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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.

Video

Whose Narrative Is It: Re-examining War Memorials in East Asia and the US
Intended Audience:
K-12, Post-Secondary

Whose Narrative: Re-examining War Memorials in East Asia and the US was an innovative collaboration held on April 4, 2019. The recorded video program featured Dr. David Kenley, Elizabethtown...

Working with International Students on Your Campus: Workshop Presentations
Intended Audience:
Faculty, Post-Secondary

Videos of presentations delivered by University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University professional staff members at the workshop, "Working with International Students on Your Campus," held at the Community College of Beaver County on February 12, 2016. Presentation topics include international student admissions and orientation, international students' academic experiences at US...

Binary Data UCIS 02_2016 Working with International Students on your Campus

Weblinks

Centering Taiwan in Global Asia
Intended Audience:
K-12

The interactive website Centering Taiwan in Global Asia explores the themes of Indigeneity & Early Settlement, Navigation, Trade & Piracy, and Colonization to introduce the rich and contoured history of the island of Taiwan and its role as a nexus for global trade and conquest by outside powers. Developed...

Centering Taiwan in Global Asia

Outreach at Asian Studies Center

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
Stephen Wludarski
Program Manager, University of Pittsburgh coordinating site for the NCTA
Asian Studies Center, National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
Contact Stephen by email