Program Start Date: Mar 30 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
Program Start Date: Apr 6 2025
This seminar will introduce four popular Sinophone films released around the turn of the new millennium, each from a distinct and pluralistic cultural context: Yi Yi (2000), Farewell My Concubine (1992), Chungking Express (1994), and Lust, Caution (2007). Class meetings will include a lecture component that situates the film in modern Chinese cultural history and introduces context about
Program Start Date: Apr 9 2025
This online seminar centers on films that represent historically marginalized communities in Japan: LGBTQIA+ (Funeral Parade of Roses, 1969), Okinawans (Untama giru, 1989), Zainichi Koreans (Chong, 2000), and Japanese-Brazilians (Saudade, 2011). The instructor will provide historical background on each group and information on the production and reception of the film before segueing to a
Program Start Date: Apr 12 2025
Write About Asia is a writing workshop offered by the East Asia Resource Center at the University of Washington in conjunction with the Seattle Asian Art Museum’s (SAAM) Gardner Center for Asian Art and Ideas and its seasonal Saturday University Lecture Series, during which participants delve into new themes with a different speaker each week. Challenging, thought-provoking,
Program Start Date: May 19 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. Join NCTA seminar leader
Program Start Date: Jul 14 2025
When: July 14 to July 17, 2025 Where: Seattle Art Museum and University of Washington (Seattle, WA) Join the East Asia Resource Center and the Seattle Art Museum for a unique opportunity to partake in a close study of Ai Weiwei’s work from the 1980s to the present in his largest-ever US-based exhibition, Ai, Rebel: