Program Start Date: Apr 18 2023
What is Hong Kong? The British considered it a “barren rock” without meaningful history. The People’s Republic of China claimed it as its own, and believes it was finally returned to its rightful place in 1997. When protests erupted in 2019 and were met with escalating suppression, Louisa Lim, a journalist raised in Hong
Program Start Date: Mar 22 2023
This NCTA online seminar examined the lifestyles, behaviors, and attitudes of young Chinese adults growing up in a country that has become an economic and global power. Their development coincides with their country’s historic and far-reaching developments – what does this mean? Do Chinese youth aspire to a different future than their parents? Educators
Program Start Date: Feb 27 2023
The years between 1912 and 1939 were momentous for Japan and China. In 1912, the Meiji emperor passed from the scene, and Japan faced an uncertain future with a much weaker emperor at the helm. In China, 1912 saw the end of two-thousand years of imperial rule. China was at a crossroads. During the next
Program Start Date: Feb 7 2023
This online workshop centered around a discussion of the film Tuition, a late colonial period coproduction developed by Korean filmmakers under the jurisdiction of Japanese authorities. This film, long considered lost until it was rediscovered in China and restored by the Korean Film Archive in 2014, presents a rare and fascinating look into life
Program Start Date: Dec 8 2022
Teachers joined Tese Wintz Neighbor for an insightful tribute and heart wrenching journey to rural China in the 1960s and 1970s. Three Brothers: Memories of My Family is a record of Chinese recent history as well as the story of one family. Written by Yan Lianke, it is a powerful and poignant portrait as he recalls
Program Start Date: Dec 3 2022
Kathleen Burkinshaw‘s YA historical novel The Last Cherry Blossom is a deeply personal labor of love, loosely based on her mother’s childhood. It promotes world peace and nuclear disarmament through a moving story about Yuriko, a Japanese girl who survives the 1945 Hiroshima bombing. Teachers joined in for an online author interview followed by Q&A.
Program Start Date: Oct 18 2022
With the 24-hour uninterrupted news cycle, it can be challenging to stay on top of what is happening in East Asia and around the world. Behind the Headlines online series offered teachers a recap and a nuanced understanding of current events happening in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Xinjiang. Each regional expert provided
Program Start Date: Oct 14 2022
Program date: October 14, 2022 In the morning, teachers joined us virtually for Storytelling in Asian Art. In the afternoon, they attended the in-person workshop, Connecting Words and Images at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. The morning virtual workshop and the afternoon in-person workshop could be attended together or separately. Both programs were free but
Program Start Date: Oct 11 2022
With the 24-hour uninterrupted news cycle, it can be challenging to stay on top of what is happening in East Asia and around the world. Behind the Headlines online series offered teachers a recap and a nuanced understanding of current events happening in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Xinjiang. Each regional expert provided
Program Start Date: Oct 4 2022
With the 24-hour uninterrupted news cycle, it can be challenging to stay on top of what is happening in East Asia and around the world. Behind the Headlines online series offered teachers a recap and a nuanced understanding of current events happening in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Xinjiang. Each regional expert provided