The Gardner Center for Asian Art and Ideas has partnered with the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies and the Elliott Bay Book Company to host a fall lecture series focusing on performing arts. “Hear what history and innovation sound like during this series of lecture-demonstrations. We’ll explore nine evolving creative forms of

This is the first in a series of posts with songs contributed by UW Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) fellows and which capture summer moments from across the world. Hear about local trends in music from our students in Japan, China and Korea! Interested in going abroad with FLAS funds? Contact Robyn Davis for

Seattle International Film Festival opens on Thursday 18th May and will showcase more than 400 films from 80 countries over 25 days. Three of the films being shown are sponsored by the East Asia Center and the Taiwan Studies Initiative.   Godspeed Directed by Chung Mung-Hong, Taiwan, 2016 Hong Kong comedy legend Michael Hui gives an

The East Asia Library at UW is home to one of the most extensive collections of information about Japan, Korea and China in the USA. It’s also home to one of a kind materials, each with its own story unique story of how it was made and how it ended up at the library. This

The East Asia Library at UW is home to one of the most extensive collections of information about Japan, Korea and China in the USA. It’s also home to one of a kind materials, each with its own story unique story of how it was made and how it ended up at the library. This