"Transnationalism and its Discontents" at CU this Weekend

March 13, 2015

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to help support the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations' "Transnationalism and it's Discontents: Exploring Critical Approaches to Border-space" conference this weekend, March 13-15. A collaborative effort between faculty and graduate students, this conference, organized by the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations,...

Professor Morris Rossabi to Offer Reassessment of the Mongol Empire

March 9, 2015

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to help bring Professor Morris Rossabi of the City University of New York on Wednesday, March 11, to offer new insights into the history of the Mongol empire in "Genghis Khan and the Mongols: Barbarians or Harbingers of Global History." Most people perceived...

The Annual CUBASGA Conference is Coming Up this Weekend!

Feb. 25, 2015

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to partner with the CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Association is to bring this year's Graduate Student Conference. Held Friday, February 27, and Saturday, February 28, this conference will bring together graduate students from CU, as well as universities across the country to...

Space Still Available in Introduction to Modern Asia Course

Dec. 11, 2014

Space is still open for our Spring 2015 course, ASIA 4300: Introduction to Modern Asia! This is an interdisciplinary Asian Studies course that looks at the idea of Asia as a coherent entity and at the ways in which Asia is increasinlgy knit together and integrated into global economic and...

New Spring 2015 Asian Studies Course in Religious Studies Now Open for Registration

Nov. 17, 2014

The Department of Religious Studies is pleased to announce a new course in Asian Studies: RLST 3820: Buddhist Ritual and Art with Dr. Ariana Maki Spring 2015 | MWF 3:00-3:50pm in Humanities 1B80 Beginning with the life of the Buddha, this course will explore how Buddhist art developed in India...

Hospitality Hosts Needed for Boulder Friends of International Students!

Oct. 30, 2014

The University of Colorado Boulder is experiencing an increase in the numbers of international students. The international student population at CU-Boulder is now over 2,200 students, with the majority of them from China, India, Saudi Arabia, Korea and Kuwait, although students are from more than 85 countries. Aside from adjusting...

Two New Asian Studies Courses Coming to CU Next Spring!

Oct. 20, 2014

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to invite students to enroll in our two sections of ASIA 4300: "Open Topics in Asian Literature and Culture" in the Spring 2015 semester. Both courses are 3-credit courses, and both count towards the Asian Studies major and minor . Journalism professor Hun...

Join CAS and the Department of Anthropology for a Brown Bag Talk this Friday

Oct. 1, 2014

The Center for Asian Studies is working with the Department of Anthropology to bring what promises to be an engaging Brown Bag talk, "Reducing Elephant Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade in China: News from the Front Lines," this Friday, October 2, at 12:00 p.m. in Hale 450. Featuring Grace Ge...

Another Excellent CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Association Annual Graduate Student Conference

May 12, 2014

CU Boulder’s Asian Studies Graduate Association (CUBASGA) held its annual graduate student conference on March 7th and 8th. Beginning in 1998, this conference has been organized to provide current graduate students with a forum to present original research on East Asia, particularly on topics in the humanities and social sciences...

Asian Language Night Returns this Thursday

April 9, 2014

Every year, the Center for Asian Studies partners with the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations to present Asian Language Night. This year, Asian Language Night will be on Thursday, April 10, from 5:00 until 7:30 in Humanities 1B80, and it will be followed by a reception at 7:30 in...

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