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.

Weblinks

East Asia Gateway for Linking Educators (EAGLE)

Intended Audience:

K-12, Post-Secondary

This site is an online resource of materials for teaching about Asia, and a portal where teachers can share teaching materials and their own ratings and reviews of materials. The purpose of this site is to promote collaboration and support for the teaching about East Asia among educators. The site is open to all for viewing and downloading of materials or photos. You will find a database of...

East Asia Gateway for Linking Educators (EAGLE)

Japan:PITT

Intended Audience:

Faculty, K-12, Post-Secondary

Japan: Places, Images, Times, and Transformations is an online curriculum designed for university instructors and their students, as well as advanced high school classes. The site contains essays on various aspects of Japanese society, history and culture, along with discussion questions and additional reading for each essay. There are links to glossary items in each essay, a large collection...

National Consortium for Teaching About Asia (NCTA)

Intended Audience:

K-12

The National Consortium for Teaching About Asia, funded by the Freeman Foundation, is a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. NCTA is a premier provider of professional development on East Asia. See the website for courses, seminars, book groups, summer institutes, teaching resources, and a...

National Consortium for Teaching About Asia