Asian Studies Center

Synonyms: 
ASC
Asian Studies

The New Triangular Relationship Between the U.S., China, Latin America, and the Caribbean

Subtitle: 
Socioeconomic Conditions and Challenges
Presenter: 
Enrique Dussel Peters
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 01/15/2019 - 15:00 to 16:30

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), the Asian Studies Center, and the University Center for International Studies (UCIS) at the University of Pittsburgh present:

The New Triangular Relationship Between the U.S., China, Latin America, and the Caribbean: Socioeconomic Conditions and Challenges
With Enrique Dussel Peters
Professor of Economics, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)

January 15, 2019
Alcoa Room - Barco Law Building
3:00 p.m.

Location: 
Alcoa Room, Barco Law Building
Cost: 
Free
Contact Email: 
asia@pitt.edu

CERIS Spring 2019 Book Discussions for Educators

Subtitle: 
Islam after Communism
Presenter: 
James Pickett
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 02/15/2019 - 17:00

Please join us for dinner and what promises to be an informative read & book discussion on Islam After Communism by Adeeb Khalid.
James Pickett, Assistant Professor, History Department, University of Pittsburgh will facilitate the discussion.
Please register at: https://cerisnet.secure.pitt.edu/resource/faculty-readers-forum

Location: 
4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Global Studies Center
Contact Email: 
global@pitt.edu

Characters and Words in Learning and Teaching Chinese

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Presenter: 
Dr. Lin Chen
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
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Date: 
Fri, 12/07/2018 - 12:00 to 13:30

Writing systems, the ways that orthography maps to phonology and semantics, influence word reading. In written Chinese, the character is a basic writing unit maps onto a single syllable morpheme. The morphosyllabic nature of the Chinese writing system brings some challenges to Chinese learning and Chinese teaching. Dr.

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4130 Posvar Hall
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The Making of God's Subject:

Subtitle: 
Christian Conversion and Urban Youth in China
Presenter: 
Wonji Yoo, PhD Candidate
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
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Fri, 12/07/2018 - 10:00 to 11:30
Location: 
3106 WWPH, Anthropology Lounge
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Cinema after 3/11

Presenter: 
Akira Lippit
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 11/30/2018 - 15:00 to 16:30

Dr. Lippit is the T.C. Wang Family Endowed Chair in Cinematic Arts in the Division of Cinema and Media Studies from University of Southern California. His published work includes Electric Animal: Toward a Rhetoric of Wildlife (2000), Atomic Light (Shadow Optics) (2005), Ex-Cinema: From a Theory of Experimental Film and Video (2012), and Cinema without Reflection: Jacques Derrida's Echopoiesis and Narcissism Adrift (2016).

Location: 
501 Cathedral of Learning

Seijin Shiki

Subtitle: 
Japanese Coming OF Age Ceremony
Presenter: 
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
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Date: 
Fri, 01/11/2019 - 19:00 to 20:30

As part of a collaboration between the Yasuda University students at the ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE and the ASIAN STUDIES CENTER, we will be hosting the second Seijin Shiki at the University of Pittsburgh.
We would love to have Pitt students participate. If you are turning 20 years old this year (April 2018-April 2019), we invite you to be a part of the ceremony. Visit this link to register or for more information, please email asia@pitt.edu by December 7, 2018.

Location: 
Ballroom A, University Club
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Balancing a Healthy Body and Healthy Mind Through the Combination of Buddhism and Medicine

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Presenter: 
Dr. Barry Kerzin
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
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Date: 
Wed, 12/05/2018 - 17:00 to 18:30

Dr. Barry Kerzin is a personal physician to the Dalai Lama and a Buddhist monk. He is a leading teacher on the relationship between Buddhism and Medicine. His MD degree is from the University of South California. He is a former Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and the author of No Fear, No Death: The Transformative Power of Compassion. He is the founder and president of the Altruism in Medicine Institute, which has started to offer a resilience training program for 16,000 UPMC nurses.

Location: 
602 Cathedral of Learning
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Kitsuke: The Art of Kimono

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Tue, 12/04/2018 - 17:30 to 18:30

Through this interactive workshop, learn about the intricate art of dressing in kimono with expert and Pitt alumnus Evan Mason. The workshop will begin with a lecture on the culture and history of the kimono in Japan followed by a demonstration of kitsuke and an opportunity for participants to dress in yukata and try out their new skills!

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4130 Posvar Hall
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2018 Korean Music Festival

Subtitle: 
Presented by Korean Association of Greater Pittsburgh & Korean Heritage Room
Presenter: 
Directed by Younga Reitz and Yong Chae Lee
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 11/03/2018 - 19:00 to 21:00

Reception to Follow

Location: 
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Cost: 
$10 Tickets for Adults / Free to Students & Children / Half price for audience who come dressed in hanbok, the Korean traditional attire
Contact Phone: 
310.909.3280 for Questions

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