On Friday, September 12, 2014, the Museum of the Moving Image will launch a retrospective of the films by Taiwan's celebrated director Hou Hsiao-hsien. The internationally-touring series, titled "Also Like Life: The Films of Hou Hsiao-hsien," runs through October 17 in New York and includes all of the director's seventeen feature films. The retrospective will also showcase … [Read more...]
Apply to Columbia’s MARSEA Graduate Program
Interested in furthering your study of East Asia by learning from the world's leading scholars of the region? Apply to Columbia University's Master of Arts in Regional Studies--East Asia (MARSEA) program: Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute administers the Masters in Regional Studies—East Asia (MARSEA) through Columbia's Graduate School of Arts and … [Read more...]
Professor Lydia H. Liu on Human Rights Pioneer and Columbia alum P.C. Chang
Columbia University's list of illustrious alumni includes many graduates from China whose achievements have been widely celebrated. Columbia alumnus Peng-chun “P.C.” Chang (1892-1957), the Vice-Chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and one of the architects of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, has received relatively less recognition--until … [Read more...]
Photos from the 2014 MARSEA Convocation and the WEAI’s MARSEA/SIPA Graduation Reception
On May 18, 2014, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute celebrated the convocation for its Master of Arts in Regional Studies--East Asia (MARSEA) students. Three days later, on May 21, the Institute hosted a graduation reception for MARSEA students and for students in Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs with regional specializations in East Asian … [Read more...]
Howard W. French discusses his new book about the massive Chinese migration to Africa
Howard W. French, a professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, has spent years reporting about the massive migration of Chinese people to Africa. Alfred A. Knopf has just published the results of his work: China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants are Building a New Empire in China. French, who has served as the bureau chief in Japan, China, West and … [Read more...]
