The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to welcome Tyran Grillo, the 2017-2018 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in East Asia and the Americas, to the Columbia community. Dr. Grillo received his PhD in Japanese Literature in 2017 from Cornell University, where his research focused on (mis)representations of animals in Japanese popular culture, as well as intersections … [Read more...]
2017-18 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar Tyran Grillo to Give Book Reading at Kinokuniya NYC on Sept. 9
Tryan Grillo, who is joining the Weatherhead East Asian Institute as the 2017-2018 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in East Asia and the Americas, will be reading from his new translation of Yoshiki Tanaka's science-fiction novel Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Volume 4: Stratagem at the Kinokuniya Bookstore in New York City at 3:00 PM on Saturday, September 9, 2017. Please … [Read more...]
Former WEAI Postdoc Paul Busbarat Writes About ASEAN in The Straits Times
WEAI's former Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in Southeast Asian Studies (2015-16) Paul Busbarat has written an August 3, 2017 op-ed in The Straits Times titled "Why a Strong ASEAN is Essential for the Region." "The current political structure in Southeast Asia may well dilute ASEAN's ability to negotiate with external powers," Dr. Busbarat writes. "It would be a tragedy … [Read more...]
Watch Peter E. Hamilton Discuss the 20th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s 1997 Handover to China
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share an interview with Peter E. Hamilton, the Institute's Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World, about the significance of Hong Kong's July 1, 1997 handover from the United Kingdom to China. https://youtu.be/SKofVL1zaVE Dr. Hamilton, who earned his PhD from the University of Texas … [Read more...]
“Global Development at War: The United States and South Vietnam’s Struggle for Survival, 1968-1975”
INTERACT Lecture "Global Development at War: The United States and South Vietnam’s Struggle for Survival, 1968-1975" Simon Toner, Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Southeast Asian Studies at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Moderated by Lien-Hang Nguyen, Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia, Columbia … [Read more...]
