Asian Studies Center | UCIS Outreach

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

Activities Presented in Conjunction with Asian Studies Center

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.

The Africa-China Relationsip and its Global Impact final copy.pdf,

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.

The Africa-China Relationsip and its Global Impact final copy.pdf

Centering Taiwan in Global Asia

Intended Audience:

K-12

This curriculum presentation examines the island of Taiwan's rich and compelling historical narrative as well as the important role it plays in today's geopolitical and economic landscape. It also includes strategies for incorporating the study of Taiwan into the K-12 classroom with the award-winning interactive curriculum resource website, Centering...

Centering Taiwan NCTA Pittsburgh presentation (1).pdf