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Francie Shaft thought her theology and Japanese majors would never intersect — until she went abroad. Now the connections keep appearing.

Published: December 15, 2020

Francie Shaft has discovered intersections between her theology and Japanese majors through her classes and research — both on campus and in Japan. Those opportunities would not have been pos...

Time abroad put Lily Falzon ’18 on a different track — leading to a sociology senior thesis focused on China and becoming a Yenching Scholar

Published: October 26, 2020

Author: Joanna Byrne

When Lily Falzon ’18 started at Notre Dame, she thought she wanted to be a doctor. But a course on culture in medicine she took while studying abroad gave her a different perspective on healt...

Japanese major’s study abroad and internship experiences help launch career as U.S. diplomat

Published: December 10, 2019

Author: Jack Rooney

Before Beth Gee ’10 studied abroad in Tokyo during her junior year, the Japanese and political science major had never left the United States. Now, as a U.S. foreign service officer, Gee trav...

Video: Chinese major interns at public policy think tank in Indianapolis

Published: September 26, 2019

Author: Todd Boruff

“If you are considering doing an internship for the summer, I would say absolutely go for it,” said Chaya Cassell, a Program of Liberal Studies and Chinese major in the College of Arts ...

Arts and Letters graduates Jeremy Cappello Lee, Lily Falzon named 2019 Yenching Scholars

Published: August 18, 2019

Author: Erin Blasko

Arts and Letters graduates Jeremy Cappello Lee and Lily Falzon, both members of the class of 2018, have been invited to study at the Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing, China, as two ...

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

Published: May 09, 2019

Author: Christine Cox

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.