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Monday, February 1
In Memoriam: "Ezra Vogel in U.S.-Japan Relations: Enduring Legacies"
Monday, February 1, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Glen S. Fukushima, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; Former Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan and China; Former President, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School
Susan Pharr, Senior Advisor, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Harvard University
Steven Vogel, Chair of the Political Economy Program; Il Han New Professor of Asian Studies; Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
Moderator: Christina Davis, Harvard University
Tuesday, February 2
Armed Conflict, Small Arms Proliferation in India’s Northeast Region and Indigenous Women Non-Violent Resistance Movement
Political Violence Workshop
Tuesday, February 2, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Binalakshmi Nepram, Fellow, Carr Center, Harvard Kennedy School
Fearing the Worst: How War in Korea Transformed the Cold War
Cold War Studies Seminar
Tuesday, February 2, 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Samuel F. Wells Jr., Senior Fellow in History and Public Policy (and Deputy Director Emeritus), Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Healing as Resistance: Queen Taytay and the 1905 Cholera Outbreak in the Philippines
CSEAS Colloquium Series
Tuesday, February 2, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (EST)
Christine Peralta, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society, Indiana University; Visiting Assistant Professor, History Department, Indiana University
Wednesday, February 3
Thinking With Spirits, Dams and Orangutans: A Conversation on More-Than-Human Anthropology in Borneo
Wednesday, February 3, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Liana Chua, Reader in Anthropology, Brunel University London
Biden Deals with China Amidst Multiple Crises, Domestic and International
Wednesday, February 3, 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
David M. Lampton, Hyman Professor Emeritus Johns Hopkins—SAIS; Senior Fellow, SAIS Foreign Policy Institute
Settler Nativization in the Inner Eurasian Borderlands of the Qing and Russian Empires
Wednesday, February 3, 1:15 p.m.
Wei-chieh Tsai, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Shenzhen University
Thursday, February 4
EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment: Did Beijing Steal the Show?
Thursday, February 4, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Philippe Le Corre, research fellow with M-RCBG and the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Mellon Sawyer Seminars "Humanitarianisms" Series: God, Humans, and an Islamic Ethics of Care and From Earthquakes and Empowerments to Pandemics: Tibetan Medical Humanitarianisms
Thursday, February 4, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Amira Mittermaier, Professor, Anthropology and the Department for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto
Sienna R. Craig, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College
Virtual Book Launch – Flowering Tales: Women Exorcising History in Heian Japan
Thursday, February 4, 9:00 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. (EST)
Takeshi Watanabe, Author, Flowering Tales: Women Exorcising History in Heian Japan; Associate Professor, East Asian Studies, Wesleyan University
Dr. Sonja Arntzen, Professor Emerita, University of Toronto
Dr. Gustav Heldt, Associate Professor of Japanese literature, Department of East Asian Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Virginia
Friday, February 5
Book Talk – Building Socialism: The Afterlife of East German Architecture in Urban Vietnam
Friday, February 5, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (EST)
Christina Schwenkel, author, Building Socialism: The Afterlife of East German Architecture in Urban Vietnam; Professor, Anthropology, University of California Riverside
Moderator: Dr. Abidin Kusno, Director, Center of Asian Research and Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
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Work and Internship Opportunities |
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Virtual Japan Summer Internship Program
Application Deadline: February 8, 2021
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS), in partnership with the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), coordinates a wide array of summer internship opportunities in Japan for Harvard students of any concentration who are in good academic standing and are returning for the fall semester as full-time students. As interns, students learn about the workplace culture and have the opportunity to learn and practice Japanese while contributing to a project defined by the host organization. Since 1988, over 400 students have contributed their skills and applied their knowledge to consulting and financial firms, tech and startup companies, international and local newspaper offices, design and architectural firms, research think tanks and educational organizations, offices of parliamentary members and NGOs, and even to a traditional luxury ryokan. For Summer 2021, in accordance with the University's ban on travel abroad, the Summer Internship Program will be conducted virtually.
Internships last a minimum of 8 weeks, usually from early June until early August. RIJS has limited internship positions available and cannot guarantee placement. Acceptance is contingent on finding a fit between available positions and applicants. Some Japanese language ability is preferred by most organizations. Preference is given to students enrolled in Japanese language courses and to first-time Japan internship holders.
Learn more and apply here.
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Harvard China Student Internship Program
Application Deadline: February 26, 2021
The Harvard China Student Internship Program (HCSIP) is offered in partnership with Chinese corporations, NGOs/NPOs, and multinational companies in China. Students experience modern China through their internship placements and gain an introduction to Chinese history and culture, all while learning first-hand about life in the workplace. The structure of the program includes a nine-week internship, a week-long field trip (not taking place in 2021), and numerous cultural events.
The 2021 iteration will continue with the hybrid model where interns physically located in Greater China may be able to participate in person where possible, and those who are not, will intern virtually with the assistance of web conferencing platforms and messaging apps of their host institutions' choice. Please note that the plan is subject to change due to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Learn more and apply here.
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Korea Institute Undergraduate Research Assistantship
Applications due: February 28, 2021, 11:59 p.m. EST
The Korea Institute offers remote Research Assistantships for Korea focused projects supervised by Harvard faculty for summer 2021. There will be a range of opportunities for Harvard undergraduates to work on faculty research projects in a variety of capacities. RAships are a great opportunity for students with little research experience to get hands-on exposure to the research world. Research Assistant positions offer unique possibilities for intellectual growth, while providing students with invaluable skills and experience. Work is arranged and directed by faculty members, who will directly supervise student RAs. The specifics of the intellectual goals for the student and the research tasks involved will vary. The student and faculty member will discuss and clarify in advance the research responsibilities and outcomes. Students may assist with data collection, data analysis, literature reviews, or other aspects of a faculty project. If awarded a KI Research Assistantship, the student will be paid $20 per hour (up to $2,000 total summer stipend per Assistantship) over 5-10 weeks, based on the needs of the faculty project.
Learn more and apply here.
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Publication/Conference Opportunities |
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Princeton US China Coalition Global Governance (Virtual) Forum 2021
Conference Dates: April 17-18
Location: Online
Application Deadline: February 15, 2021
This forum invites thirty promising students from around the world to hear from top journalists, leaders, and politicians, engage in dialogue and discussion on pressing issues, and network with future leaders in the China field. Past speakers have included New York Times Beijing Bureau Chief Edward Wong, Human Rights Watch China director Sophie Richardson, and former American diplomat Susan Thornton.
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Call for Papers for the Eleventh International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society
University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Conference Dates: 3-4 June, 2021
Location: Online
Proposal Submission Deadlines:
Regular: March 3, 2021
Late: May 3, 2021
The Religion in Society Research Network explores the relationship between religion in society and the changing nature of spirituality. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.
2021 Special Focus—Modeling Traditions from the Margins: Non-Canonical Writings in Religious Systems
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Call for Papers for the Fourteenth Global Studies Conference
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Conference Dates: 5-6 June, 2021
Location: Online
Proposal submission deadlines:
Regular: March 5, 2021
Late: May 5, 2021
The Global Studies Research Network is devoted to mapping and interpreting past and emerging trends and patterns in globalization. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.
2021 Special Focus—Life after Pandemic: Towards a New Global Biopolitics?
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Call for Papers for the Sixteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society
University of Western Australia, School of Design, Perth, Australia
Conference Dates: 16–18 June, 2021
Location: Online
Proposal submission deadlines:
Regular: March 16, 2021
Late: May 16, 2021
The Arts in Society Research Network offers an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of the role of the arts in society. It is a place for critical engagement, examination and experimentation, developing ideas that connect the arts to their contexts in the world – on stage, in studios and theaters, in classrooms, in museums and galleries, on the streets and in communities. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.
2021 Special Focus—Voices from the Edge: Negotiating the Local in the Global
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Call for Papers for the 14th International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies
University of the Aegean - Rhodes, Greece
Conference Dates: 5–6 May, 2021
Location: Online
Proposal submission deadline:
Late: April 5, 2021
The e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies Research Network is brought together around a common concern for new technologies in learning and an interest to explore possibilities for innovative pedagogies. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary geographic and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.
The Fourteenth International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies features research addressing the following annual themes and special focus:
2021 Special Focus - Transcending Social Distance: Emerging Practices in e-Learning
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Study Abroad/Language Program Opportunities |
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Middlebury Summer Language Schools
Application Deadline: Rolling
One of the nation’s preeminent language learning institutions, Middlebury has been offering immersion language learning from beginner to graduate level for more than 100 years. They offer Japanese, Chinese, and Korean courses. Learn more about how the program works here.
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TFAS International, Asia 2021 will take place at the National University of Singapore (NUS) July 2 – 24, 2021. The 2021 program will bring together outstanding young leaders from across Asia and the U.S. for a three-week study of the principles of a free society. Through educational, cultural and social exchange, these student leaders will form life-long friendships and learn how America’s founding principles can help them advocate for freedom in their home countries. Apply Now
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Asia Center Virtual Programs
Left: Photo from "Elegy to a Uyghur Dreamscape" (ongoing virtual exhibition)
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Student Groups
*Please be aware that some student groups may not be active while courses are being held online.
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Build Your Community with the Campfire Initiative!
This new project aims to provide a means for greater connectivity between students to allow for tailored support and more explorative interactions. Through this online interface, students learn and bond via the experiences and interests that they share with one another. Serious topics provide arenas for support that allow students to be heard, whereas lighthearted topics provide areas for exploration - both are important, and they often have areas of overlap. Campfire’s systems of tags allow students to focus on either serious or lighthearted topics, or to engage with both at once if they so choose.
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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 in this organization shall be 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, to explore major debates and developments in API Studies, and to 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:https://emr.fas.harvard.edu/asian-american-studies-working-group
China Education Symposium
The China Education Symposium seeks to increase the understanding and awareness of China's education issues among the Harvard community and the greater Boston Chinese community through information sharing and discussions, and to search for feasible approaches to improve China's education. Visit their website here.
China Forum
Founded in 1998, Harvard College China Forum (former Harvard China Review Annual Conference) 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 trends and events in a wide range of topics relevant to the development of China today. Operating under the Harvard China Review framework, HCCF works together with the Harvard China Review and runs a series of sub-programs, including monthly seminars as well as an annual cultural exchange program in the summer. Visit their website here.
CinEncounters
Established in 2012, CinEncounters is a forum for critical engagement with lesser-known masterpieces of Japanese cinema from the 1960s, 1970s, and beyond. From the Japanese “New Wave” to Pink, from Anime to Documentary, screenings will foster a collective exploration with the unexpected, the uncharted and the unusual currents of Japanese film. Monthly showings will offer an opportunity to gather, discuss and enjoy new encounters with films, filmmakers and the histories and stories behind them. Moreover, screenings will invite critics, filmmakers and others related to the films to join our discussions over Skype, when possible. All films are shown with English subtitles and no prior knowledge of Japanese is required.
The 2018-19 series is organized by Alexander Zahlten (EALC) and Julia Alekseyeva (RIJS Postdoctoral Fellow). If you are interested in receiving more information about the respective CinEncounters screenings, please send a brief email to: cinencounters2018@gmail.com.
Contemporary Japanese Politics
The Contemporary Japanese Politics Study Group was established in 1999 with the goals of better understanding key trends in politics and foreign policy in Japan and focusing a scholarly eye on key issues. This group enables advanced Ph.D. students to circulate their works-in-progress (conference papers, draft dissertation chapters, etc.) and receive feedback, as well as faculty and postdoctoral fellows to present their research.
Chaired by Susan Pharr and Daniel Smith of the Department of Government and co-sponsored by the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations (USJRP) at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, the group includes over fifty faculty, graduate students, and others, both at Harvard and across the greater Boston and New England region.
For more information, please contact Shinju Fujihira, Executive Director of the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations. For details about study group events, visit their website here.
Gaongil (Harvard College Modern Korean Studies Society)
A tight-knit organization that meets once a week 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 and unhindered discussion.
Anyone who is interested in joining Gaongil can come and check it out! No prior experience with Korean language or culture is needed, and the meetings are entirely in English.
Fill out the interest form here to be included in their e-mail list.
Harvard Asian American Women's Association
The Asian American Women's Association recognizes the need for a unified, open community at Harvard concerned with the issues facing women of Asian descent in Western society. The purpose of the Asian American Women's Association is to address these needs by creating a collective voice and promoting the prominence and concerns of the female Asian-American population, both within the community and without, particularly through regular discussion of pertinent issues. Visit their website here.
Harvard Buddhist Community
The HDS Buddhist Community (HBC) is a nondenominational Buddhist group serving the Harvard and Cambridge communities throughout the school year. In addition to hosting weekly meditation sittings, HBC also organizes Buddhist film screenings and discussion groups, as well as the annual Buddhism & Race Conference. HBC generally meets weekly in Andover Chapel at the Harvard Divinity School.
Harvard Chinese Students and Scholars Association (Harvard 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 itself and other organizations on campus. The group works to facilitate the exchange of information between China and the United States. Its activities include sponsoring and co-sponsoring social, intellectual, and cultural events, films, and seminars. President Xu Zhang. Group e-mail is harvardcssa@gmail.com. Visit their website here.
Harvard College Japan Society
The Japan Society promotes the culture and spirit of Japan at Harvard through cultural experiences, social interaction, and community bonding. Visit their website here.
Harvard Hong Kong Society
The HHKS is dedicated to promoting unique aspects of Hong Kong culture and society, and bringing together all students who are interested in Hong Kong. Visit their website here.
Harvard-Radcliffe Chadō Society
The Chadō Society is a group of Harvard students dedicated to learning chanoyu (in English, commonly known as “Japanese tea ceremony”). Though the organization is officially an undergraduate organization, they also welcome graduate students, non-student Harvard affiliates, and non-Harvard students to learn tea in the tradition of the Urasenke school. The organization’s instructors are all members of Urasenke Boston, the local affiliate of the Kyoto-based Urasenke organization. The head of the international organization is Sen Soshitsu XVI, who is a direct descendant of one of the first Japanese tea masters, Sen no Rikyu. The current club president, Jaden Freeze, can be reached at harvardchadosociety@gmail.com. Visit their website here.
Harvard Tai Chi Tiger Crane Club
The Harvard Kung Fu Club and the Tai Chi Club are two divisions of the Harvard Tai Chi Tiger Crane Club, a club sport registered at the Malkin Athletic Center with the Harvard Department of Athletics. For more information, visit their website here.
Harvard Taiwanese Culture Society
TCS is a student-run organization at Harvard College dedicated to promoting the culture and heritage of Taiwan and of Taiwanese-Americans. From cultural events like making muaji to social events like karaoke to special events like our annual winterfest: a taste of Taiwan, our goal is to enhance awareness of Taiwanese culture and to provide a place for those interested in learning about Taiwan to meet and to discuss their interests. Visit their website here.
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.
Korea Caucus
The mission of Korea Caucus 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 the implications for the rest of the world through activities and events. Visit their website here.
Korean Association
The Korean Association leads the undergraduate Korean-American community's efforts to teach and learn about Korean culture and political issues. The KA additionally provides a social outlet for Korean-American students who are interested in meeting others with a shared heritage and common interests. The 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 website here.
Organization of Asian American Sisters in Service
OAASIS currently consists of 25 members who are 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. Our comp process for Spring 2019 will be starting soon! Please visit our website at www.oaasis.info, or our Facebook page at http://facebook.com/harvardoaasis. Any questions can be directed to compoaasis@gmail.com. OAASIS is an officially recognized student organization that welcomes students of all gender and ethnic identities.
Rakugo Club
The Rakugo Club is a group for anybody interested in learning the Japanese traditional art form of Rakugo, a style of comic storytelling. Under the tutelage of professional Edo-style Rakugo performer Yanagiya Tozaburo, the club will practice everything from reading and memorizing Japanese stories to voice projection and gestures. Minimum third-year level Japanese is required. Contact Sky Russell for more details: srussell@college.harvard.edu
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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.
Explore Asia at Harvard Map (Harvard Asia Center)
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.
Korean Studies Portal
Japan Digital Research Center (Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies)
Japan Disasters Digital Archive
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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Have an event/group you'd like featured in this newsletter? Contact Naia Poyer (EALC Program Assistant).
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