Asian Studies Center

Synonyms: 
ASC
Asian Studies

China Town Hall with Matthew D. Johnson

Presenter: 
Matthew D. Johnson
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 11/16/2022 - 17:45

Join us for a discussion about current issues and the recent successes and challenges of China's Belt and Road initiative with AltaSilva VP and Director of Research, Matthew D. Johnson, along with a national webcast to follow at 7 pm ET with former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, China, and Singapore, Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. To register for this event, please click here.

Location: 
via Zoom

Allegheny Intermediate Unit Social Studies Symposium

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 10/10/2022 - 08:00 to 13:00

This conference features 30 minute Powertalks from fellow educators, curriculum providers, and community organizations who are looking to partner with you to engage your students in learning. This event was an outreach opportunity for the UCIS centers to engage with local educators.

Location: 
475 E Waterfront Dr 475 East Waterfront Drive Homestead, PA 15120

Yukikaze, 1944-45: Defeat and the Obligations to History

Subtitle: 
Asia Now Fall Lecture Series
Presenter: 
Dr. Brett L. Walker
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 11/02/2022 - 16:30

This lecture is part of a larger biography of a WWII-era Japanese destroyer named Yukikaze, or Snowy Wind. Yukikaze fought at most of the major battles of the Pacific Theater, including Java Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, and through the Solomon Islands, the Philippine Sea, Leyte, and Okinawa. In 1944, as Japan faced imminent defeat, the Imperial Navy made a series of tactical decisions that have puzzled military historians and strategists.

Location: 
211 David Lawrence Hall or via Zoom

FLAS Fellowship Information Session

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 11/17/2022 - 19:00

The Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship program is a prestigious and competitive award that allows select Pitt undergraduate and graduate students to devote full-time attention to their chosen modern foreign language and area studies specialty. There are separate competitions for the Academic Year FLAS Fellowship and the Summer FLAS Fellowship.

Location: 
Pitt Global Hub (1st floor, Posvar Hall)

Crossroads of Youth

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 11/05/2022 - 19:00

During the Silent Film Era in Korea, movie screenings were accompanied by live music and narrators called "byeonsa." Korean Film Archive and director Tae-yong Kim have restored this theatrical experience with live musical accompaniment. This special screening of Crossroads of Youth invites you to experience the film just as Korean audiences did when it was premiered in 1934. For more information about this event, click here. To register for this event, click here.

Location: 
Alumni Hall Auditorium

Submitting a Competitive Application for Graduate Studies

Presenter: 
Multiple
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 10/12/2022 - 18:00

It's never too late or too early to be planning for future years. Join the six UCIS centers and learn tips for applications from program representatives and faculty decision makers from the Dietrich School A&S, Graduate School of Public Health, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and the School of Education.

Location: 
4130 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Elaine Linn
Contact Email: 
eel58@pitt.edu

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