Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, spoke on PRI Public Radio International on September 26, 2017 about the Vietnam War's 1968 Tet Offensive. Professor Nguyen spoke on the sixth episode, titled "The Shock of the Tet," of PRI's series on the Vietnam War called "LBJ's War." From the … [Read more...]
Columbia Event with Japan’s Foreign Minister, H.E. Tarō Kōno, Draws International Media Coverage
The Thursday, September 21, 2017 visit by H.E. Tarō Kōno, Foreign Minster of Japan, to Columbia University has drawn international media coverage. The sold-out event--the Foreign Minister's only public address during his visit to the United States--was co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, the Center on … [Read more...]
Lien-Hang Nguyen Contributes to TIME Article Debunking American Myths
Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, contributed to the September 26, 2017 TIME article "7 Things People Get Wrong About American History." The article featured a collection of short essays by renowned scholars who dispelled myths about the U.S. and its foreign relations. In Professor … [Read more...]
Call for Applications: 27th Annual Columbia Graduate Student Conference on East Asia
27th Annual Columbia Graduate Student Conference on East Asia February 23rd and 24th, 2018 Graduate students are cordially invited to submit abstracts for the 27th Annual Columbia Graduate Student Conference on East Asia, to be held at Columbia University on February 23rd and 24th, 2018. This two-day conference provides students from institutions around the world with the … [Read more...]
Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters about Japan’s Possible October Snap Election
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...]
