On Sunday, April 6, 2025, the Taiwan Studies Initiative and the National Taiwan University Huayu BEST Program co-hosted IU’s annual Taiwan Day! The Taiwan Day event series originated in 2018, and aims to bring elements of Taiwanese culture to IU and the larger Bloomington community. This year, the day’s theme was “Coming of Age: Stories… Read more »
Chop Fry Watch Learn with Dr. Michelle King
BLOOMINGTON, IN – Taking place on Friday, October 18, at the Global and International Studies Building, UNC-Chapel Hill professor Dr. Michelle King visited Indiana University, sponsored by the Taiwan Studies Initiative, to present a talk on her new book Chop Fry Watch Learn: Thinking Through Chinese Cookbooks and Cuisine with Fu Pei-Mei. The Taiwan Studies… Read more »
A successful Graduate Workshop!
On October 5, 2024, the IU Taiwan Studies Initiative hosted its first Midwest Taiwan Studies Graduate Workshop, a one-day, in-person event that invited graduate and undergraduate students from IU, the Midwest, and beyond to present their research on Taiwan. This year’s workshop was titled “Exploring Taiwan: From Historical Roots to Contemporary Issues,” and aimed to… Read more »
EASC Spring Wrap-up
EASC finished the 23-24 school year strong after an academic year full of events and colloquium. We were delighted to welcome four Colloquium speakers over the Spring semester’s theme of Art and Performance, including Dr. Hippocrates Cheng, Dr. Judith Zeitlin, Dr. Meimei Zhang, and filmmaker Christine Choy. Choy’s Colloquium talk was followed by a screening… Read more »
Highlights from China Town Hall 2024
The annual China Town Hall took place on Tuesday, April 9, featuring a live webcast with Dr. Kurt Campbell followed by an on-campus discussion moderated by Drs. Wendy Leutert and Nick Vogt. Kurt Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State, and Steve Orlins, President of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, discussed hot-button issues including the Biden… Read more »
IU Northwest’s Asia Day – another success
On April 11, Indiana University Northwest celebrated Asia Day 2024 with food, music, and performances showcasing the diversity and vibrancy of Asian cultures. An IUN staple for nearly 20 years, this year’s celebration featured opening remarks from Chancellor Ken Iwama, a trivia contest, Bollywood dance, and musical performances by two guest artists – the Chicago-based… Read more »
Windows to East Asia
We are excited to shine a spotlight on the remarkable ‘Windows to the World’ project, and especially to celebrate the vital role of the East Asian Studies Center in this venture. Windows to the World: Digital Artifacts for Global Educators is an innovative digital initiative enhancing humanities education in Indiana by . . .
AITJ – Japanese Olympiad of Indiana
The Association of Indiana Teachers of Japanese organized another successful Japanese Olympiad of Indiana this year, held February 24, 2024 at Ball State University. The Japanese Olympiad of Indiana is . . .
Taiwan Studies Initiative
On January 25, 2024 IU kicked off its new Taiwan Studies Initiative with an online roundtable addressing the results of Taiwan’s recent presidential and legislative elections. The roundtable featured
A Semester of Violence has come to an end
EASC’s colloquium speaker series this fall focused on East Asian perspectives on violence from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Besides our very own prof. Nick Vogt, who gave the concluding lecture on . . .