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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

Posted in Asian and Asian American Studies, Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Political Science, Sociology, South Asian Studies

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.

Posted in Asian and Asian American Studies, Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Political Science

Interview with Chinese legal activist

Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng speaks about grassroots activism and the pressure for change in China.

Posted in Asian and Asian American Studies, Chinese Studies, Political Science

How Stable is China?

Hear from the experts!  Event at the New York Asia Society, June 21, 2012. Can Its Economic Miracle Continue Under Its Current Political System?    Can China enjoy a second change of leadership without crisis?  In the wake of the Bo

Posted in Asian and Asian American Studies, Business, Chinese Studies, Economics, Political Science

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.

Posted in Asian and Asian American Studies, Chinese Studies, Comparative Studies, History, Japanese Studies, Journalism, Korean Studies, Political Science, South Asian Studies

News from Project MUSE

Project MUSE introduces linked subject headings (reproduced from Project MUSE’s recent email announcement) Users of Project MUSE articles and Tables of Contents in our recently-launched new format may have noticed an additional feature – “clickable” subject headings for each article,

Posted in Classics, Comparative Studies, Databases, History, Political Science, Women's Studies, Writing and Literature