Decades before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese empire expanded into Korea and Manchuria, setting off a conflict that would eventually engulf all of East and Southeast Asia. But histories of the Pacific theater of World War II that focus only on …
This free online K-12 educator mini-course will explore traditional outfits worn in East Asia, such as the hanbok (Korea) and the qipao (China). This course, which meets online across two Saturday mornings, gives participants the tools needed to …
The Five College Center for East Asian Studies (FCCEAS) and the Program for Teaching East Asia (TEA) at the University of Colorado Boulder will conduct a study tour to Taiwan. In this two-week NCTA Study Tour, 14 participants will learn about Taiwan’s …
This asynchronous NCTA short course invites participants to explore the visual arts and political culture of Socialist China (1949-1976) through propaganda posters. We will examine how these posters, as political tools, showcase a socialist utopia …
Study and write about selected 2025 Freeman Award books in this online multi-session workshop. Presented by the the East Asia Resource Center (EARC) in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington and facilitated by …
The East Asia Resource Center invites middle and high school educators to join the Global Asia(s) Summer Book Club from June to August 2026. Don’t miss this opportunity to partake in an online professional development reading series built around …
This webinar, taught by PhD student Misa Wang, will explore how geography and climate shape the food cultures across East Asia, with the focus on China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Using familiar and accessible examples such as dim sum, boba milk tea, …
This NCTA course, taught by PhD student Kathryn Vandrey, provides an introduction to the early development of Chinese thought with a focus on the religious, political, and philosophical theories of classical Confucianism from the Spring and Autumns period …
Join EASC at IU Bloomington for a deep dive into the literature of China and Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. The workshop covers pre-modern and modern literature including poetry and novels. Each day, world literature and curricular experts will guide …
The presence of an international fleet in Boston Harbor, combined with the city’s 250th-anniversary commemorations, makes this a rare opportunity. You are invited to join the tour for a day of historical discovery and professional collaboration.
This program will introduce participants to four millennia of religious history, from the earliest evidence—Neolithic grave goods, astronomical practices, and oracle bones—to today’s multiple possibilities and dangers under an overtly atheistic state …
Looking to teach about Asia beyond the common texts and bullet points? This highly interactive, full-day workshop brings together expert scholars and practitioners of Chinese calligraphy, Japanese tea ceremony, taiko drumming, and woodblock printing to …
Join the Program for Teaching East Asia for a six-day summer institute on the CU Boulder campus examining how the Mongols dominance impacted China, Japan, and Korea in different ways in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Mongols’ dominance impacted China, …
Join us for an immersive one-week workshop exploring Vietnam’s rich 4,000-year history, vibrant culture, and strategic position in Southeast Asia, moving beyond the narrow lens of conflict to discover a civilization shaped by resilience and adaptation. …
Join the East Asia Resource Center and the Seattle Asian Art Museum’s Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Conservation Center for an up-close and in-depth exploration of East Asian paintings. Over the course of this five-day institute we will study East …