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)

Global Issues Through Literature: Migration and Diaspora "To Swim Across the World"

Intended Audience:

K-12

This PPT shares ways to teach about the topic of migration and diaspora through the true story of "To Swim Across the World" authors Frances and Ginger Park's parents Sei-Young and Heisook Park.

GILS To Swim Across the World Curriculum Component final.pdf

Global Migrations: Political, Economic, and Climatic Changes K-12 Educator PD Workshop Materials

Intended Audience:

K-12

This online K-12 educator workshop explores the topic of migration today through the global lens of politics, economics, and climatic changes. Using modern-day migration case studies, the presenters share content and pedagogical strategies to help introduce or extend current study of the topic of migration in the classroom.

Global Migrations DBQ.pdf,

Migration workshop 2024_Compressed.pdf,

Global Migrations K 12 workshop recording

In a League of Their Own: Exploring Taiwan's Colonial Past through the Baseball Film, Kano

Intended Audience:

K-12

This curriculum module explores the history of Taiwan under Japanese colonial rule through the baseball film, Kano. The film depicts the true story of the Kagi Agricultural and Forestry School (Kano) baseball...

Sport Films! Taiwanese Films!.pdf,

KANO Curriculum Workshop PPT.pdf