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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

Best Practices Showcasing Globalization Across the Curriculum
Intended Audience:
Higher Education, Faculty, Post-Secondary

In January 2018, the University Center for International Studies (UCIS) at the University of Pittsburgh invited faculty from two and four year institutions of higher education to attend a one-day workshop on internationalizing across the curriculum. For the past five years, UCIS has partnered with the Nine University and College International Studies Consortium in Georgia and with the...

Global Issues Through Literature: Graphic Novels in a Global Context "They Called Us Enemy"
Intended Audience:
K-12

The theme of Graphic Novels in Global Context: Social Justice Through Illustration and Text is explored through George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy, a full-graphic novel about Japanese individuals in relocation centers after President Roosevelt's 1942 order.  
This workshop is facilitated by University of Florida English PhD student, Sophia Pan.

File Global Issues Through Literature - They Called Us Enemy - Curriculum Development Workshop
Global Migrations: Political, Economic, and Climatic Changes
Intended Audience:
Higher Education, Faculty, K-12, Post-Secondary

This faculty professional development conference explores the topic of migration today through the lens of politics, economics, and climatic changes. The following recordings from the conference are available:

File Global Migrations Faculty PD Conference Welcome & Introduction, File “Migration, Conflict, Climate Change & Economic Inequalities...” by Dr. Eleanor Gordon, File Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang, “White Enclosures of the Transatlantic: Migration, Race, and Coloniality”, File Dr Meredith Oyen, “The Challenge of Chinese Migration across the U S Southern Border, File Dr. Innocent Badasu: African Migration Experiences & the Socio Political Conundrum for Social Change, File Global Migrations: Political, Economic, and Climatic Changes Faculty PD Conference

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