We are pleased to announce that John Phan, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University, has, along with collaborator Erica Brindley of Penn State University, received a grant from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) to hold the international conference "Contact Zones and Colonialism in China’s South." The conference will be part … [Read more...]
Read a Q&A with Lien-Hang Nguyen About CNN’s “1968” Original Series
Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of the Vietnam War on CNN's original series "1968," which will premiere over two nights: Sunday, May 27, 2018, and Monday, May 28, 2018. The broadcasts will air from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST. The four-part docuseries goes back … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Kathlene Baldanza’s “Ming China and Vietnam”
We are excited to announce a recent title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Ming China and Vietnam: Negotiating Borders in Early Modern Asia, now in paperback from Cambridge University Press. The book's author is Kathlene Baldanza, an Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies at the Pennsylvania State University who earned her PhD in … [Read more...]
Duncan McCargo Appears on Bloomberg TV to Discuss the Malaysian Election
Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, appeared live on Bloomberg TV's "What'd You Miss" on May 11, 2018 to discuss Mahatir Mohamad's recent electoral victory in Malaysia. Please click here to watch the video (Professor McCargo's appearance begins at 48 mins) … [Read more...]
Lien-Hang Nguyen to Discuss the Vietnam War on CNN’s “1968” Original Series
Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of the Vietnam War on CNN's original series "1968," which will premiere over two nights: Sunday, May 27, 2018, and Monday, May 28, 2018. The broadcasts will air from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST. From CNN: "1968," a … [Read more...]
