Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, was quoted in a September 19, 2017 Reuters article about the possibility of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holding a snap election in October 2017. The Prime Minister is expected to hold such an election in order to take advantage of a rebound in his approval ratings. However, … [Read more...]
Learn How WEAI Faculty and Scholars Spent Summer 2017
During the busy summer of 2017, Weatherhead East Asian Institute faculty and scholars participated in conferences, delivered lectures, led undergraduate study abroad programs, met with alumni and leaders in East and Southeast Asia, conducted research, and offered their expertise to the media. Please read below to learn about some of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute … [Read more...]
WEAI Announces the Launch of the Tibetan Culture at Columbia University Website
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the Tibetan Culture at Columbia University website. The website is the product of over a decade of student projects, brought together in a single space with the support of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) at Columbia University. Most of the sites … [Read more...]
Carol Gluck Discusses the Impending End of Japan’s Heisei Era with the Asahi Shimbun
Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, was interviewed on August 30, 2017 in Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper on the impending abdication of Emperor Akihito and the accompanying calendrical change in the name of the era, which, under the current emperor, has been known as the Heisei … [Read more...]
Lien-Hang Nguyen writes New York Times Article “North Vietnam Had an Antiwar Movement Too”
Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, published an August 25, 2017 article in The New York Times' Vietnam '67 series titled "North Vietnam Had an Antiwar Movement Too" about the lesser known history of the antiwar efforts within North Vietnamese society. "The antiwar movements in the … [Read more...]
