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In this 10-week online course, we will consider the experiences of the people of Okinawa, Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, both in war time 1945 and in post-1945 peace time. What can we learn from the experiences of these people? How have their experiences …

Webinars & Presentations

With the 24-hour uninterrupted news cycle, it can be challenging to stay on top of what is happening in East Asia and around the world. The online series Behind the Headlines offers teachers a recap and a nuanced understanding of current events happening …

Seminars & Short Courses

This online course will look at historical developments in premodern Japan (650-1850) applying world history themes such as power relations and the movement and interactions of ideas, people, and materials. Participants will analyze teacher-developed …

Workshops

This workshop will provide a brief introduction to classical Chinese poetry. On the occasion of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, the focus will be on the significance of the moon and how Chinese poets write about viewing the moon for their time and …

Book & Film Groups

The North Texas NCTA is offering a book group series, A Journey Through Time: Book Study on Asia for the Summer/Fall 2023. Each month teachers have the opportunity to read and discuss a book and the series continues in July with Freedom Swimmer by Way …

Seminars & Short Courses

Taught by Diana Lin and guest speakers, this ten-week asynchronous NCTA course will explore the social and cultural implications of East Asian pop culture both in Asia and globally. The readings and lectures draw on examples including Korean pop music, …

Webinars & Presentations

With the 24-hour uninterrupted news cycle, it can be challenging to stay on top of what is happening in East Asia and around the world. The online series Behind the Headlines offers teachers a recap and a nuanced understanding of current events happening …

Book & Film Groups

Ai Weiwei’s 2020 memoir 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows  pays homage to his father Ai Qing, one of China’s leading 20th century poets, at the same time providing critical social and historical context for both his father’s and his careers as artists and …

Seminars & Short Courses

This program is aimed at elementary and middle school teachers interested in integrating picture books into science and/or social studies instruction. The course will focus on the teaching of the natural sciences and the cultures of China and Taiwan. The …

Seminars & Short Courses

This seminar series takes place over the course of 6 Saturdays from October to February.