Delve into East Asian history and cultures from the Neolithic era to 1800, encompassing geography, demography, early ideologies, and interconnections among China, Korea, and Japan. Explore social hierarchies through literature and art, investigate …
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.
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 …
U.S.-China relations have a long and complex history but have not always been so fraught. A key to understanding current tensions is to know how we got here, and to see how issues such as trade, religion, colonialism, nationalism, and domestic pressures …
This five-week seminar explores major social and cultural transformations in contemporary Korea. Participants will examine shifting family structures, changing gender expectations, intergenerational differences, and the impact of Korea’s declining birth …
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 …
Write About Asia is a recurring, annual writing workshop offered by the East Asia Resource Center at the University of Washington in conjunction with the Seattle Asian Art Museum’s (SAAM) Gardner Center for Asian Art and Ideas and its seasonal Saturday …
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 …