Asian Studies Center

Synonyms: 
ASC
Asian Studies

'This Moment, Once in a Lifetime' - Benefit Concert for Earthquake/Tsunami Relief in Japan

Date: 
Sat, 04/23/2011 - 14:00

FEATURING jazz musician Joe Negri and his friends Yuko Eguchi, Matt Gillespie, Jonghee Kang, Kerrith Livengood, Emily Pinkerton, Martin Spitznagel, Yoko Suzuki, and Bryan Wright, and others.

Pittsburgh based Brother's Brother organization has been ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the best charitable organizations in the U.S. Administrative and operating costs are below 1% of the value of received donations.

Location: 
Bellefield Hall, Auditorium
Cost: 
Suggested Donation of $5 students, $10 general

'An Observation into Two Regions: An Analytical Integration of Indonesia and the Middle East' -- Dr. Giora Eliraz

Date: 
Wed, 04/27/2011 - 10:30

This talk aims to discuss the significance of using a comparative view of the Middle East for research on Islamic matters in Indonesia in connection to history. It will be done through presenting a few case studies that will be used for two main purposes: 1. illustrating how such comparative research can produce interesting insights that otherwise

were almost impossible to observe; 2. emphasizing the need to navigate carefully between the particularities of the local Islamic context of Indonesia and the Middle Eastern perspective that reveal the universalities of Islam.

Location: 
4209 Posvar (inside UCIS office)
Contact Person: 
Jennifer Murawski
Contact Phone: 
412-383-3062
Contact Email: 
jennm@pitt.edu

Help Japan: Origami Cranes, Pizza, and Films!

Date: 
Wed, 04/20/2011 - 17:00

Join the Asian Studies Center in an evening of making origami cranes in preparation for Saturday 4/23's benefit concert to help disaster victims in Japan. We'll be serving free pizza and showing Japanese films while we work - all are welcome, regardless of time or skill. Feel free to stop by for a few minutes or a few hours and help make 1,000 cranes for a wish come true!

Location: 
4130 WWPH
Contact Person: 
Jennifer Murawski
Contact Email: 
jennm@pitt.edu

Sunda: Gamelan Music and Dance of West Java

Date: 
Fri, 04/08/2011 - 20:00 to 21:00

Directed by Andrew Weintraub and Indra Ridwan. Guest Artists: Ening Rumbini, dancer; Undang Sumarna, master drummer. Buy tickets in advance from ProArts for a discount: $8.50 general admission and $5 non-Pitt students and seniors. At the door: $15 general and $10 non-Pitt students and seniors.

Location: 
Bellefield Auditorium
Cost: 
Free for Pitt students
Contact Person: 
Andrew Weintraub
Contact Phone: 
412-624-4184
Contact Email: 
anwein@pitt.edu

EALL Spring Fling

Date: 
Fri, 04/08/2011 - 16:00

Food, talent show, games, and more! Join EALL fundraising efforts for the victims of the earthquake/tsunami in Japan.

Location: 
548 William Pitt Union
Cost: 
Free
Contact Person: 
Paula Locante
Contact Phone: 
412-624-5568
Contact Email: 
plocante@pitt.edu

Black Swan in Northeast Japan: Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Threat

Date: 
Fri, 04/01/2011 - 15:00

Panelists will include:

Aya Okada (PhD Student, GSPIA), Muge Finkel (Assistant Professor, GSPIA), Larry Foulke (Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering), Paul Scheinert (Advisory Engineer, Bettis Laboratory), Atsunori Nakao (Tokusyukai Medical Assistance Team, School of Medicine), and Louise Comfort (Director, Center for Disaster Management).

Location: 
3431 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Louise Comfort
Contact Email: 
lkc@pitt.edu

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