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Asian Studies Center

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The Asian Studies Center is Western Pennsylvania’s regional resource for research, teaching, learning and building connections about Asia. Through 106 affiliated faculty with expertise spanning the academic disciplines, we foster multidisciplinary academic programming and community engagement. Founded in 1969, the Center is widely recognized as one of the best and most comprehensive in the country for programs in Chinese and Japanese language and culture studies, with growing strengths in Indian and Korean studies.

Web Site: 
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc
Services Offered: 
Cultural Festivals
Internships
Professional Development Workshops
Resource Lending Library

Resources

Here is a sample of materials generated by the Asian Studies Center or as a result of programming in which they participated.

Presentation Slides (e.g PowerPoint)

Africa-China Relationship and its Global Impact
Intended Audience:
9-12

These resources explore the history, current status, and future of Africa and China's relationship through a global lens, providing examples of not only Chinese investments in infrastructure in Africa, but from other regions such as Europe, as well. The resources offer teaching strategies and resources for K-12 classroom use.

PDF icon The Africa-China Relationsip and its Global Impact final copy.pdf, PDF icon DBQ for Africa-China Relationship and its Global Impact (1).pdf
Africa-China Relationship and its Global Impact
Intended Audience:
9-12, Post-Secondary

This curriculum resource examines the history, current status, and future of Africa and China's relationship through a global lens and offer strategies and resources for classroom use. The PDFs provide a historical analysis of Chinese investments in infrastructure in Africa as well as examples from other regions such as Europe, as well. 

PDF icon The Africa-China Relationsip and its Global Impact final copy.pdf
Crisis in Context: Navigating the Past and Future of Hong Kong
Intended Audience:
K-12, Post-Secondary

Learn about the most recent developments and status of Hong Kong with this self-paced, asynchronous curriculum module, which provides educators with historical context, recorded lectures by Hong Kong legal scholars, books and materials.  

PDF icon Curriculum Module for Crisis in Context_ Navigating the Past and Future of Hong Kong (4) (1).pdf

Outreach at Asian Studies Center

Catherine Fratto
Engagement Coordinator
Asian Studies Center
Contact Catherine by email
Patrick Hughes
Assistant Director, University of Pittsburgh coordinating site for the NCTA
Asian Studies Center, National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
Contact Patrick by email
Brenda G. Jordan
Director, University of Pittsburgh coordinating site for the NCTA
Asian Studies Center, National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
Contact Brenda G. by email