Back by popular demand this six-week NCTA course, taught by Cecilia Boyce, will equip teachers with the knowledge and resources needed to incorporate the short fiction of Haruki Murakami into their literature classrooms. Through the exploration of …
How has science and technology altered modern Korean society and states? How has science and technology influenced Korean people’s speculative narratives of the future? What messages do sf literary voices convey about Korean history, society and …
East Asia today represents a broad mosaic of ethnic, economic, geographic, and cultural diversity. Even in our current period of rapid political and economic globalization, within which the region has played a major transformative role, East Asia retains …
This seminar explores Japan and China during World War II, with presentations covering topics such as military victories and defeats, the first six months of 1942, Japan’s six aircraft carriers that reshaped global history, and the diplomatic, economic, …
As the third nation to independently send humans into space, China reached a major milestone in 2003 with the Shenzhou 5 mission. Since then, its space achievements have accelerated. In 2022, China completed Tiangong, its permanently crewed modular space …
This course explores four picturebook biographies that share the lives and experiences of Korean and Japanese individuals. Teachers will gain broader understandings about Korean and Japanese history, society, and culture and discuss the use of these …
Using films in the classroom can engage students by bringing lessons to life through visual storytelling. Films promote critical thinking and discussion by encouraging students to analyze themes, setting, characters, and cultural perspectives. Join this …
This online seminar will provide educators all you need to help students see that East Asia is NOT one entity. While China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan do indeed share some cultural underpinnings, they each embarked on different pathways that make it …
John W. Dower’s seminal work, Embracing Defeat (2019), fundamentally reshaped the understanding of the Occupation period and postwar Japan. It challenged conventional postwar historiography that narrated the Occupation as a top-down, largely American …
Join us for this webinar that will examine how in this partial biography, Wang’s words and Cha’s mixed-media art together gently tell the Suk family’s story taking in refugees during the Korean War at their home in Busan.
Yuki is the daughter of a poor fisherman. Kiyo is the son of a senior executive at Chisso, a huge chemical conglomerate. In 1956, they meet and become friends. But then all living things in the once beautiful Minamata Bay suddenly die. The impoverished …
Explore K-12 education at Amache – one of the 10 Japanese American Incarceration Camps during World War II. This will provide educators a look into the school structure and daily lives of K-12 students, as well as the reciprocal impact of Amache schools …
This two-week, asynchronous NCTA short course will explore South Korean colonial era literature through the lens of femininity. Alongside an introduction to South Korean literature, participants will also be given a brief overview of early 20th century …
When the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, Japanese schoolboy Larry Fumio Miwa faithfully recorded each day’s events in his diary, despite the massive devastation he experienced firsthand. His eyewitness account of the improbable survival …
Led by Morgan McLaughlin this seven week book club will focus on stories of searching from East Asia. The book group will focus on “Rental Person Who Does Nothing: A Memoir,” “Lunar New Year Love Story,” and “The Language of Blood.”
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What is the story behind the story of Hokusai’s Daughter by Sunny Seki (2024 Freeman Book Award Honorable Mention)? Learn about the real Katsushika Ōi, her relationship with her father Hokusai, and their free spirited lifestyles and art in Edo, Japan of …
Join Tim Weston, Associate Professor of Modern Chinese History at CU Boulder, to learn about the 228 Incident. In 1947, protests in Taiwan were sparked by tensions over corruption, economic hardship, and abuses of power by the Kuomintang (KMT). A brutal …
Kick-off women’s history month with Anita Yasuda, author of the picturebook biography of Junko Tabei, a Japanese mountaineer and environmentalist, who overcame gender stereotypes to become the first woman to summit Mt. Everest and the Seven Summits.
What is Korean about Netflix’s most-watched animated original film, K-Pop Demon Hunters which has earned five Grammy nominations and the adoration of your students? Join NCTA at TEA to learn about the contexts of Korean popular music and fandom, …
This asynchronous NCTA short course will cover Japan’s unique culture of fermentation. Participants will explore the agents used, how methods vary based on the size of producers, and the different types of ferments found in Japan. This course will also …
The NCTA coordinating site at University of Pittsburgh is now accepting applications for their 2026 summer study tour to South Korea. This eight-day program will give participants valuable first-hand experiences in a country that has risen to become an …
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 …
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.
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 …