Asian Studies Center

Synonyms: 
ASC
Asian Studies

A Jain Yoga Model for Diversity and Inclusion

Subtitle: 
South Asia Lecture Series
Presenter: 
Professor Christopher Chapple
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 03/31/2023 - 15:00 to 16:30

Jain faith and practice has flourished for more than 2800 years in the midst of a host of different faiths. Haribhadra Virahanka (6th century C.E.) provided a template for what in modern times is called interfaith understanding: acknowledge differences and find commonalities. In his text known as the Yogabindu, he identified karma, yoga, worship (puja), and mantra as practices common to all India's faiths. He also noted and explained religious differences, particularly in regard to notions of soul and self. In this presentation, Dr.

Location: 
211 David Lawrence Hall

Successful Job Application Workshop

Presenter: 
Lucinda Morgan and Rachael Ochoa
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 01/30/2023 - 17:00 to 18:00

Are you looking to take your job application to the next level? We will teach you how to make your resume and cover letter stand out, ace your interview, and showcase your skills and experience in the best way.

Location: 
5108 Posvar Hall

Pittsburgh Asian Studies Consortium Undergraduate Research Conference

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 02/25/2023 - 08:30 to 17:00

The Undergraduate Asian Studies Research Conference will be an opportunity for undergraduates at any level to meet with other students interested in Asian Studies from around the northeast U.S. Students interested in presenting will participate in panels, with speaking times between 10-15 minutes. To register for the program, students only need to provide a subject for their paper/ title and the name and email of a faculty member who can vouch for them. Students who would like to attend the conference and hear the papers are also encouraged to register.

Location: 
4130 Posvar Hall

Boundary Pushing in Asian Studies

Subtitle: 
Editors' Roundtable
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 02/11/2023 - 11:00 to 12:30

Organized under the auspices of The Journal of Asian Studies to help increase the range, breadth and quality of journal article manuscripts, the theme for this workshop is "Boundary Pushing." Significant new work in Asian Studies often runs counter to or across traditional categories of scholarly conversation. For this reason, work that pushes boundaries is often difficult to frame effectively for publication. The workshop is designed and conducted by the editors of JAS to help early career scholars prepare manuscripts for successful peer review.

Location: 
online via Zoom

They Called Us Enemy

Subtitle: 
Global Issues Through Literature Educator Workshop
Presenter: 
English PhD student Sophia Pan at the University of Florida
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 02/16/2023 - 17:00 to 20:00

In the fourth installment of the Global Issues Through Literature Series (GILS), educators will convene to discuss George Takei's They Called Us Enemy, a full-graphic novel about Japanese individuals in relocation centers after President Roosevelt's 1942 order. They Called Us Enemy is Takei's firsthand account of those years behind barbed wire, the terrors and small joys of childhood in the shadow of legalized racism, his mother’s hard choices, his father’s tested faith in democracy, and the way those experiences planted the seeds for his astonishing future.

Location: 
4217 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email: 
majab@pitt.edu

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