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.

Video

Tell Me About Asia: A Conversation with Dr. Ian Miller

Intended Audience:

K-12

In this Q and A, Dr. Ian Miller, Professor of History at Harvard University, and Mr. Matthew Sudnik, ethics and comparative religion teacher at Georgetown Preparatory School, discuss the history of energy in Japan, including its early electrification, its use of coal and nuclear energy, and the challenges that climate change presents to Japan today.

Tell Me About Asia: A Conversation with Dr. Ian Miller

Tell Me About Asia: A Conversation with Dr. Tonio Andrade

Intended Audience:

K-12, Post-Secondary

In this Q and A, Dr. Tonio Andrade, Professor of Chinese History and Global History at Emory University, discusses Qing dynasty China and its diplomatic and trade relations with the British and the Dutch.

Tell Me About Asia: A Conversation with Dr. Tonio Andrade

The Sound of (Japanese) Music Online Minicourse Resources

Intended Audience:

K-12, Post-Secondary

The Sound of (Japanese) Music Course Resources: A series of presentations and performances by four Japanese music ethnomusicologists that occurred in the late spring/summer of 2020. Designed to deepen your level of understanding...