Past Events

Speaker: Clare Harris, Professor of Visual Anthropology at the University of Oxford, Curator for Asian Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum, and Fellow of the British Academy Moderator: Lauran Hartley, Director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program; Associate Research Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University From the earliest attempts to capture Tibet with the camera in the mid-nineteenth century, photographs have been used to create visual narratives about the country and its people and to perform in politicised debates…

Speaker: Laura Neitzel, Senior Fellow in Global Thought; Senior Lecturer in History, The Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University Moderator: Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor Emerita of History and Professor Emerita of East Asian Languages and Cultures; Special Research Scholar in the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University This will be a discussion of Neitzel’s book on mass social housing built to accommodate middle class families starting in the 1950s. The danchi lifestyle helped to redefine the parameters of middle-class expectations in ways that…

In this ISSO sponsored webinar, an ISSO advisor will discuss eligibility requirements and application procedures for F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT) employment authorization after your graduation. OPT is a benefit and extension of F-1 student status that allows you to work in your field of study for up to 12 months and is authorized by USCIS, the immigration agency. Learn more about Post-Completion OPT -- http://bit.ly/optemployment. RSVP today Event Contact Information: ISSO isso@columbia.edu

Selling Japanese Food in the World: Gyoza and Beyond Thursday, February 23, 2023 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM (Lunch will be provided) Room 590 (New Room), Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School Register Featuring: Hiroshi Kaho, President and CEO, Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc. Moderator: Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Faculty, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School Event Contact Information: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School…

Columbia's China and the World Program will be hosting an International Conference on "China and the World" all day on February 27th, 2023. The day’s events are free with registration. Go to cwp.sipa.columbia.edu or https://forms.gle/57rRxMJpWfDTNbEd8 to register. Contact Information Daniel Suchenski ds3750@columbia.edu

TITLE: "Cold War Reckonings" SPEAKER: Jini Kim Watson (New York University) and respondent Sonali Perera (Hunter College). DATE AND TIME: Monday, February 27th, 7:15-8.30pm EST. LOCATION: Faculty House, Columbia University (64 Morningside Drive––please note that due to repairs, you must access Faculty House from 116th Street). The Columbia University Seminar in Literary Theory meets several times per semester to discuss new work on the relations between literature, philosophy, and politics. A paper is pre-circulated and discussed at the seminar. We…

China is of growing importance to the United Nations. Like other states, Beijing aims to exert influence at the world body to legitimize and disseminate its foreign policy values and interests. This talk contextualizes China’s growing presence at the United Nations by examining publicly available data on four metrics that gauge Beijing’s success in shaping the body. Those metrics are: funding for UN departments, programs, and initiatives; staffing of executive-level personnel positions; voting in the UN General Assembly and UN…

Speaker: Shuang Lu, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Central Florida Moderator: Qin Gao, Professor and Director of China Center for Social Policy, Columbia School of Social Work Urbanization has prompted worldwide family migration. This study examines the psychosocial impact of rural-to-urban migration on youth in China, a fast-urbanizing country with 268 million rural migrant workers and 103 million migrant youth. Using a multisystemic resilience framework, this talk discusses how risks and resilience are embodied in the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and…