viernes, 27 de septiembre de 2013

UCLA- Asia Institute

October 2013 Events

2013 Asia in the Humanities/Humanities in Asia Forum
with presentations and discussion by David Schaberg, Dean of Humanities and Professor of Asian Languages & Cultures, UCLA and Ping-chen Hsiung, Director, Research Institute for the Humanities and Professor of History, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Monday, October 21
4:00-6:00 PM
UCLA Faculty Center
Hacienda Room

From Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins, Girl Rising is an innovative film that spotlights the stories of nine unforgettable girls born into unforgiving circumstances. Journeying around the globe to witness the strength of the human spirit, Girl Rising demonstrates the power of education to change a girl–and the world.
Wednesday, October 30
6:30pm Reception; 7:30pm screening followed by Q & A with Martha Adams-Senior Producer
James Bridges Theater, UCLA
Organized by the UCLA African Studies Center and co-sponsored by the UCLA Asia Institute



October Asian Studies Spotlight Events at UCLA

Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies & Art History Department
Saturday, October 12
9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Royce Hall 314
Humanities Conference Room

October 18-19
Two-day symposium exploring the complex political, ethical, legal, and cultural challenges faced in the creation, preservation, and use of records documenting human rights crises. Organized with support from the Pacific Rim Research Program
9:00 AM-5:30 PM
Room 11360
Young Research Library Conference Center

Center for India and South Asia
Friday, October 25
Talk by noted author and physician Abraham Verghese
3:00-5:00 PM
Korn Convocation Hall
Anderson School of Management

Center for Korean Studies
Friday, October 25
The 2013 Dongsoon Im and Mija Im Conference of Korean Christianity
9:00 AM-5:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall

Center for Jewish Studies
Sunday, October 27
An exhibition bringing together for the first time photos, personal stories and artifacts from Shanghai’s Jewish Refugee Museum, along with an international conference on Shanghai culture that puts this extraordinary exhibition in context.
11:00 AM - 6:30 PM
UCLA Hillel
574 Hilgard Ave






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