Dr. Katherine Carlitz will share her research about the history of the Chinese cult of women's fidelity and chastity, namely the ideal wife's devotion to her mother-in-law. The wide currency of such devotion stories in Ming local histories has as much to do with late Yuan legal changes as with the traditions of filial piety per se. Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasty gazetteers, as well as legal materials, will be used to analyze the story of Yu Shiyuan's wife.

David Iwinski Jr. is the Managing Director of Blue Water Growth LLC, a firm that is focused on assisting cross border mergers and acquisitions between Asia and North America and also assisting North American firms in developing growth and markets in Asia. In 1988 he earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and has worked in international business management in Asia and Europe for over 27 years.

For more information, please visit https://sites.google.com/site/capturingtheineffable/home

Pierre F. Landry, University of Pittsburgh
Loren Brandt, University of Toronto
Susan Naquin, Princeton University

This talk will investigate the gendered production of migrant rights by examining two groups of Filipina women in South Korea: factory workers and hostesses at American military camptown clubs. Based on ethnographic research, I identify two distinct labor regimes for migrant women that were differently shaped in the shadow of working men.

How to Apply to USAJobs

Thursday, March 5th at noon in Posvar 4217

The US government provides some amazing job opportunities. But how can you make your application get noticed in such a competitive and daunting system? Two members of the HEPC (Federal Hispanic Employment Program Committee) will give a presentation to help students to better navigate the USAJobs website and application system and give tips on how to submit a more competitive application.

The purpose of this conference is to exchange information on the public policies aimed at managing risks in the shale sector in the US and in other countries that are exploring shale development, including the UK, China, South Africa, Argentina and Poland. Presenters from France and Germany will also discuss the decisions of those countries to limit shale development and the consequences and opportunity costs of those decisions. Discussion among presenters and the audience will focus on the current evidence on risks and the effectiveness of mitigation strategies.

Are you interested in global issues? Join representatives from UN Women, Peace Corps, and Hekima Place to discuss international women’s issues and learn how you can get involved with organizations working to address inequality throughout the world. 

Are you interested in global issues? Have you ever considered a career in global health? Join us for an alumni and professionals' panel on Friday, February 27th. Panelists will share about their career paths in the field and discuss skill-building opportunities and how to become a competitive candidate in the job market.

One presenter for this career panel will be:

Dr. Tina Phillips Johnson
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2006
History, Women's Studies Certificate
Master of Public Health

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures will be holding Japanese conversation tables at the dates listed below. We are looking for both native speakers and students of Japanese to attend. For native speakers, this is a great opportunity to get to know some American students. For students of Japanese, this is a great opportunity to practice your Japanese and meet some people from Japan! If you are looking for a language partner, this can be a good way to meet someone who is interested.