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Last summer, Professor Hatanaka, Professor Jiao, and Professor Zhang took 14 students to Japan for their President’s Award for Global Learning research project.  Check our website to learn about the experience of two sisters who got to work on this project together.

Join us Wednesday, 2/19, for a talk with Ling-Wei Kung, a historian of early modern/modern China and Inner Asia. Tracing the Yellow River: Geographical Exploration, Knowledge Production, and Political Ideology in Imperial China Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: WCH 4.118

Students, We can't wait for this talk! Date: Friday, February 28, 2025 Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Meyerson Conference Room (WCH 4.118) See you there!

The Center for Taiwan Studies is pleased to announce the launch of the Taiwan talk series for this upcoming month. For more information about the events, check out the CTS website, liberalarts.utexas.edu/cts/

Join us on Monday for our Korean Film Screening. Date: Monday, March 3, 2025 Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Meyerson Conference Room (WCH 4.118) Past Lives (2023). Directed by Celine Song. Refreshments will be available while supplies last. See you there!

Check out this event we are co-sponsoring with UT Libraries and the Center for East Asian Studies. Date: Tuesday March 4, 2025 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Location: Doty Fine Arts Building 3.200 See you there!

Are you interested in learning more about Japanese culture? Join us next Tuesday and experience some traditional aspects of the culture: Kimono dressing and Ikebana arrangement. Date & Time: 3:15-5:15pm March 4, 2025 Place: WCH 4.118 Meyerson Conference Room See you there!

Students! Take the summer by the horns and sign up for summer courses. If you qualify, you can get a reduction rate on some of your fall or spring courses! Study Korean, Japanese, South Asian Environmental Studies and/or Anime & Manga.

A few days ago, we hosted our annual Austin Regional Japanese Speech Contest. Students from AISD and UT Austin competed in various categories. The top two winners from each category will be invited to the 2025 Texas State Japanese Language Speech Contest in Houston.

Join us tomorrow for a great event! Date: Tuesday March 11, 2025 Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Location: Meyerson Conference Room (WCH 4.118)

Join us Thursday, March 27 for a film screening with directors Eiko Otake and Wen Hui. Date: Thursday March 27, 2025 Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Location: Harry Ransom Center FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE RSVP. eventbrite.com/e/film-screeni… See you there!

Students, Join us for our upcoming event! Date: Friday March 28, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: GAR 1.102

Join us this Wednesday for a talk with Dr. Changnam Lee! Han Kang's Vegetarianism Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Meyerson Conference Room (WCH 4.118) See you there!

Students, Take a look at our available Japanese courses for the summer AND fall. Lots of options for you to choose from :)

Need to take a language course? Join us on Monday, April 14th, in WCH 4.118 for our Student Mixer for South Asian Languages. Meet students and faculty! Stop by anytime from 11 AM- 2 PM and enjoy delicious snacks. Tamil, Urdu, Hindi, Sanskrit, Malayalam

Last month, the Japanese Program held its first Social Mixer, bringing together prospective and current students. Thank you to everyone who stopped by!

On Monday, April 14th, the Department of Asian Studies and the South Asia Institute hosted its first student mixer for South Asian Languages. Students learned more about our language courses for Urdu, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Sanskrit. Thank you for joining us!

Last week, the Department of Asian Studies celebrated all outstanding language students. Congratulations on all your accomplishments!

The Japanese Program welcomed graduating seniors to the Japanese National Honor Society. Congratulations on all your accomplishments!

Join us for our last event for the spring semester. Sponsored by the Center for Taiwan Studies. Alternative Aesthetics in Postsocialist China: Reassessing Taiwan’s Cultural Influence Monday, May 5, 2025 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Meyerson Conference Room (WCH 4.118) See you there!