Past Events

Past Events




CEAS Dialogue: "CEAS on AI: Digital Learning in the East Asia Classroom"

- | Cherpack Lounge | 543 Williams Hall

Echoing the recent excitement/anxiety over digital learning, the Center for East Asian Studies begins our 2023-24 programming with an in-house discussion of AI and the digital humanities in the East Asia classroom.…




Issues in Contemporary East Asia: "The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Affirmative Action: Evidence form Imperial China"

Melanie Meng Xue, London School of Economics
- | Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics 200 | 133 S. 36th Street

We study the short- and long-term effects of affirmative action policies in the context of China. During imperial China, official positions were awarded to the most academically talented individuals through a multi-…




CSCC Event: "Global Development: A Useful Notion?"

Zha Daojiong, Professor of International Studies, Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development, Peking University
- | CSCC Conference Room, PCPSE Room 418 | 133 S. 36th Street




Korean Studies Colloquium: "Cooking Up Korean Identity: Recipes for Cultural Authenticity"

Justin Sprague, West Chester University
- | 3600 Market Street, Suite 310




Kim Center Event: "Show and Tell"

- | 3600 Market Street, Suite 310




Discover Mongolia at CEAS: From Genghis Khan to Belt and Road

- | Williams Hall 642 (255 S 36th Street)

Celebrate Mongolia at the Center for East Asian Studies! Discover how the Mongol Empire changed the course of history and how Mongolia still shapes the modern world: the Great Game, Iron Curtain, One Belt One Road.…




Penn Museum China-focused K-12 Professional Development Workshop

- | Widener Lecture Room/ Main Entrance, Penn Museum | 3260 South Street
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A Closer Look: Learning about China K-12 Educators Professional Development Workshop




28th Annual Conference and Professional Development Workshop

- | June 15/17: Claire M. Fagin Hall, June 16: Stiteler Hall/McNeil Hall
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Co-Sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Korean (AATK) and the Korean Language Program (KLP), this is the 28th Annual Conference and Professional Development Workshop. This year's theme is "…




Film Screening of "Ainu: Pathways to Memory" + Introduction and Q&A with Director

- | TBA
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Film representations of the Ainu people have existed since the inception of cinema, which is the result of the Euro-American fascination for Ainu images since the late 19th century. However, visual representations…




Humanities Colloquium: “The King’s Road: Diplomacy and the Remaking of the Silk Road”

- | Xin Wen, Princeton University 
Fisher-Bennett Hall 231 (3340 Walnut Street)
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The King’s Road offers a new interpretation of the history of the Silk Road, emphasizing its importance as a diplomatic route, rather than a commercial one. Tracing the arduous journeys of diplomatic envoys, Xin Wen…