2020 has brought us the COVID-19 Pandemic, and its attendant rise in both anti-Asian racism and anti-immigrant actions. Socioeconomic inequities have been amplified by the disease and a host of public health policy failures, with the worst outcomes occurring in … Read more
(Originally posted on 11/13/24 via Duke University Libraries.) A new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh—”Samurai: The Making of a Warrior”—invites visitors to consider the original purpose of Japan’s material culture of war and see its … Read more
Dr. Pitelka’s Japanese History Lab recently had the wonderful opportunity to examine and study a late Edo-period handscroll in the collection of the Ackland Art Museum in the winter of late 2023 and early 2024. Per Dr. Pitelka: The scroll … Read more
Participants at the first “Bringing Southeast Asia Home” workshop in 2023. The College of Arts and Sciences’ departments and global centers are particularly strong in teaching “less commonly taught languages.” Xin chào. Zdravo. Habari. Pẹlẹ o. Na nga def. Students … Read more
Just as prolific as she is amazing, Dr. Yaghoobi has written a new monograph, Transnational Culture in the Iranian Armenian Diaspora (Edinburgh University Press, 2023). Per the publisher’s site: Transnational Culture studies the ways that diasporic Iranian Armenian authors and artists … Read more
Caroline Sibley knows that an education that transcends the classroom enhances student success and development. So, in spring 2024, she provided an interactive global experience to the students in her advanced Arabic class with support from a competitive grant obtained … Read more
COIL enriches Chinese language learning at Carolina “What have been your happiest moments in life?” Luoyi Cai asked her students. Winning a tough sports game, earning a scholarship to study abroad, they said. Cai was in her third year at … Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Robin Visser, who was interviewed about her new book for the New Books Network Podcast: https://newbooksnetwork.com/questioning-borders-ecoliteratures-of-china-and-taiwan You can read more about Dr. Visser’s book, Questioning Borders: Ecoliteratures in China and Taiwan (Columbia UP, 2023), in this previous … Read more
On April 25th, 2024, seniors from the Departments of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, American Studies, and Religious Studies presented their theses in our yearly honors colloquium to their friends, family, and the general public. After showcasing their research and … Read more
Dr. Pamela Lothspeich has been chosen as the new Director of the Carolina Asia Center! Former CAC Director Morgan Pitelka stated, “With her significant experience managing programs at the IAH and serving in leadership positions in DAMES, I know the … Read more
Please join us all here in DAMES in congratulating Dr. Claudia Yaghoobi, who has been appointed Roshan Distinguished Professor. (You can read more about Roshan Institute and its contributions to UNC here.)
