This Week: Fall Opportunities, Rise and Shine | |
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After a two-year hiatus we are pleased to announce the return of our book sale to benefit the graduate student social committee in EALC, which will be held on October 28th in room 212 at 2 Divinity Avenue, 9:00 am - 17:00 pm.
- The books on sale have come from various sources including faculty and student donations, and will be predominantly but not exclusively related to East Asia.
- Complimentary snacks, coffee, cider, and Halloween candy will be on offer.
- We do ask for your cooperation in noting that we will only be able to take cash payments for books.
- If instead of looking to acquire books, you are interested in finding a new home for any that you have, please contact Gus at espada@fas.harvard.edu to inquire about making a donation of sellable books (they do not have to be about East Asia)!
- All are welcome, including non-Harvard affiliates!
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FYI! Monday, October 3rd is the last day to drop any course. This is also the last day to change a course's grading status from letter-graded to pass/fail or vice-versa. | |
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The Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT), an independent pan-Asian Think Tank based in Hong Kong, will be hosting the second of three virtual conferences on October 13:
Finding Common Values: Plurality in the Emerging New World Order
This conference is part of the series Join the Conversation: China in the 21st Century and will be held by GIFT with the support of the Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong S.A.R..
View the Conference Pamphlet for scheduled events.
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Internship Opportunity: Ibaraki Christian University is looking for interns to help undergraduate English majors in Japan to improve their English. Interns will work with students in and out of the classroom to help them academically and provide opportunities to practice English communication. Interns will also plan and create opportunities for students to use their English in nonacademic settings such as playing games, sports and other extracurricular activities. Click on the image to see the full-size flier. Dates for internships are flexible and can be arranged around individual schedules.
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Harvard Kennedy School-affiliated Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation's Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia releases three new and fascinating projects:
A new essay series: Perspectives on China. Scholars at HKS examine issues including public opinion, international trade, superpower geopolitics, and energy policy.
Two new historical research initiatives:
Global Vietnam Wars Studies Initiative, working to rescue and document the untold histories and hidden memories from all sides of the conflict.
Unseen Legacies of the Vietnam War, the first systematic review of documents from multiple archives and other sources in the U.S. and Vietnam, designed to facilitate the location and identification of Vietnamese war dead.
Check out the rest of the Rajawali Foundation's projects here.
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Sunday, October 2
(No events scheduled on this day)
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Monday, October 3
Course Drop Deadline
Monday, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Exploring the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on South Korean Security
Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
In-Person Event - RSVP Required
Malkin Penthouse, 4th floor, Littauer Building, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge
Monday, 11:00 am
Diatribes and Dialogues over the Past: "History Problems" and Regional Orders in Northeast Asia
Harvard-Yenching Institute
In-Person Event - Limited Seating
Monday, 12:00 - 13:00 pm
Sapporo, the Ainu, and the Nature of Japanese Settler-Colonial Urbanism
Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
Online Event - Registration Required
Monday, 12:00 - 13:15 pm
Exploring the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on South Korean Security
Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Hybrid - RSVP Required for in-person attendance
Rubenstein Building - David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, Room 414AB
Monday, 12:00 - 13:15 pm
Energy Policy Seminar: Michael Davidson on "Decoupling from China in Clean Tech"
Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center
Rubenstein Building - David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, Room 414AB
In-Person Event - RSVP Required
Monday, 12:15 - 13:30 pm
East Asian Legal Studies Open House
East Asian Legal Studies, Harvard Law School
WCC Milstein East C, Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
Monday, 18:30-20:00 pm
Brooklyn to Beijing: Black People, Black Culture in China
Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University Asia Center
Online Event - Registration Required
Monday, 19:00 pm (Series ending October 21)
Film Screening: Walker / No No Sleep
Part of series The Face of Time: Recent Films by Tsai Ming-Liang
Harvard Film Archive
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Thursday, October 6
Thursday, 12:00 pm
Message in a Bottle: Broadcasting to North Korea
Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center, The Korea Society
Online Event - Registration Required
Thursday, 16:30 - 18:00 pm
Uyghur Language Table
9 Kirkland Place, Room 101
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Friday, October 7
Friday, 12:00 - 13:30 pm
Ya-wen Lei - The gilded cage: Techno-State Capitalism in China
Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
William James Hall, Room 1550, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge
Friday, 16:00 - 17:30 pm
The Problem with Dirt: Iron Mining and Environmental Politics in Early Modern Japan
Reischauer Institute Japan Forum, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
Porté Room S250, Second Level, CGIS South Bldg., 1730 Cambridge St.
Friday, 18:30 - 20:00 pm
Disrupt the View: A conversation with Arlene Shechet
Harvard Art Museums
Free admission, limited seating, reservation required
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Contemporary sculptor Arlene Shechet presents her recent work alongside historical German, Japanese, and Chinese porcelain objects from the Harvard Art Museums.
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Saturday, October 8
(No events scheduled on this day)
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Ongoing Events To Check Out:
Thursdays, 18:00 - 20:00 pm: Mandarin Language Table, Harvard Language Center, 1 Oxford St, Cambridge, Room B06. All proficiency levels welcome. Information: tsim@mba2023.hbs.edu
Every Other Friday, 16:30 - 18:00 pm: Uyghur Language Table, 9 KIrkland Place, Room 101
Every Friday, 14:00 - 16:00 pm: Indonesian Language Class, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center, Ash Center Conference Room, #226, 124 Mt Auburn Street, Suite 200N
September 30 - October 21: The Face of Time: Recent Film by Tsai Ming-Liang, Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Until December 4: Treasures of Korean Art, East Asia Gallery (2600), 2nd Floor, Harvard Art Museums
Until December 8: Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul (art exhibit), Japan Friends of Harvard Concourse, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Harvard Korea Institute
Until July 6, 2025: Disrupt the View: Arlene Shechet at the Harvard Art Museums, an exhibition centered around contemporary and ancient pottery. 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge
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Image Courtesy of toursmongolia.com
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Lumbering to their feet as if their full humps weighed them down
The herd of rich brown camels rose one after another.
Washed with light form the rising sun, their coats splashed in red,
Transformed into a line of red-dun clouds they moved off heavily over the ground.
Pale gleam in this pink-grey hollow of the vast ageless Gobi,
Like the waning moon which hung all night above the steppe, a white yurt was left behind them.
Driving the living red clouds of the shimmering azure Gobi
A dear familiar figure moved away, her bright-coloured scarf fluttering in the wind.
"A morning picture of the vast Gobi"
S. Dashdoorov
Trans. Krystyna Chabros
Recent Mongol Poetry Translations
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Monday, October 3
(No events scheduled on this day)
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Sunday, October 9
(No events scheduled on this day)
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Educational Opportunities | |
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Harvard's Graduate School of Education has announced a new Teaching and Teacher Leadership (TTL) Masters Program, which will prepare you to lead transformative learning experiences that expand opportunity, fuel student success, and make a deep impact on young people and communities. It's an especially great opportunity for Harvard College undergrad applicants, who receive priority consideration and, if admitted, will receive a fellowship to cover 80% of their tuition costs and provide a $10,000 living stipend.
Application deadlines are November 1, 2022, for the residency model, which carries priority for significant fellowship support, and January 5, 2023 for the internship model.
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Grant and Scholarship Opportunities | |
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Asia Center Winter Research Travel Grants for Undergraduate Students support undergraduate students who are conducting research over the winter recess that looks at two or more countries of East, South, and Southeast Asia comparatively or explores the relations among Asian countries. Individual country topics will be considered only for Southeast Asian countries or if they are part of broader, multi-country research. This multi-country context must be made explicit in the application. Projects relating to Asian diasporas and/or Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) studies will also be considered.
Winter grant applications are due on Friday, November 4, 2022.
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Elling Eide Center Research Library and Preserve in Sarasota, FL offers two scholarships for undergraduate students to study modern Mandarin abroad during the 2022-2023 academic year (including summer), in either the People's Republic of China or Taiwan! Click the image to the left to see their announcement. Apply here!
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Job and Internship Opportunities | |
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Internship Opportunity: Ibaraki Christian University is looking for interns to help undergraduate English majors in Japan to improve their English. Interns will work with students in and out of the classroom to help them academically and provide opportunities to practice English communication. Interns will also plan and create opportunities for students to use their English in nonacademic settings such as playing games, sports and other extracurricular activities. Click on the image to see the full-size flier. Dates for internships are flexible and can be arranged around individual schedules.
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Harvard CAMlab (Chinese Art Media Lab) is hiring Public Interface Team Members to work in their experimental exhibition space. All positions are paid ($15-20/hr) and require an 8-12 hour commitment each week during the academic year. Develop your public speaking skills, experience in the art & technology field, and knowledge of topics ranging from Buddhist art to museum pedagogies to experimental new media! Visit camlab.fas.harvard.edu to learn more about CAMlab, or watch their totally awesome intro video. Questions should be directed to Lorna Campos, Department Administrator of CAMlab: lornacampos@fas.harvard.edu. | |
Publication Opportunities | |
The Michigan Journal of Asian Studies
Deadline: Rolling
The Michigan Journal of Asian Studies is an undergraduate academic journal at the University of Michigan centered around political, economic, social, and cultural affairs in Asia. Our journal seeks to highlight original research papers and creative works related to Asia produced by undergraduate students.
Click here to learn more about the journal and submit your work or email mjas.contact@umich.edu for questions!
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The Wittenberg University East Asian Studies Journal
Deadline: Rolling
The Wittenberg University East Asian Studies Journal is an undergraduate academic journal at Wittenberg University which is completely written, edited, and published by undergraduate students. The student staff selects academic articles and creative pieces having to do with East Asia, regardless of whether they are written from a Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or integrative perspective. No limitations are placed on the academic area from which works are written, as writings from all disciplines are welcome.
Click here to learn more about the journal and submit your work or email nmoskowitz@wittenberg.edu for questions!
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The Carleton College Undergraduate Journal of Humanistic Studies
Deadline: Rolling
The Carleton UJHS is looking for high-quality papers that present serious research with fresh points of view in the humanities and social sciences, with a mission to bring to light new narratives, neglected points of view, and highlight work that challenges dominant perspectives. Creative and opinion pieces not accepted.
View their website here or contact ujhs@carleton.edu with questions!
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Below is a static list of academic and social resources.
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Asia Center Virtual Programs
Left: Still from 3D virtual exhibition "Harvard Asia Center Poster Art 2010-2020"
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Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia: a Harvard Kennedy School - Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation -affiliated program convening leaders from the academic, policymaking, business, and student communities, committed to enhancing public policy research and teaching on Asia. | |
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Student Groups
*Please be aware that student groups may have become inactive during our time off campus. If you are aware of any updates to a group on this list, please let us know by e-mailing leorosenstein@fas.harvard.edu.
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Asian American Business Association
The Asian American Business Association (AABA) provides a forum for the promotion, understanding, and cross-cultural exchange of East Asian and Asian American business, social, academic, cultural, political, and community-related initiatives. Visit their website here.
Asian American Dance Troupe
For over twenty years, the Asian American Dance Troupe (AADT) has sought to spread an appreciation and awareness of Asian culture through the medium of dance. Our repertoire includes a diverse range of dance forms including traditional, ethnic minority, fusion, martial arts, modern, and hip hop. Membership open to all students in good standing currently enrolled in Harvard College. Visit their website here.
Asian American Studies Working Group is a space of interdisciplinary collaboration between faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates pursuing scholarships in Asian American and Pacific Islander (API) histories, experiences, and intellectual traditions. Its goals are to build scholarly community, explore major debates and developments in API Studies, and enrich the research pursued by its members across Harvard University. To contact the organizers, see when the group meets next, or to learn more, visit their webpage.
China Forum
Founded in 1998, Harvard College China Forum is currently the largest China-focused conference in the New England area and annually attracts audiences from all over North America. Every spring the forum invites influential business leaders, policy shapers, and leading scholars to Harvard to address current events in a wide range of topics relevant to the development of China today. Operating under the Harvard China Review framework, HCCF, together with the Harvard China Review, runs a series of sub-programs, including monthly seminars and an annual cultural exchange program in the summer. Visit their website here.
Gaongil (Harvard College Modern Korean Studies Society)
A tight-knit organization that meets to discuss various economic, social, political, cultural issues related to modern Korea. As the Korean word "Gaongil" means "Middle-Path," the organization is committed to remaining nonpartisan while encouraging free, unhindered discussion. Anyone interested in joining Gaongil is welcome! No prior experience with Korean language or culture is needed; meetings are in English.
Fill out the interest form here to be included in their e-mail list.
Harvard Asian American Womxn's Association
The Asian American Womxn's Association recognizes the need for a unified, open community at Harvard concerned with the issues facing people of Asian descent in Western society. The purpose of the Asian American Womxn's Association is to address these needs by creating a collective voice and promoting the prominence and concerns of the Asian-American population, both within the community and without. Visit their Facebook page here.
Harvard Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA)
Harvard CSSA is dedicated to the goal of promoting social, intellectual, and cultural activities of Chinese students and scholars at Harvard and for other interested members in the Harvard community. It facilitates communication among its members and acts as a liaison between with other organizations on campus. The group facilitates the exchange of information between China and the US. Its activities include sponsoring/co-sponsoring social, intellectual, & cultural events and seminars. Contact harvardcssa@gmail.com or visit their site.
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Harvard Taiwanese Culture Society
TCS is a student-run organization at Harvard College dedicated to promoting the culture and heritage of Taiwan and Taiwanese-Americans. From cultural events like making muaji to social events like karaoke to special events like their annual Winterfest: Taste of Taiwan, their goal is to enhance awareness of Taiwanese culture and provide a place for those interested in learning about Taiwan to meet. Visit their website here; or Facebook.
Harvard Task Force for Asian American Progressive Advocacy and Studies (TAPAS)
The Task Force for Asian American Progressive Advocacy and Studies (TAPAS) is an advocacy organization of Harvard undergraduates aiming to support Asian American communities and stand in solidarity with progressive struggles. Visit their Facebook page for more info.
Harvard Vietnamese Association
The Harvard Vietnamese Association is dedicated to fostering an awareness of Vietnamese culture on campus and within the Greater Boston area, and promoting the interests of the Vietnamese student body at Harvard. Visit their website here, or like their Facebook page for regular updates--including a biweekly Vietnamese language table for native speakers and learners to enjoy each other's company and conversation!
Korea Caucus
The mission of Korea Caucus, a student-run organization at Harvard Kennedy School, is to actively raise the awareness of Korea within the KSG community by sharing the country's cultural heritage through social events, serving as a bridge and resource to non-Korean students who are interested in learning more about the country. They also aim to provide a forum to address key issues facing Korea and their implications for the rest of the world through activities and events. Visit their Facebook page.
Korean Association
The Korean Association leads the undergraduate Korean-American community's efforts to teach & learn about Korean culture and political issues. KA also provides a social outlet for Korean-American students to meet others with shared heritage & interests. KA supports cultural groups including YISEI the magazine, the fan dance troupe Chunsa, and the Korean drumming group (poongmul pae) Han Ma Eum. Visit their site or Facebook.
Organization of Asian American Sisters in Service
OAASIS consists of members committed to each other in three aspects: commitment in sisterhood, commitment in service, and commitment in exploring the diverse experiences of Asian and Asian American women. Visit their Facebook page at http://facebook.com/harvardoaasis. Direct any questions to oaasis.harvard@gmail.com. OAASIS welcomes students of all gender and ethnic identities.
The Wave Literary & Arts Magazine
The Wave is a literary and arts magazine that seeks to create a platform for artists and readers to express and reflect on Asian anglophone experiences. We publish art, poetry, fiction, and essays by Asians anglophone of all backgrounds. Our mission is to expand prevailing notions of what it means to be an Asian anglophone and to showcase the vast range of talent and energy in our Harvard community and beyond. Visit our website to learn more.
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The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is here to assist undergraduate and graduate students with navigating their studies and reaching their goals for this semester and beyond. Through the ARC, you have access to academic coaching, peer tutoring, workshops, and accountability sessions to help you succeed.
This fall students can choose whether they want to engage with the ARC in person or virtually, and can access all services through the ARC Scheduler.
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The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School hosts programs dedicated to the interdisciplinary research of Vietnam and China.
Harvard Office of BGLTQ Student Life serves as a central resource for bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, queer, and questioning (BGLTQ) students at Harvard College. They foster the inclusion, affirmation, and celebration of all BGLTQ identities and expressions, and strive to create a community where BGLTQ students can thrive and where all students are well-equipped to engage knowledgeably and compassionately with regard to gender and sexuality.
Chinese Art Media Lab (CAMLab)
CAMLab explores innovative ways of showcasing Chinese art and culture through immersive installations, exhibitions, films, digital publications, curatorial projects, and other multimedia forms. For more information, visit their website and Instagram.
Questions? Contact lornacampos@fas.harvard.edu.
The Harvard College China Forum is North America’s leading and longest-running student-run conference on China, dedicated to a constructive dialogue on the challenges, trends, and issues affecting China. Visit the website to find out more and participate in helping to organize the conference!
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies provides undergraduates studying China with a myriad of opportunities and resources, including funding to travel to China, information about programs in China, and opportunities to do research with respected scholars of Chinese studies. Visit their undergraduate resources page: https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/resources/undergraduate/
Free Peer Tutoring for Undergraduates
A new program implemented to replace the former Bureau of Study Council. Read more here.
The Harvard Asia Center generates and shares knowledge about Asia from a transnational and transregional perspective. With its core lectures, seminars series, and conferences, the Center engages with topics critical to Asia and its connections with other regions, bringing in notable academics, government officials, business leaders, and other specialists as featured speakers and panelists. Learn more about Asia Center lectures, events, and student grants here: https://asiacenter.harvard.edu/programs-events
The Harvard-Yenching Institute is an independent foundation dedicated to advancing higher education in Asia in the humanities and social sciences, with special attention to the study of Chinese culture. Learn more here.
International Chinese Studies Virtual Events Clearing-House
In spring 2020, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, China Studies around the world moved online. One unanticipated consequence of this unfortunate situation is that it is now possible to attend events regardless of one’s location. The China Studies Virtual Events Clearing-house has been created to share information about upcoming online events with the broader China studies community. The clearing-house was created and is maintained by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University. Learn more here.
International Japan Studies Event Database
The International Japanese Studies Events Database was created in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the shift to online event programming undertaken at institutions and programs worldwide. Inspired by a similar initiative within the Chinese studies community and Harvard's Fairbank Center, the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, in cooperation with the Weatherhead Center Program on US-Japan Relations, has launched this site as a service to the wider Japanese studies community. Learn more here.
The Korea Institute provides dozens of funding, travel, grant, and research opportunities for undergraduates studying Korea. Visit their Student page here: https://korea.fas.harvard.edu/for-students
Korean Studies Portal
Click here.
Japan Digital Research Center (Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies)
Click here.
Japan Disasters Digital Archive
Click here.
Japan Foundation Digital Library Free access to over 1,800 titles in broad genres such as manga, literature, Japanese language, art, history, culture, society, cooking & food, etc.. Sign up here to get your library card.
The Office of International Education can connect you with over 200 Harvard-approved study abroad programs across the world. Their advising team is also available for international students needing any help or guidance with Harvard matters. Click here.
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is dedicated to creating and sharing transformative ideas across the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Visit their events page here: https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/calendar/list
The Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies is an excellent resource for EAS concentrators studying Japan. Find a calendar of Japan-related events and lectures, undergraduate grant information, and internship opportunities on their website: rijs.fas.harvard.edu
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