Asian Studies Center

Synonyms: 
ASC
Asian Studies

Making It! Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 04/01/2025 - 16:00 to 17:30

Using modern 3D printing we can recreate traditional Japanese woodblocks and experience this ancient art! Join Open Lab, the Text & conText Lab, and the Asian Studies Center for a hands-on workshop and history lesson in this unique artform! Of course you can take home your prints!

Location: 
Hill Library Archives & Special Collections Instruction Room, 3rd Floor

China’s “Second Generation Ethnic Policies” in Historical and Comparative Contexts, LIVE Podcast Recording

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 04/18/2025 - 12:00 to 14:00

A weekly podcast about current affairs in China, hosted by Kaiser Kuo and featuring in-depth conversations about books, ideas, new research, intellectual currents, and cultural trends that can help us better understand what’s happening in China. A conversation between Sinica Podcast host and co-founder Kaiser Kuo and Professor Benno Weiner.

Location: 
252 Cathedral of Learning

The “DeepSeek Moment:” China and the Crisis of American Confidence with Kaiser Kuo

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 04/17/2025 - 17:30 to 19:30

China's recent achievements in artificial intelligence, exemplified by DeepSeek's breakthrough LLM, represent more than just technological advancement - they signal a fundamental shift in global innovation dynamics. While Chinese companies have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in areas from EVs to social media to AI, U.S. responses continue to follow a predictable pattern: disbelief, anger, accusations of theft, and blame.

Location: 
Carnegie Mellon Campus Baker Hall A53, Steinberg Auditorium

CANCELED Mascots, Cryptids, and UFOs: Civic Monsters in Contemporary Japan

Event Status: 
Canceled
Date: 
Thu, 04/10/2025 - 18:30 to 20:30

Why are cute and creepy mascots so ubiquitous among Japan’s cities and regions? Is there a Japanese Bigfoot? Have extraterrestrials ever landed in Japan? This lecture traces the history of Japanese mascots, cryptids, and UFOs, exploring how invented, imagined, and unexplained creatures have been deployed in tourism campaigns, the creation of regional identity, and local commercial boosterism.

Location: 
Barco Law Building Alcoa Room

Yellow Peril in Vladivostok: The Chinese Diaspora in Russia and the Soviet Union

Presenter: 
Sören Urbansk
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 04/03/2025 - 12:00 to 13:30

Sören Urbansky, Ruhr University Bochum Chair, Eastern European History

Dr. Urbansky discusses the challenges faced by Chinese immigrants during the late Tsarist Empire and early Soviet Union, highlighting the racial and cultural prejudices that fueled hostilities in urban settings. His analysis explores how these early interactions shaped the experiences and perceptions of Chinese communities in a rapidly changing socio-political landscape.

Location: 
4217 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Erica Edwards
Contact Email: 
eee36@pitt.edu

Chat with Zharia

Presenter: 
Zharia White
Event Status: 
Canceled
Date: 
Tue, 03/25/2025 - 14:00 to 16:00

Are you an international student at Pitt looking to connect, or interested in connecting with international students? Stop by the Nook in the Global Hub on Tuesdays, between 2 and 4 pm during Spring semester, to chat with OIS Outreach Coordinator Zharia White from the Office of International Services!

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Zharia White
Contact Email: 
zmw14@pitt.edu

Chat with Zharia

Presenter: 
Zharia White
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 03/18/2025 - 14:00 to 16:00

Are you an international student at Pitt looking to connect, or interested in connecting with international students? Stop by the Nook in the Global Hub on Tuesdays, between 2 and 4 pm during Spring semester, to chat with OIS Outreach Coordinator Zharia White from the Office of International Services!

Location: 
Global Hub
Contact Person: 
Zharia White
Contact Email: 
zmw14@pitt.edu

Telling the Multiple Histories of Taiwan

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 03/28/2025 - 15:30 to 17:00

A presentation by Dr. Lung-chih Chang, Director of National Museum of Taiwan History, that will focus on the exhibitions and publications of the National Taiwan Museum of History as key examples, exploring contemporary Taiwan's collective memory and public discourse.

Location: 
Hill Library Archives & Special Collections Instruction Room, 3rd Floor

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