Write About Asia is a 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 University Lecture …
This 10-week online seminar will explore East Asia’s history and cultures from the Neolithic era to 1800. The course covers demographic shifts, economic and technological changes, cultural exchanges, and the impact of wars and revolutions. It also …
Other Rivers: A Chinese Education, is Peter Hessler’s fourth book about China and reflects his deep understanding of the Middle Kingdom, drawn from over twenty years of reporting for National Geographic Magazine and The New Yorker. In Other Rivers, …
Using Niki Alsford’s 2024 book Taiwan Lives: A Social and Political History, this course explores Taiwan’s history from 1895 under Japanese rule to 2020 under President Tsai Ing-wen. Similar to The Canterbury Tales, the book features the stories of …
This program explores children’s lives in Japan from the 1940s to 1960s through Freeman Book Award 2023 Of Note children’s literature. Participants will read and discussYukie’s Island: My Family’s World War II Story by Yukie Kimura et. al, Kozo the …
Join us for a workshop exploring Asia and the Cold War. We will start by explore the opening of the Cold War in Asia and the growth of assorted conflicts with some primary sources. The second half of the workshop will focus more closely on SE Asia and the …
Join Professor Kun-Hui Ku as she discusses Taiwan’s indigenous peoples and their relationship to the state through different historical periods, including Tsai Ing-wen’s apology on behalf of the state in 2016 and the new administration under William Lai. …
Staying informed about global events, especially in East Asia, can be overwhelming with the constant flood of news. That’s why we’re excited to offer Behind the Headlines, an online series designed specifically for teachers. This series provides a clear …
Presented by Kirsten Cather, Associate Professor, Department of Asian Studies, Director of the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS), UT Austin
This interactive workshop is designed to think through how to teach the bomb(s) using visual and …
Join d:matcha live from Wazuka, Kyoto, Japan to experience five varieties of sencha (green tea) grown organically in their tea fields. Learn why Wazuka is considered to be one of the best tea growing locations in Japan, the differences in the tea …