Jiang Rong’s 2004 bestselling novel Wolf Totem tells an alternative history of the traditional Chinese empire, reviving a once heated debate on Chinese characteristics. This talk will take Wolf Totem as an example of minority historical fiction to discuss the centripetal and centrifugal forces of Chinese history in re-imagining and reconfiguring ethnic, national, and international relations in the contemporary world.

Part of the East Asian Languages and Literatures Colloquium.

Refreshments will be served.

Do you know how to prove how well you speak Chinese, Japanese, or Korean? Come join us to hear from Pitt instructors & students about how to show off what you know for scholarships, jobs, and more! We'll talk about options, which tests are right for you, and even do a sample "OPI" interview in Chinese & Japanese!

Open to all students of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages. Refreshments will be served.

ASIA OVER LUNCH LECTURE – Noon in 4130 Posvar. Please feel free to join us for this lecture – all are welcome to bring their lunch or a snack along if you wish and enjoy!

Bandai-Namco is offering several internships for talented Japanese-speaking college students. These internships will serve as trial employment periods for students who would like to work at the company headquarters in Japan after graduation.

Those interested in more information are invited to attend an information session with Bandai Namco representatives, to be held on the Carnegie Mellon University campus.

Please register for the event by contacting Yasufumi Iwasaki by email at yiwasaki@andrew.cmu.edu.

Lisa See, a book club favorite, writes moving stories about friendship, family secrets, and forgotten history, inspired by her Chinese-American background. She returns with Dreams of Joy, following Joy, daughter of Pearl from Shanghai Girls, in a poignant depiction of life in 1957 Shanghai amidst the New Society of Red China. She also wrote the book Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.

Experience the Japanese Culture of Tea! Students will learn about the ancient tradition of the Tea Ceremony as they shape their own bamboo tea scoops with artist Tadao Arimoto. The bamboo will be split with an ax, thinned with a chisel, heated to bend into a scoop and cooled in water to hold its shape. The workshop will conclude with a Chanoyu Tea Ceremony performed by Yoko Motoyama. There are limited spaces available for participants to share the Chanoyu Ceremony with their guests.

Tuition: $80, Chanoyu guests are an additional $15 each
Materials Fee: $10

Based on Osamu Tezuka’s 1949 manga and directed by Rintaro, this 2001 film is about a future in which humans and robots coexist, albeit uneasily. A private detective and his nephew travel to Metropolis to arrest a mad scientist for organ trafficking but instead meet with a beautiful, mysterious robot girl. The three get involved in a revolution that envelops the city.

The film will be introduced by Professor Charles Exley from the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and is presented in conjunction with his course, “World of Japan: The Culture of Detection.”

With responses from Laura Brown (Anthropology), Charles Exley (East Asian Languages and Literatures), Akiko Hashimoto (Sociology), and Giuseppina Mecchia (French and Italian).

For the second year in a row, the Academy partners with Silk Screen to present three films throughout the month of January. This year's series focuses on challenging stereotypes. Each film will be followed by a moderated discussion.

For the second year in a row, the Academy partners with Silk Screen to present three films throughout the month of January. This year's series focuses on challenging stereotypes. Each film will be followed by a moderated discussion.