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Yeonhee Yoon, Korean language and culture professor, receives University award for excellence in teaching

Published: May 09, 2019

Yeonhee Yoon, a Korean language and culture professor and Liu Institute fellow, has received the University’s Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Tea...

2019 Chinese Speech Contest Slideshow

Published: April 24, 2019

Author: Staff

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and the Chinese Program are proud to announce another successful Chinese Speech Contest. This year was the 12th Annual, held in the Hesburgh Cent...

Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs (MCAA), October 2019

Published: April 16, 2019

Author: Megan McNichols

68th Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs (MCAA) Annual Meeting October 4 – 6, 2019 Michigan State University Michigan State University, located in East Lansing, Michigan, is please...

Connecting Asia: Pasts, Presents, Future

Published: April 09, 2019

Author: Professor Julia Kowalski

In partnership with the Liu Institute, the East Asian Department is excited to offer a new course taught by Prof. Julia Kowalski: Connecting Asia: Pasts, Presents, and Futures.

Month spent living at Japanese temple with Zen monk inspires English and philosophy major’s senior thesis

Published: April 03, 2019

Author: Hailey Oppenlander

Colin Rahill’s time at Notre Dame has been defined by learning from some of the world’s great thinkers — whether it be on paper or in a temple on the other side of the globe. An E...

Japanese judges and prosecutors learn about U.S. law at Notre Dame

Published: March 26, 2019

Author: Denise Wager

For more than 50 years, judges and prosecutors from Japan have come to law schools throughout the United States as visiting scholars to gain a better understanding of American law and the U.S. judi...

Video: The Japanese major at Notre Dame

Published: March 26, 2019

Author: Todd Boruff

What is the Japanese major like at Notre Dame? “It's a different way of thinking. Once you have a foothold, you really start developing a sense of mastery,” said student Joshua Kuip...

Keisha A. Brown PIP VI Fellow 2018-2019

Published: March 20, 2019

Author: National Committee on U.S. China Relations

Keisha A. Brown, a Notre Dame Chinese Program Alumnus, has joined The Public Intellectuals Program (PIP), which is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of China specialists. Read more.

Namie, Japan: A Japanese Program Alum's Experience

Published: March 20, 2019

Author: Staff

Alumni and Distinction in Japanese Award Winner Joshua Kuiper talks about his experiences on the JET program in Namie, Fukushima, which was affected by the March 2011 disaster.

Women Lead 2019: Historian Elisabeth Köll paints intricate picture of China's economic systems

Published: March 15, 2019

Author: Carrie Gates

Growing up in Germany, it wasn’t just unusual that Elisabeth Köll wanted to study Chinese. It was so rare for students at Bonn University to focus on it, there was even a term for it &md...

Cool Classes: Introduction to the Arts of Asia

Published: March 03, 2019

Author: Daily Domer Staff

Each unit of Arts of Asia — from Chinese woodblock printing to East Asian ink painting — features at least one hands-on class session, in which students get to experiment with the techn...

Chinese Culture Society hosts Chinese New Year events for students

Published: February 19, 2019

Author: Colleen Wilcox

Students from the Chinese Culture Society organized a special event to celebrate the Chinese New Year on February 8, 2019. At the North and South Dining Halls on campus, all students were invited t...

The Observer: New Asian art history course to encourage global awareness

Published: November 20, 2018

Author: Liu Institute

Observer reporter Andrew Cameron reports on Notre Dame’s first course in Asian art history, which is being offered spring 2019. The full article is available here: https:...

Call for Proposals: “Justice and Asia” Collaborative Grants

Published: November 12, 2018

Author: Liu Institute

DEADLINE EXTENSION: January 15, 2019 The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies seeks to fund short-term projects on the theme of “Justice and Asia.” This theme is part of the Institu...

Should you take ND’s first-ever Asian art history course? Yes, for these five reasons

Published: November 07, 2018

Author: Christine Cox

Here are 5 reasons why.

China Greenlights ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Release, But It Might Not Shine At The Box Office: Xian Wang for the Huffington Post

Published: October 23, 2018

Author: Liu Institute

Xian Wang, an assistant professor of East Asian languages and culture and a Liu fellow is quoted in a Huffington Post article. Should we be surprised that government censors are allowing ̶...

Liu Institute hosts yearlong lecture series, Legitimacy and Propaganda in Contemporary Asia

Published: September 20, 2018

Author: Christine Cox

Click to enlarge The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies at the University of Notre Dame is sponsoring a public lecture series titled Legitimacy and Propaganda in Contemporary Asia, featuring ...

Ban Ki-moon delivers Asia Leadership Forum keynote: The Observer

Published: September 13, 2018

Author: Megan McNichols

https://ndsmcobserver.com/2018/09/ban-ki-moon-delivers-keynote/ Originally published by Megan McNichols at asia.nd.edu on September 13, 2018.…

Ban Ki-Moon, eighth U.N. secretary-general, to speak at Asia Leadership Forum

Published: August 24, 2018

Author: Christine Cox

Ban Ki-moon, who served as eighth secretary-general of the United Nations, will deliver the lecture “The United Nations and Global Citizenship” on Sept. 12 (Wednesday) for the third As...

Liu Institute welcomes new Asia scholars to Notre Dame

Published: August 20, 2018

Author: Liu Institute

The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies welcomes 11 Asia scholars to Notre Dame for the 2018-19 academic year. “It is thrilling that the number of Asia scholars continues to grow...