Kumiko Makihara, an Associate Research Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, has recently received media attention for her new book Dear Diary Boy: An Exacting Mother, her Free-spirited Son, and Their Bittersweet Adventures in an Elite Japanese School, which was published by Arcade Publishing in 2018. An excerpt from the book was featured in Salon and an op-ed by … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Brian Tsui’s “China’s Conservative Revolution”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: China's Conservative Revolution: The Quest for a New Order, 1927–1949, published by Cambridge University Press. The book's author is Brian Tsui, an Assistant Professor of Chinese Culture at Hong Kong Polytechnic University who earned his PhD at Columbia University. In … [Read more...]
Andrew Nathan Discusses Being “Banned in China” with the Carnegie Council
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, spoke on a Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs podcast about being "Banned in China." Professor Nathan, who has not been issued a visa to travel to China since 2001, talked with the Carnegie Council's Senior Program Director Devin T. Stewart on an August 15, 2018 episode … [Read more...]
Duncan McCargo Writes Asia Times Article About the Closing of a Historic Bangkok Horse Track
Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote an August 12, 2018 article in the Asia Times titled "Finish Line for Century-old Bangkok Horse Track," about the upcoming September closure of the illustrious military-affiliated Royal Turf Club. "...The Club’s eviction is a … [Read more...]
Columbia to Offer a Range of New Vietnam-Related Courses in 2018-19
As the 2018-19 academic year approaches, we are excited to introduce undergraduate and graduate students to new course offerings at Columbia on Vietnam's history and culture as well as on the Vietnamese language. Please watch the video below in which WEAI faculty members Lien-Hang Nguyen, Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia, and … [Read more...]
