The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is closely monitoring the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak first identified in Wuhan, China. We take concerns about the virus seriously and are following Columbia's guidelines and federal restrictions regarding international travel. For more information, read the University's website for policy and guidance relating to the … [Read more...]
Update regarding COVID-19 and Weatherhead East Asian Institute funding
In light of travel warnings issued by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and directives issued by Columbia University regarding areas impacted by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, students who have applied or plan to apply for WEAI funding (including the Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship) for summer travel to China, Hong Kong, or South Korea are … [Read more...]
Former diplomat Noriyuki Shikata shares goals and challenges for Japan’s Diplomacy in 2030
Japan's strategy for international diplomacy has been remarkably stable despite the geopolitical challenges and instability of its alliance partner, the United States. At an event at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute on February 26, 2020, Noriyuki Shikata, an associate in the Program on US-Japan Relations at Harvard University, discussed Japan’s goals for diplomacy heading … [Read more...]
WEAI hosts student discussion with writer, translator, and alumnus Mike Fu
On Wednesday, February 26th, writer and translator Mike Fu spoke with a group of students from the East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALAC) department and the MA in Regional Studies – East Asia (MARSEA) program about his process of translating Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao. Born in Chongqing in 1943 and raised in Taiwan during an era in which few women traveled … [Read more...]
Exploring Hybrid Identities with Writer and Filmmaker Xiaolu Guo
WEAI Writer-in-Residence Xiaolu Guo explored the concept of hybrid identities in a dialogue on February 25, 2020, with Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work, Columbia School of Social Work. Guo, who is a novelist, essayist, and filmmaker, read passages from her published works, weaving her vividly descriptive writing into the discussion centered around identity … [Read more...]
