In July 2016, Eugenia Lean, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History at Columbia University, met with the Mayor of Taipei, Ko Wen-je, at his office to discuss further cooperation between Taipei and the Columbia community. In Taipei, the Board of the Columbia Alumni Association of Taiwan also hosted welcome dinners for … [Read more...]
Myron L. Cohen’s Photographs and Research to be Exhibited at the Taipei City Hakka Cultural Center
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that the Taipei City Hakka Cultural Center will create an immersive exhibit of the anthropological photos and research of Myron L. Cohen, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University and former Institute director. Opening on August 28 and running through November 2016, the exhibit will introduce visitors to a … [Read more...]
Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters and The New York Times about Shinzo Abe’s Upper House Election Victory
Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, talked with Reuters on July 10, 2016 and The New York Times on July 11, 2016 about the impact of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Upper House election win. “With these numbers … he (Abe) is going to want to see what he can achieve,” Professor Curtis told Reuters. “That means less … [Read more...]
Robert Barnett talks with The New York Daily News about the Dalai Lama
Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) talked with The New York Daily News in a July 6, 2016 Q & A about the reality of the Dalai Lama's life on the eve of the spiritual leader's 81st birthday. "His birth name was Lhamo Dhondup. After he was recognized as the Dalai Lama, he was also given a religious name — Tenzin Gyatso. In Tibetan, Gyatso … [Read more...]
Call for Papers for the 2016 Consortium of African and Asian Studies (CAAS) Symposium
The 2016 Symposium for the Consortium of African and Asian Studies (CAAS) will take place October 22-23, 2016 at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in Japan. This is a Call for Papers for Columbia faculty and graduate students who wish to participate. The theme is Crossing Boundaries: Asians and Africans on the Move. All disciplines are welcome. More information is … [Read more...]
