Events

The Asian Studies Center sponsors, announces, or otherwise supports a number of Asia-related events throughout the year. Keep an eye on this space for more information! If there's an event you would like advertised, please contact Kathryn Fortuno at KSF37@pitt.edu.

Faculty members or student organizations who wish to request ASC sponsorship or support for their events should fill out the and submit it to Kathryn at KSF37@pitt.edu.

DATE:
Tuesday, March 19
TIME:
11:00 am
LOCATION:
William Pitt Union Dining Room A

If you are interested in an international career, come join former and current government professionals to learn more about the range of opportunities available to early-career individuals! Panelists will talk about their career journeys followed by small breakout groups...

DATE:
Tuesday, March 19
TIME:
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub

Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a
globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more
about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript,
receiving special recognition at graduation,...

DATE:
Tuesday, March 19
TIME:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub

Join Global Experiences Office Peer Advisors for this weekly roundtable in the Global Hub! Bring your questions about study abroad programs!

DATE:
Tuesday, March 19
TIME:
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub

Are you an undergraduate Pitt student planning to embark on a summer global experience? Join the Spring 2024 3-part UCIS Digital Narrative Workshop Series and create a short video to document your experience, which will be displayed on the big screen in the Global Hub!...

DATE:
Wednesday, March 20
TIME:
6:00 pm
LOCATION:
202 Frick Fine Arts

Dr. Thomas Baudinette is Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies and International Studies at Macquarie University. A cultural anthropologist, his research primarily explores how popular media and fandom culture inform knowledge about gender and sexuality across East and...

DATE:
Thursday, March 21
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub, First Floor Posvar Hall

Come have coffee and refreshments with Sherry Sykes, Pitt’s own Diplomat-in-Residence! She will provide guidance and mentorship to students interested in careers, internships, and fellowships with the U.S. State Department. Sherry will be available to chat anytime...

DATE:
Friday, March 22
TIME:
3:00 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Posvar

Forging Leninism in China is a re-examination of the events of the Chinese revolution and the transformation of the Chinese Communist Party from the years 1927 to 1934. Describing the transformation of the party as “the forging of Leninism”, Joseph Fewsmith offers a...

DATE:
Sunday, March 24
TIME:
4:00 pm
LOCATION:
William Pitt Union Lower Lounge

Join JSA for their annual Spring Festival!
With special guest Mei Semones and goods from Origami PGH.

DATE:
Thursday, March 28
TIME:
6:00 pm
LOCATION:
232 Cathedral of Learning

All That Breathes (2022)
In one of the world’s most populated cities, two brothers—Nadeem and Saud—devote their lives to the quixotic effort of protecting the black kite, a majestic bird of prey essential to the ecosystem of New Delhi that has been falling from the...

DATE:
Friday, March 29
TIME:
3:00 pm
LOCATION:
2800 Posvar Hall

*For University of Pittsburgh Affiliates (Students, Staff, Faculty) Only*
The final meeting and discussion about "Daughter of The Dragon", by Yunte Huang.

DATE:
Friday, April 5
TIME:
3:00 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Posvar

In Useful Bullshit Neil J. Diamant pulls back the curtain on early constitutional conversations between citizens and officials in the PRC. Scholars have argued that China, like the former USSR, promulgated constitutions to enhance its domestic and international...

DATE:
Tuesday, April 9
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION:
McConomy Auditorium Cohon Student Center CMU

TED GOOSSEN is a literary translator, professor emeritus of Japanese literature at York University in Toronto, and a founding editor of MONKEY New Writing from Japan. His recent work includes Dragon Palace (MONKEY imprint, 2023) and The Third Love (Granta, 2024), both by...

DATE:
Wednesday, April 10
TIME:
3:00 pm
LOCATION:
G4 Cathedral of Learning

Join us for a conversation between Hiromi Kawakami, in town from Tokyo for only two days, and the Pittsburgh-based author Adam Ehrlich Sachs.
HIROMI KAWAKAMI is one of Japan’s most popular novelists. Many of her books have been published in English, including...

DATE:
Wednesday, April 10
TIME:
6:00 pm
LOCATION:
202 Frick Fine Arts

Xin Wang is a curator and art historian based in New York. A PhD candidate in Art History at New York University, writing a dissertation on Soviet Hauntology, she held curatorial and educational positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of...

DATE:
Tuesday, April 16
TIME:
6:30 pm
LOCATION:
125 Frick Fine Arts

A screening of E.A. Dupont's 1929 silent film Piccadilly, starring Asian American icon Anna May Wong. The screening will be musically accompanied by local musicians, Appalasia and Tom Roberts. Come immerse yourself in their original score and experience one of early...

DATE:
Thursday, April 18
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION:
A522 Public Health - Crabtree

A Digital Portfolio (ePortfolio) is required for all students completing area or global studies certificates. The ePortfolio will help you synthesize your experiences inside and outside the classroom to demonstrate your understanding of world regions and global issues....

DATE:
Thursday, April 25
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION:
Charity Randall Theater

The University Center for International Studies cordially invites students graduating in Spring and Summer 2024 to celebrate their academic achievements and receive their credentials at the University Center for International Studies’ Graduation Ceremony in the Charity...