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Foreign Language 300 counting for ASIA studies credit, Spring 2019

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Foreign Language 300 will be focusing around Transnational anime in the Spring of 2019! Transnational Anime explores the development of the commercial Japanese animated film and television industry in the 20th Century. The course focuses on the many transnational, transcultural, and trans-industrial exchanges that took place between animation studios, animators, and audiences in Japan and the United States from the prewar era to the turn of the century, with a particular emphasis on two periods of major industrial change: the 1950s-60s and 1990s.

 

Reach out to your advisor as soon as possible with questions!

Bollywood on the Palouse still has 2 nights left!

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Don’t forget to catch Bollywood on the Palouse at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre in Moscow, Idaho!

The last two nights to attend are the 18th and the 25th of September BOTH beginning at 7PM with FREE ADMISSSION!

 

Please see the calendar of events for the full venue address and sponsorship information!

 

New Course for Summer 2018

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ASIA 303 is housed entirely in the Asia Program and allows us to offer class credit for a variety of experiences, from lectures, to a movie series, to excursions the Asia program offers to students.

Our inaugural class will invite students with different academic backgrounds and interests to explore our regional Asian studies conference (ASPAC), hosted here on the Pullman campus in 2018. Students will prepare to attend panels and to formally interview both senior and junior scholars who will attend and present at the conference. They will also participate in social gatherings and cultural events along with all other participants.

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East Meets West to focus on “World War II Connections” Feb. 23-25

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Asia 301 is a course consisting of a series of lectures by instructors from various disciplines, perspectives, and ethnic backgrounds, as well as feature films and documentaries and interactive panels with international students.

All lectures and workshops are open to the public and will be held in Todd Hall 276.

Spring 2017 Lecture Series – “World War II Connections”

Thursday, Feb. 23 | 6:00–9:15 p.m.

6:00 — Introduction to the Course / Lydia Gerber
6:15 — Remembrance, Repression, Reconciliation(?): The Memory Politics of the Asia-Pacific War / Raymond Sun
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WSU to host China Town Hall with Henry Kissinger Oct. 18

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By Adriana Aumen, College of Arts & Sciences

America’s economic, political and security relations with China will be examined in a free, public, two-part event featuring a live webcast discussion with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and an in-person address by a local expert on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Washington State University.

The 70-city China Town Hall, “Local Connections, National Reflections,” will be hosted at WSU Pullman in Todd Hall 276, with Kissinger’s webcast at 4 p.m. followed at 5 p.m. with an in-person address by Richard Ellings, president of the National Bureau of Asian Research.

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East Meets West lecture series goes weekly for fall 2016

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Asia 301: East Meets West is a course consisting of a series of lectures by instructors from various disciplines, perspectives, and ethnic backgrounds, as well as feature films and documentaries and interactive panels with international students.

All events are free and open to the public. Lectures are on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in Todd Hall 276, unless otherwise noted.

August 30

Course introduction, presented by Dr. Shawna Herzog.
“Asia in the Library,” by Librarian Marilyn Von Seggern.

September 6

“Human Commodities: The Western Demand for Asian Bodies,” presented by Dr. Shawna Herzog.

September 13 @ Kenworthy Theater in Moscow, 7:00–9:45 p.m.

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Tyler Lanfear named Outstanding Senior

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Congratulations to Tyler Lanfear of Bellevue, who has been named the College of Arts and Sciences’ 2016 Outstanding Senior in Asian Studies.

Tyler is a Midshipman First Class in Naval ROTC; he has served as Platoon Sergeant for Charlie Platoon and as Battalion Fitness Leader. He is currently the Battalion Executive Officer of the Naval ROTC UI/WSU Battalion. He has earned numerous ribbons and medals for community service, academic excellence, and outstanding service. Tyler was accepted to several schools—and some were on the beach—but he still chose WSU. For a Navy man, that says a lot!

Although his original plan was to major in electrical engineering, … » More …