In a May 13 op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, Marie Myung-ok Lee, writer-in-residence at Columbia's Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, compares responses to COVID-19 in the US and in South Korea. Read the article here. … [Read more...]
Lydia Liu writes article: ‘The Incalculable: Thoughts on the Collapse of the Biosecurity Regime’
In a May 26 post for Critical Inquiry's "Posts from the Pandemic" blog, WEAI Professor Lydia Liu discusses the US's failure to prevent and contain the COVID-19 outbreak despite having "the world's most advanced biosecurity regime." "With our best-funded research, farsighted preparations, carefully designed simulation exercises, and timely warnings, we are supposed to … [Read more...]
WEAI launches 2020 issue of The Reed in newly redesigned format
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce the release of the Spring 2020 issue of The Reed. Starting this issue, the long-running newsletter series is taking on a new format, with each issue curated around a specific topic determined by student essay contest. This year, we congratulate GS student Jaimee Prass for her winning essay titled "The … [Read more...]
MARSEA 2020 Graduate Samuel Kim interviewed in Columbia News feature
MARSEA student Samuel Kim was featured in a recent Columbia News interview highlighting his life experiences leading up to his time at Columbia and plans for the future. "Kim got a spot in the ROTC program at Detachment 560 and attended New York University as an undergraduate in political science and East Asian studies. He knew that a Master of Arts degree in Regional … [Read more...]
The Chinese Revolution on the Tibetan Frontier
Benno Weiner (Cornell University Press, 2020) For information from the publisher, please click here. Read the Q&A with Professor Weiner here. In The Chinese Revolution on the Tibetan Frontier, Benno Weiner provides the first in-depth study of an ethnic minority region during the first decade of the People's Republic of China: the Amdo region in the … [Read more...]
