, Naropa University, and the �鶹ӰԺ community gathered for this celebration.

THI is a new interdisciplinary hub for research, teaching, and public engagement on Tibet and the Himalayas. Our mission is to promote educational opportunities, cultural exchange, and public understandings about Tibet and the Himalayas as the region undergoes rapid social, cultural, political, and environmental transformations.

CU �鶹ӰԺ has unique strengths among institutions of higher education in North America in the study of contemporary Tibet and the Himalayas, with faculty expertise in Anthropology, Art History, Geography, and Religious Studies, strong graduate student interest in Tibet and Himalayas in these and other disciplines, and a significant location in the history of the spread of Tibetan Buddhism in the West.

THI would like to express its thanks to all of our partners and friends for a wonderful first semester. We are especially grateful to the Chancellor who contributed special funds to inaugurate the Initiative, the Center for Asian Studies for their ongoing partnership in events, Naropa University for their collaboration on an annual Buddhist Studies lecture series, and the Department of Religious Studies who sponsored several of our major events this fall.

We encourage you to spread the word as we prepare for events in the spring semester. April 4-10, 2016 is Tibetan Arts Week featuring Gonkar Gyatso, the widely-acknowledged founding father of modern Tibetan art and Jangbu/Dorje Tsering Chenaktsang, a prominent Tibetan poet and filmmaker. During Tibetan Arts Week, we will host lectures, a film screening, an art installment, poetry reading and more.

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CAS Brings Asia to CU in 2015

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:38:32 +0000

CAS Brings Asia to CU in 2015 Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 02/23/2016 - 13:38

In 2015, CAS offered 39 public events. We helped to educate well over 1,600 people on Asia-related topics. We continued the theme of “Mediating Asia” throughout the spring semester of 2015 and began “Transcultural Asia” in the fall. We would like to thank our many co-sponsors, including the CU departments of Asian Languages and Civilizations, CMCI, Geography, and International Affairs; and community organizations such as the National Unification Advisory Council Denver Chapter, the Japan Foundation, and the Korea Foundation. Here are some highlights from the year.

2/12/15 – Film screenings: The Land of Many Palaces and Mountain Town

In The Land of Many Palaces, co-directors Adam Smith and Song Ting chronicle the transformation of urbanization in the Inner Mongolian city of Ordos. Smith also offered a special preview screening of his new film, Mountain Town, about the replica Wyoming town of Jackson Hole in Hebei, China.

2/18/15 – Traditional Korean Dance and Music

This special dramatic event featured traditional Korean music and dance by the Lee Mi Sook Dance Company of South Korea. The beautiful dances were performed in honor of American veterans of the Korean War.

4/14/15 – Film screening: People’s Park

People's Park, directed by Libbie D. Cohn and J.P. Sniadecki, is a 78-minute single-shot documentary that immerses viewers in an unbroken journey through a famous urban park in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. People's Park offered a fresh gaze at public interaction, leisure, and self-expression in China. A roundtable discussion with CU faculty members Daniel Boord, Christian S. Hammons and Tim Oakes followed the screening.

4/17/15 – 2015 CAS Annual Symposium: Mediating Asia

Our 4th annual spring symposium was a daylong inquiry into "Mediating Asia." We were pleased to host Endy Bayuni of The Jakarta Post and Melissa Chan of Al Jazeera America to give keynote addresses. There were also four panels featuring scholars and journalists who presented their views on "Mediating Asia," with additional panel presentations scholars from all over the United States, followed by closing remarks from CU faculty Tim Oakes, Stewart Hoover, and Nabil Echchaibi. It was an engaging and insightful conference. Click on the links below to see a video of each talk.

Keynote Addresses

"Mediating Indonesia: The Slow Emergence of a Young Nation" - Endy Bayuni, The Jakarta Post
"Reporting from China: Media, Human Rights, and the Authoritarian State" - Melissa Chan, Al Jazeera America

Panels

Media and Environmental Politics in Asia
Isabel Hilton, China Dialogue
Tom Yulsman, CU-�鶹ӰԺ

Authoritarian States, Nationalism, and the Unruly Media
Rianne Subijanto, CU-�鶹ӰԺ
Timothy Weston, CU-�鶹ӰԺ
Michael Curtin, University of California Santa Barbara

Identity, Culture, and Branding
Hiromu Nagahara, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hun Shik Kim, CU-�鶹ӰԺ
Mark Bender, Ohio State University

Mediating Asia: Concluding Observations
Tim Oakes, CU-�鶹ӰԺ
Stewart Hoover, CU-�鶹ӰԺ
Nabil Echchaibi, CU-�鶹ӰԺ

9/17/15 – A Jaipur Sampler

For more than a decade the Jaipur Literature Festival in India has attracted authors, poets, scholars and creative thinkers from around the world. �鶹ӰԺ became the first overseas host for this prestigious event, and CAS was one of many sponsors who supported it. In conjunction with the festival, CAS also hosted two back-to-back panel discussions on campus. The first consisted of a panel from Colorado College discussing the challenges of cosmopolitan society. The panelists were moderator Rashna B. Singh, Claire Oberon Garcia, Ammar Naji, Michael Sawyer, and Peter Wright. The second panel focused on translation of Buddhist literature from Tibetan into English. Translators Anne Carolyn Klein and Jules B. Levinson discussed the complexities of expressing the inexplicable.

10/5/15 – China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections

This annual event highlights the importance of US-China relations. Sheldon Day, Stephen Orlins, Daniel Rosen, and Robert Rubin discussed Chinese foreign direct investments via live video stream, followed by an in-person presentation by William Hurst of Northwestern University on “Consultative Authoritarianism Versus Political Decay: Politics at the Grassroots in China Today.”

11/9/15 – Walk in U.S., Talk on Japan

CAS was chosen to host a delegation of five community members, including a former Japanese Ambassador, who were hand-picked by the Japanese Prime Minster’s office to represent Japan on an official tour of the U.S. Approximately 80 members of the CU campus community enjoyed hearing their perspectives on Japanese culture and economy, followed by small group discussions. The visit was featured in the Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine. For the full article, please click here.

11/11/15 – ISIS from Multiple Perspectives

A guest panel of four CU experts presented at this roundtable on ISIS: Aun Hasan Ali, "Is ISIS Islamic?"; Jeanne M. Nijhowne, "ISIS's War on the Past"; Najeeb Jan, "The Spectacle of ISIS: Islam and Biopolitics"; and Haytham Bahoora, "Histories of ISIS: The Politics of Fundamentalism and Sectarianism.” We had a packed house with over 170 guests in attendance, representing both the campus and �鶹ӰԺ communities. An interesting and thoughtful discussion followed.

12/6/15 – Japanese Language Proficiency Test

For the second year, CAS hosted the JLPT, an international language exam. Over 100 examinees in �鶹ӰԺ joined more than 600,000 people worldwide to test their Japanese skills. A good score on this exam can open doors in business, education and politics abroad for participants. The next JLPT will be offered in December 2016, with registration in September.

Upcoming Events in Spring 2016:

3/2/16 – Trans Pacific Partnership: What it Means for Asia and the Americas, 5:00 p.m., Hale 270

3/4/16 – Cyberspace, Music, and Participation in the Japanese Antinuclear Movement, 4:00 p.m., Hale 230

3/9/16 – 5th Annual CAS Symposium: Transcultural Asia, 1:00 p.m., UMC Aspen Rooms

4/5/16 – Campus Visit of Contemporary Tibetan Artist Gonkar Gyatso, 6:00 p.m., Hale 270

4/14/16 – Struggle, Disillusionment, and Rebellion among Chinese Youth, 5:30 p.m., Eaton Humanities 150

4/22/16 – Business and Belief among Han Chinese Practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism in the People’s Republic of China, 3:30 p.m., Guggenheim 250

Please confirm details about all upcoming events by visiting http://www.colorado.edu/cas/event-list.

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Newsletter 2016

Letter from the Director

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Giving to CU: Friends of Asian Studies Flatirons Fund and More

Friends of Asian Studies Flatirons Fund

Asian Studies Leadership Circle

2015-16 Friends of Asian Studies

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CU Faculty Advance Asian Studies at CU

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New Digital Archives Available

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Alumnus from Class of 1954 Visits CU

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CU Alumna Dana Tang Made Partner at Gluckman Tang Architects

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CU Alumni Take Asian Studies Beyond �鶹ӰԺ

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Updates from the Program for Teaching East Asia

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"Tibet Himalaya Initiative" Promotes Tibetan Studies on Campus

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CAS Brings Asia to CU in 2015

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