Early 20th-century romance novelist Chen Diexian (1879-1940) is best remembered today for his contribution to the "Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies" genre of fiction. But Chen's literary background served him far beyond the sale of books, propelling his endeavors as a magazine editor and cosmetics magnate in the age of industrialization. In her new book, Vernacular … [Read more...]
“The Worldliest Minority: Chinese Muslims and the Global History of Guomindang Nation-Building, 1927-1949”
Brown Bag Lecture With John Chen, Lecturer and Wm. Theodore de Bary Postdoctoral Fellow, Heyman Center for the Humanities and Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University Moderated by Eugenia Lean, Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Associate Professor of Chinese history, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia … [Read more...]
Tues. Feb. 5th “The Worldliest Minority: Chinese Muslims and the Global History of Guomindang Nation-Building, 1927-1949”
Brown Bag Lecture Featuring: John Chen, Lecturer and Wm. Theodore de Bary Postdoctoral Fellow, Heyman Center for the Humanities and Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University Moderated by Eugenia Lean, Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Associate Professor of Chinese history, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia … [Read more...]
Eugenia Lean is Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
We are pleased to announce that Eugenia Lean, the Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (on leave AY 2017-18) and Associate Professor of Chinese History at Columbia University, has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The NEH grant, announced in December 2017, will support the next six months of Professor Lean's work on the … [Read more...]
Eugenia Lean meets in Summer 2017 with Taipei’s Mayor and Columbia Alumni in Taiwan
Eugenia Lean, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History at Columbia University, met on August 1, 2017 with Ko Wen-je, the Mayor of Taipei, to discuss continued cooperation between Taipei and the Columbia University community. Mayor Ko Wen-je and Professor Lean were joined by Steven Pan, a Columbia Business School alumnus and … [Read more...]
