Conference The Overseas Press Club hosts conference at: Club Quarters, 40 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036 Starting at 12:30 p.m. Thirty years ago, as of June 4, the Chinese leadership made a crucial decision—it sent in the tanks to crush students demonstrating for greater democratic rights, killing thousands. Come listen to the stories of … [Read more...]
“Global May Fourth: One Hundred Years”
A Conference at Columbia University Friday, May 3 - 403 Kent 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Introduction by Anatoly Detwyler and Ulug Kuzuoglu Keynote Speech by Bryna Goodman (University of Oregon) 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Wine & Cheese Reception Saturday, May 4 - Faculty Room, Low Library 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Welcome & Introduction by Safwan … [Read more...]
“China’s Real Estate Boom: Opportunities and Challenges”
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business, and the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate are pleased to announce the Ninth Annual N.T Wang Distinguished Lecture “China's Real Estate Boom: Opportunities and Challenges” featuring Wei Xiong, Trumbull-Adams Professor of Finance; Professor of Economics, Department of Economics … [Read more...]
“Time and Kinship: Rebirth and being in Burmese Buddhist Cosmology”
Brown Bag Lecture Featuring: Naoko Kumada, Research Fellow, School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University Moderated by: Zhaohua Yang, Sheng Yen Assistant Professor of Chinese Buddhism, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures Burmese Buddhists tell rebirth stories to explain where they came from and will go, from previous life to the next in … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Corey Byrnes’s “Fixing Landscape”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Fixing Landscape: A Techno-Poetic History of China’s Three Gorges, published by Columbia University Press. The book's author is Corey Byrnes, an Assistant Professor Modern Chinese culture at Northwestern University. Dr. Byrnes was the co-winner of the Weatherhead East … [Read more...]
