Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of Vietnam at the New-York Historical Society on Monday, March 5, 2018 and Friday, March 9, 2018, and at Vassar College on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Professor Nguyen will discuss the 1968 Tet Offensive on March 5 with Max … [Read more...]
Qin Gao Co-Authors Social Science Research Article About the Influence of Social Benefits on Public Support of Government in China
Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Center for Social Policy, at Columbia University, has co-authored (with Xian Huang) a new article titled "Does Social Insurance Enrollment Improve Citizen Assessment of Local Government Performance? Evidence from China" in the journal Social Science Research, Vol. 70 (February 2018). From the article … [Read more...]
WEAI Celebrates the Year of the Dog at its 2018 Lunar New Year Reception
We are pleased to share images from our February 15, 2018 Lunar New Year Reception. The event, celebrating the Year of the Dog, brought together students, faculty, visiting scholars, professional fellows, and staff from the Columbia community. … [Read more...]
Lien-Hang Nguyen Discusses the Tet Offensive at the Council on Foreign Relations
Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, took part in a panel discussion titled "Fifty Years After the Tet Offensive: Lessons from the Vietnam War" on February 8, 2018 at the Council on Foreign Relations. Professor Nguyen was joined in the discussion by Harvard historian Fredrik Logevall … [Read more...]
WEAI Offers 2018-2019 Funding Opportunities to Columbia Graduate & Undergraduate Students
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is currently offering funding for research, language acquisition, unpaid internships, and dissertation write-up during the summer and the academic year to selected Columbia students committed to professional and academic engagement with East and Southeast Asia. Beginning this year, all fellowship applications will be accepted via a new … [Read more...]
