Ayako Takada is a Japanese journalist and was a WEAI professional fellow between September 2019 and January 2020. During her time in New York, she worked to design a journalism platform that builds a bridge among diverse people and began a newsletter titled "New York Immigrant Media Stories," which documented local ethnic media and followed the early days of the spread of … [Read more...]
CKR announces new publication by Si Nae Park
The Center for Korean Research is pleased to announce the publication of Si Nae Park’s book The Korean Vernacular Story: Telling Tales of Contemporary Chosŏn in Sinographic Writing published by Columbia University Press. This is the third book in the Center for Korean Research book series. Click here for more about the book. To learn more about the CKR/CUP series, click … [Read more...]
Qin Gao’s new publication examines COVID-19 as a capability crisis from a global perspective
In a new publication, Qin Gao, Professor and Director of the Columbia China Center for Social Policy, joins a team of international interdisciplinary scholars to examine the impacts of COVID-19 and understand policy challenges using a capability framework. The article, titled “COVID-19 as a Capability Crisis: Using the Capability Framework to Understand … [Read more...]
Professor Jinyu Liu Develops Guide for Older Adults with Dementia and Their Caregivers to Cope with COVID-19
Professor Jinyu Liu has developed a guide to help Chinese caregivers design culturally meaningful indoor activities for their family members with dementia. Click to access the Chinese and English versions of Tips for Caregivers: Indoor Activities for Older Adults with Dementia. … [Read more...]
Q&A with Professor Michael Sharpe on racism and immigration in Japan
Q: First, could you introduce yourself and your research background? I am an associate professor of Political Science at York College of the City University of New York as well as an adjunct research scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University. My areas of expertise are comparative politics and international relations and my research involves … [Read more...]
