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Aug. 28, 2019
UA alumna Michelle Yang, a writer focusing on mental health and wellness whose work has appeared in HuffPost, HelloGiggles and Mochi Magazine, has published a new article for InStyle about Asian stereotypes. She says the piece drew on what she…
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July 10, 2019
Two College of Humanities professors are among 27 UA employees selected to participate in the 2019-20 Academic Leadership Institute.
Carine Bourget, Professor in the Department of French and Italian and Acting Director of the School of International…
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June 6, 2019
UA College of Humanities researchers are spending four weeks this summer in China on a Fulbright-Hays grant to provide a group of K-16 educators with insights into Chinese culture, language and education.
Awarded a Fulbright-Hays grant of $88,263,…
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May 15, 2019
College of Humanities Dean Alain-Philippe Durand and Center for Buddhist Studies Director Jiang Wu signed an agreement with the Maitreya Culture & Education Foundation to create a Maitreya Library at the University of Arizona.
The agreement,…
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March 20, 2019
A number of East Asian Studies and related UA faculty members will be heading to Denver, CO for the Association for Asian Studies annual conference. Here's what they'll be up to!
EAS faculty:
Heng Du
Panel: Beyond Citation: Perspectives on Early…
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March 20, 2019
The Center for Digital Humanities has selected six faculty research projects for development awards.
The projects will combine research in a humanities discipline with cutting-edge technology, like data visualization, digital storytelling, motion…
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Feb. 25, 2019
The Chinese Language program held a party on Feb. 15 to celebrate the Year of the Pig. More than 100 students from Chinese language classes, TAs and instructors participated in the event. Students enjoyed a variety of activities in the LSB courtyard…
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Feb. 18, 2019
At the University of Arizona’s Graduate and Professional Student Council Showcase on February 13th, 2019, Jingyi Li, a second year PhD student in the East Asian Studies department was awarded First Place in the category of Communication and…
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Feb. 14, 2019
College of Humanities double major Rob Lisak is featured as the UA Honors College student of the week.
Lisak majors in Religious Studies and East Asian Studies and talked with the Honors College about his experiences studying abroad in Hangzhou. …
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Feb. 8, 2019
A message from Albert Welter, Head of the East Asian Studies Department
"I’m happy to report the extraordinary success of the China Showcase event on the UA Mall yesterday (Friday). I hope you all had a chance to attend. It was really great––a…
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Jan. 25, 2019
A New History of Medieval Japanese Theatre
This book traces the history of noh and kyōgen, the first major Japanese theatrical arts. Going beyond P. G. O'Neill's Early Nō Drama of 1958, it covers the full period of noh's medieval development and…
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Dec. 20, 2018
“Community Regeneration and Public Art, “ international conference co-organized by the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona and Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in Chongqing, China, November 26-27, 2018.