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Art of the Kimono
Kimono stylist Nobuaki Tomita explains the kimono-making process, while showcasing his work and discussing the traditional Japanese costume's history.
Posted: 4/9/2008
The Lyrical in Epic Time: Jiang Wenye's Music & Poetry
A talk by David Der-wei Wang, in the series New Directions in Taiwan Studies
Posted: 4/4/2008
Hints of Change in North Korea
In impoverished North Korea, Rudiger Frank of the University of Vienna observes modest changes in the direction of a market economy.
Posted: 3/26/2008
UCLA Faculty Research on China: Hongyin Tao
Professor Tao is doing pathbreaking work in Chinese linguistics and language teaching
Posted: 2/29/2008
The Rise of Asian Nations
In a Q&A with AsiaMedia's Debory Li, former Singapore diplomat Kishore Mahbubani discusses his latest book and the future of the Asian hemisphere.
Posted: 2/27/2008
How America Can Cope with the Rise of Asia
Asia's most famous diplomat, Kishore Mahbubani, has been going around the world outlining just why the United States needs to pay attention to Asia.
Posted: 2/22/2008
UCLA Faculty Research on China: Professor Virginia C. Li
"Going to China is for testing methodologies, not just for projects"
Posted: 2/21/2008
Invoking the 'Righteous Spirit'
Brandeis University's Matthew Fraleigh explains how the 'shishi' passed on Chinese poetic traditions by reinventing the poem "The Song of the Righteous Spirit."
Posted: 2/20/2008
Something Completely Different with Mark Selden
Academics aren't all narrow specialists. Cornell's Mark Selden shows his versatility with lectures on American bombing campaigns since WWII and the rural-urban divide in China.
Posted: 2/19/2008
Bombing as the American Way of War
Mark Selden explains how U.S. bombing raids of Japanese cities in World War II would determine military tactics decades after 'the Good War.' Listen to a podcast of Selden's lecture.
Posted: 2/14/2008
Chinese Villagers Kept a World Apart
Even after reforms, China's policies put rural people in the position of second-class citizens, explains Mark Selden.
Posted: 2/14/2008
UCLA Gets Program, Chair in U.S.-China Relations and Chinese American Studies
Endowed chair is nation's first in Chinese American studies.
Posted: 2/4/2008
Taiwan's Civil Society and the Blue-Green Deadlock, 1986-2007
A talk by Wu Jieh-min, in the series New Directions in Taiwan Studies
Posted: 2/1/2008
UCLA Faculty Research on China: Professor C. Cindy Fan
Professor Fan (Department of Geography) explores internal migration in China
Posted: 2/1/2008
Zen for Sale
Art historian Kendall Brown explains how the Ryoanji stone garden in Kyoto, Japan, became a commercialized symbol of Zen Buddhism.
Posted: 1/23/2008
Former Students, Colleagues Honor Historian Silverberg at Symposium
Miriam R. Silverberg joined the UCLA faculty in 1990 and retired in 2005. Her scholarship on modern Japanese history is influencing the work of historians today.
Posted: 1/2/2008
Lyman's Life and Law
U of Arizona's Timothy Vance examines the life of the American mining engineer and accidental linguist Benjamin Smith Lyman.
Posted: 12/19/2007
Lasting Support for UCLA Buddhist Studies
Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai America establishes the Yehan Numata Endowment at the UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies and pledges 10 years of additional support. The new funds will bring distinguished visitors and enhance graduate education.
Posted: 12/13/2007
National Identity in Postmodern Japanese Dance
U of Tokyo's Tadashi Uchino discusses the birth of Butoh dance and the performance of "children's" bodies in postmodern Japanese dance.
Posted: 12/11/2007
Panels Assess Prospects on Korea Peace Day
One scholar says the United States needs to adopt an approach that allows North and South Korea to normalize relations quickly.
Posted: 12/10/2007
China's Long-Term Approach to Africa
A South African scholar shares her perspective on China's investments in the continent.
Posted: 11/12/2007
Journalism and Asia: Career Reflections
Syndicated Asia columnist Tom Plate and former United Press International and Dow Jones reporter James F. Paradise discuss coverage of Asia in the media
Posted: 11/9/2007
At UCLA, Mongolia's First Lady Seeks Ties with 'Third Neighbor'
Tsolmon Onon Enkhbayar addresses UCLA scholars and members of L.A.'s Mongolian community.
Posted: 10/30/2007
Architecture in Context
World-renowned architect Hitoshi Abe, the new chair of the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design, discusses his fascination with Los Angeles' environs and Japanese-influenced structures.
Posted: 10/4/2007
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