British Records on the Atlantic World, 1700-1900 focuses on the two centuries of Britain’s colonial, missionary, commercial and literary relations with Africa and the Americas. The database contains 14 collections of rare primary source documents, with the total number of…
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Lung Yingtai on Border Crossing: Writing, Politics and the Taiwan Strait
NEW YORK, August 22, 2012 — Author, public intellectual, and Taiwan Minister of Culture Lung Yingtai (龍應台) shared her views on cross-strait bridge-building and how she navigates between writing and politics. An event at Asia Society, NYC. Watch the…
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Upcoming Event at Asia Society in NYC
Following a recent trip to Hawaii, Guam, Japan, Thailand, India, and South Korea, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter will describe the contours of the United States’ strategic rebalance to Asia. Dr. Carter will be joined in conversation with…
North Koreans Meet Their First Lady, er, Comrade
Ri Sol-ju was identified as wife of the young N. Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. See the full article in The New York Times.
Interview with Chinese legal activist
Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng speaks about grassroots activism and the pressure for change in China.
Aung San Suu Kyi finally delivered her Nobel Lecture
How Stable is China?
Responses to Pew Research Center’s Report on Asian Americans
The Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), a national advocacy group, responds to the Pew Research Center’s report, The Rise of Asian Americans.
Book Award Winners
Association for Asian American Studies announces book award winners.
