Program Start Date: Oct 13 2025
Most standard curricula related to Chinese socialist culture in the United States relied on popular memoirs and films that reflected upon the horrors of the Chinese socialist period in retrospect. Many of these materials were written originally in English, primarily targeted a Western audience, and tended to affirm a lingering Cold War paradigm that regarded
Program Start Date: Dec 15 2025
In this online seminar, we explored literary texts from the Chinese reform era and new millennium as a lens for examining the consequences of China’s rapid modernization. Each week focused on a different contemporary crisis and include a secondary reading related to that topic. Our anchoring novel for the seminar was Yan Lianke’s Dream of
Program Start Date: Nov 19 2025
In this one-day program, we examined Japan’s declining birth rates through the lens of “care” (kea, ケア) and the evolving discourse of “who cares” that gained renewed attention in the aftermath of the 3.11 disaster and the COVID-19 pandemic. With guidance from Professor Andrea Gevurtz Arai, we explored how these conversations have centered on reproductive
Program Start Date: Nov 5 2025
Educators joined Andrea Gevurtz Arai, Professor of Japan and East Asia Studies and Cultural Anthropology in the Jackson School of International Studies, for an online program exploring the newly published volume Spaces of Creative Resistance: Social Change Projects in Twenty-First-Century East Asia, which she curated and edited. This collection brings together a cross-national, interdisciplinary group
Program Start Date: Oct 22 2025
Educators joined us for this six-week seminar course that explored the politics of memory in and about Asia through consideration of museum collections, memorials, and personal ephemera. The politics of memory refers to the ways that societies remember, and sometimes intentionally forget, past events, and how those memories are shaped, controlled, and contested. Through a
June 20, 2025
The Education About Asia (EAA) journal is looking for classroom teachers to serve as peer reviewers! This is a great opportunity for educators to engage with new scholarship in Asian studies and contribute their classroom perspective to the field. The review process is simple, with manuscripts capped at 4,000 words and clear guidelines provided. If
Program Start Date: Aug 5 2025
This program is currently full and registration has closed. Write About Asia: 2024 Freeman Award Winners The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), the Committee on Teaching about Asia (CTA) of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), and Asia for Educators (AFE) at Columbia University sponsor the annual Freeman Book Awards for new young adult and children’s literature. The awards recognize quality books for
Program Start Date: Jul 2 2025
This 21 hour professional development seminar series explored how currency serves as a lens for understanding national identity and national narrative making in China, Taiwan, and Japan. By examining the figures, images, and places depicted on banknotes and coins, educators gained new strategies for teaching about modern Asia in the classroom. The course starts
Program Start Date: May 20 2025
In Voice for the Voiceless: Over Seven Decades of Struggle with China for My Land and My People, the Dalai Lama reflects on both his pain and optimism as he looks back on his life and Tibet’s history, expressing hope for a peaceful resolution to Tibet’s ongoing struggle for freedom and dignity. Participants joined NCTA seminar
March 10, 2025
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Paul Dunscomb, a beloved colleague, esteemed scholar, and dear friend to many in our community. Paul was deeply passionate about working with educators, and his enthusiasm for life was truly infectious. He found great joy in collaborating with teachers, leading numerous programs for the