Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, spoke on PRI Public Radio International on September 26, 2017 about the Vietnam War's 1968 Tet Offensive. Professor Nguyen spoke on the sixth episode, titled "The Shock of the Tet," of PRI's series on the Vietnam War called "LBJ's War." From the … [Read more...]
Lien-Hang Nguyen Contributes to TIME Article Debunking American Myths
Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, contributed to the September 26, 2017 TIME article "7 Things People Get Wrong About American History." The article featured a collection of short essays by renowned scholars who dispelled myths about the U.S. and its foreign relations. In Professor … [Read more...]
“ASEAN at 50: The Future of Southeast Asia Integration”
Lecture "ASEAN at 50: The Future of Southeast Asia Integration" Suriya Chindawongse, Director-General of Thailand's Department of ASEAN Affairs 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM International Affairs Building, Room 918 No registration required. Co-sponsored by SEASI … [Read more...]
“Rachmat Witoelar & Erna Witoelar on Climate Change, Sustainable Development Goals, and Philanthropy”
Discussion "Rachmat Witoelar & Erna Witoelar on Climate Change, Sustainable Development Goals, and Philanthropy" Rachmat Witoelar, the Indonesian President's Envoy for Climate Change and Former Indonesian Minister of the Environment Erna Witoelar, Philanthropist and Former UN Special Ambassador of Millennium Development Goals in the Asia Pacific 12:30 PM - 2:30 … [Read more...]
World Leaders Forum: His Excellency M. Jusuf Kalla, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia
World Leaders Forum "His Excellency M. Jusuf Kalla, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia" His Excellency M. Jusuf Kalla, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Introduction by David Madigan, Executive Vice President and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University Moderated by Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, … [Read more...]
