Events in UCIS

Wednesday, April 3 until Thursday, April 3

12:00 pm Lecture
Yellow Peril in Vladivostok: The Chinese Diaspora in Russia and the Soviet Union
Location:
4217 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Union Center of Excellence and European Union Studies Association along with Department of German
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Dr. Urbansky discusses the challenges faced by Chinese immigrants during the late Tsarist Empire and early Soviet Union, highlighting the racial and cultural prejudices that fueled hostilities in urban settings. His analysis explores how these early interactions shaped the experiences and perceptions of Chinese communities in a rapidly changing socio-political landscape.

Thursday, August 29

5:00 pm Panel Discussion
Cultura Negra no Atlantico (CULTNA)
Location:
Zoom
Conection Link:
https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsdOmrqT0iG9GMsKBrciCIc9rdiNL74jhA#/regi…
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies
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Join us for the first CULTNA of the fall 2024 semester! It will be featuring Henrique C.M. Barahona Ramos: "À vista da Santa Cruz: a sumaca Maltesa e o tráfico negreiro nas praias de Niterói" and Carlos Eduardo C. da Costa: Negras do Pós-Abolição do Rio de Janeiro: Georreferenciamento, trabalho e moradia (1888-1950). This event will be in Portuguese.