What does a magical elixir, a Jade Bunny, and a selfless act have in common? It’s the perfect folklore for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is traditionally celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar calendar all over Asia (this year it takes place on Sept …
NCTA Alumni in the University of Pittsburgh Coordinating Site region are invited to join this book discussion group on “Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong” by Louisa Lim. Over ten weeks participants will join online discussions on the …
Reading The Wall Dancers by Yi-Ling Liu together over six weeks, participants will move beyond the familiar shorthand of “the Great Firewall” to a much more complicated exploration of China’s online and technology ecosystems focused on some of the human …
This five-week seminar explores how religion has shaped Japanese life, culture, and identity from ancient myths to contemporary Buddhism. Through topics such as Shinto, Buddhist transmission, monastic culture, Pure Land, Zen, and women in Buddhism, …
Join Melanie King for a discussion of objects in museum collections that have been acquired through looting or purchase during times of distress or war. Using sites and objects from East Asia as a case study, we will discuss objects held by museums …
Join Stephen Angle, Professor of Philosophy and Mansfield Freeman Professor of East Asian Studies, Wesleyan University, for this webinar exploring Confucianism in China. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and …
When the Occupation ended in 1952, Japan turned away from a national and global identity as a defeated people and nation, embracing the return of its national sovereignty. International treaties ended the Occupation and launched new relationships with the …
Participants in this six-week course, led by Cecilia Boyce, will explore the works of Kazuo Ishiguro by engaging in weekly Canvas Discussions and six one-hour Saturday morning (10:00 am EST) camera-enabled Zoom sessions. The focus of the course will …
Staying informed about global events, especially in East Asia, can be overwhelming with the constant flood of news. That’s why we offer Behind the Headlines, an online series designed specifically for teachers. This series provides a clear and insightful …
This seminar aims to provide K-12 teachers with valuable insights into Taiwan’s rich history, culture, and geopolitical significance, helping educators bring this knowledge into their classrooms. Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is …
Join the Five College Center for East Asian Studies for a one-hour webinar about the Mosuo of China.
Join the University of Pittsburgh NCTA site, Sogetsu Pittsburgh, and the Carnegie Museum of Art for a free in-person, hands-on workshop exploring ikebana, the art of Japanese flower arranging featured in the 59th Carnegie International. Learn how ikebana …
This asynchronous short course guides participants on an exploration of traditional Japanese art and architecture through the lens of the aesthetic principles known as wabi and sabi. Participants will explore the historical origins of wabi and sabi in …
This series of webinars aim to explore Japan’s transformation from the Edo period to the present. Together, the sessions trace major changes in Japanese society, institutions, economy, and everyday life while considering Japan’s evolving place in East …
Join James Robson, James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University for this webinar on Indigenous Belief Systems in China: Taoism, the Yi Ching. Session includes discussion and materials covering key …
Staying informed about global events, especially in East Asia, can be overwhelming with the constant flood of news. That’s why we offer Behind the Headlines, an online series designed specifically for teachers. This series provides a clear and insightful …
In this series, Korean art and literary culture scholars will share three South Korean films set during 1700s Joseon court politics, the Korean War (1950-1953), and the Gwangju Uprising of May 1980, as well as offer perspectives on their cinematographic …
Read the story of Joseph Pierce, born in Canton, China, in 1842. Sold as a child, he arrived in Connecticut in the 1850s and later enlisted to fight in the American Civil War. In this course, you will explore the Canton trade through MIT’s Visualizing …
Join Dr. Noreen Naseem Rodríguez (Michigan State University), a leading scholar on education about Asian American studies, to consider teaching and learning about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the legacies of this …
Taiwan’s cacao industry offers a compelling example of rural transformation and agricultural diversification. This presentation explores how Taiwanese agriculture shifted from production-oriented farming to value-added and multifunctional rural …
Join Indiana University’s East Asian Studies Center and explore Japanese fiction in this Fall book group. Led by Morgan McLaughlin, the Fall book group is a seven-week book club examining four books: “Strange Pictures” by Uketsu, “Goodbye, Eri” by Tatsuki …
Bushidō, warrior cult, ninjas, martial arts – these are all phenomena associated with Japan’s medieval past although they were, in fact, never really present in the period often referred to as such. During this course, we will take a critical look at some …
Join us for this unique opportunity to learn more about how museums care for objects in their collection with Ellen Chase, Objects Conservator at the National Museum of Asian Art and Melanie King, art historian. In this two-part program we will learn how …
Staying informed about global events, especially in East Asia, can be overwhelming with the constant flood of news. That’s why we offer Behind the Headlines, an online series designed specifically for teachers. This series provides a clear and insightful …
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Mao Zedong in 1976, prompting a shift from China’s mostly rural, agricultural-based society, which was tightly controlled by a command economy, to a …
Join author Erica Lee Schlaikjer as she discusses her book Wild Greens, Beautiful Girl, published in 2024. On the eastern plains of Taiwan, a young girl and her mother pick wild greens before a rainstorm drenches them and their garden. When she goes to …
Join Aaron Glasserman, Assistant Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania for a webinar on Islam in China. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.
Staying informed about global events, especially in East Asia, can be overwhelming with the constant flood of news. That’s why we offer Behind the Headlines, an online series designed specifically for teachers. This series provides a clear and insightful …
Through the experiences of Joseph Pierce (1842-1916), a Chinese immigrant who fought in the Civil War, this webinar with Madeline Hsu explores how and why Chinese migration to California increased and became systematic as US westward expansion led to the …
Most people picture Taiwan through Taipei 101, cities, or night markets — but nearly 70% of the island is mountainous. This talk introduces Taiwan as a mountain island and explores how mountains shape its geography, Indigenous cultures, environmental …
This event invites K–12 educators to discover how textiles, clothing, and material culture can bring Chinese history to life through historical inquiry and storytelling. Educators will go behind the scenes of Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s exhibition …
This foundational seminar led by Dr. David Dettmann and Margaret Lonzetta explores the historical, cultural, religious, political, and economic forces that have shaped East Asian foodways, from antiquity to the present. Participants will examine the …
Join Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies, Columbia University for a webinar on Buddhism in Tibet. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.
Staying informed about global events, especially in East Asia, can be overwhelming with the constant flood of news. That’s why we offer Behind the Headlines, an online series designed specifically for teachers. This series provides a clear and insightful …
This course will use objects from art, industry, technology, and war to consider the richness of the Japanese past. From court ceremonies to samurai rituals on the battlefield, from daily gift exchanges to Buddhist mortuary markers, Japanese communities …
Join award-winning author Andrea Wang as she discusses her meticulously researched book “Worthy: The Brave and Capable Life of Joseph Pierce,” published in 2025. Born in Canton, China, Joseph Pierce’s was sold as a child. He embarked on a months-long …
Join James Robson, James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, for a webinar on Buddhism in China. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.
Staying informed about global events, especially in East Asia, can be overwhelming with the constant flood of news. That’s why we offer Behind the Headlines, an online series designed specifically for teachers. This series provides a clear and insightful …
For author, teacher-librarian, and NCTA alumna Jolene Gutiérrez, her first awareness of US-Japan relations was learning about Amache, the incarceration camp in Granada, Colorado, down the road from her grandparents’ home. Focused on the story of young Min …
Focusing on Taiwan’s Hehuan Mountain Dark-Sky Park, this presentation explores issues involving landscape, scientific knowledge, and Indigenous peoples. It will introduce and trace the historical development of the Hehuanshan region in Taiwan, including …
In this seminar, we will read selected short stories to introduce five modern Chinese women writers: Xiao Hong, Ding Ling, Eileen Chang, Fan Yusu, and Wang Anyi. Class meetings will include a lecture component that situates the text in modern Chinese …
Join Andrew Macomber, Associate Professor of East Asian Religions, Oberlin College, for a webinar on Buddhism and Shinto in Japan. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.
Join Janet Hoskins, Professor Emerita of Anthropology, University of Southern California, for a webinar on Cao Dai in Vietnam. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.
During World War II, the United States advanced across the Pacific through a strategy commonly known as “island-hopping”. After 1945, many of these wartime footholds became part of a more permanent network of American military power in East Asia. As the …
Join Donald Clark, Professor of History, Trinity University, for a webinar on Christianity in Korea. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.
Join Sara Ann Swenson, Assistant Professor of Religion, Dartmouth College, for a webinar on Buddhism in Vietnam. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.
Join Sungha Yun, Assistant Professor of Religion and Asian Studies, St. Olaf College, for a webinar on Buddhism in Korea. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.