News & Events
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╔ SPRING 2008 EVENTS
2008 Japanese Pedagogy Workshop - April 19, 2008
The Asian Studies Center is pleased to announce the 2008 Japanese Pedagogy workshop, for K-12 and university teachers of Japanese language. For more information, please visit the workshop page.
2008 Otto Chu "Asia and the World" Essay Contest Awards Ceremony
ASC is pleased to announce that the 2008 Otto Chu essay conest awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, April 22nd, at 6:00 p.m. in the William Pitt Union Lower Lounge. Invitations have been sent to all award winners, and ASC would like to thank all participants, judges, and Mr. Otto Chu himself, for their help in making this contest a success. For more information, please contact Ms. Veronica Dristas at dristas@pitt.edu.
Asian Studies Certificate Student Graduation Ceremony - April 24, 2008
All students who have applied for Asian Studies Certificate graduation are invited to attend a ceremony and reception to be held on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 3:00 pm in the William Pitt Union Lower Lounge. This event is open to family and friends. To RSVP, please contact Ms. Dianne Dakis at dakis@pitt.edu.
Asia Over Lunch Weekly Lecture Series
To view the schedule of speakers for the Spring 2008 Asia Over Lunch series, please visit: www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc/news/overlunch.html
2008 High School Japanese Speech Contest winners announced
For more information, please read the press release.
Pitt graduate Jerome White, Jr. is Japan's newest music star
26-year-old Jerome White, Jr. seems to have found his calling in Japan. Better known by his stage name “JERO” (ジェロ), White is a rising young star in the world of traditional Japanese ballads known as enka. A Pittsburgh native and 2003 Pitt graduate in Information Science, White has studied Japanese since high school and was an Asian Studies certificate student, participating in Pitt’s exchange program with Kansai Gaidai University in 2001. After graduating from Pitt, White became an English teacher and then computer engineer in Japan, where he was discovered by national TV network NHK when he won an enka karaoke contest and was soon scouted by a major record label. White is the first African-American to become a professional enka singer in Japan, and his single Umiyuki was ranked at #4 in national sales for the week of February 20-27, 2008. Congratulations, Jero!
Jero’s Official Website (Victor Records): http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/jero/
╔ 2008-2009 CONFERENCES
October 11-12, 2008: Islam and Popular Culture Conference.
Details TBA.
╔ INTERNATIONAL VISITORS
No announcements currently.
╔ CURRENT EVENTS
