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 …
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 complimentary online seminar offers teachers a comprehensive introduction to the major social, political, economic, and cultural forces shaping contemporary China. The course explores topics such as daily life, demographic change, …
In this short course participants will explore Cultural Anthropology’s study of the Native, the discipline’s complicity in legitimizing forms of violence on Indigenous Peoples, and the recent rise of Indigenous East Asian Anthropologists and …
Using the My Virtual Mission platform, participants will walk (both virtually and the distance in reality) from Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto, stopping at ten required (and seven optional) stations to complete readings, view webinars/videos, and respond to …
Using the My Virtual Mission platform, participants will cycle (both virtually and the distance in reality) 612.1 miles around Taiwan, stopping at twelve required milestones to complete readings, view webinars/videos, and respond to discussion prompts. …
This free online K-12 educator mini-course will explore traditional outfits worn in East Asia, such as the hanbok (Korea) and the qipao (China). This course, which meets online across two Saturday mornings, gives participants the tools needed to …
In an effort to infuse Asian studies in the social studies and language arts curricula, SPICE (in collaboration with the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA)) is offering a free Virtual Summer Institute on East Asia for up to 25 middle …
Join NCTA and The Ohio State University for an online summer foundational seminar. This virtual journey will introduce East Asia’s diverse cultures and environment while building and enhancing your tool chest of teaching resources for the classroom. …