Women sumo wrestlers in Japan. A glimpse of life in an atypical profession, the physical difficulties and triumphs. Speaker: Dr. Ayako Kano, University of Pennsylvania East Asian studies. Sponsorship thanks…
Sex ratios at birth are abnormally male in China, leaving millions of Chinese families with sons who will find it difficult to marry. Son preference and sex selection is of long standing in Chinese society, and so is…
China's rapid development and Sino-American relations have a direct impact on the lives of just about everyone in the United States. CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections, is a national day of…
Since the Reform Era began in 1978, China has pursued a series of reforms in governance and civil society. What have been the principal achievements, breakthroughs and trends? What are significant recent…
From individuals tagging graffiti to mass candlelight vigils, from popular remembrances of the Korean War to ritual observances at monuments, the so-called ‘public space’ has been fertile ground for Koreans to…
Descriptions of Mongol influences, specifically on Ming and Qing, China have varied considerably. Greater attention to the Yuan dynasty over the past few years has prompted diverse interpretations of the…
Mary Gallagher is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, where she is also the Director of the Center for Chinese Studies, and a faculty associate at the Center for Comparative…
Early impressions of Japanese visitors to the United States were naive – and usually positive. The country and its people often appeared to them exotic, confusing or opaque but rarely threatening. By the turn of the…
