Past Events

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE! We only have tickets for 25 people, purchased by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute! Priority to Vietnamese language program students and VSA members! DON'T PURCHASE THE TICKET ON THE WEBSITE. VSA will be purchasing all the tickets. Just Zelle Kathleen $1 to reserve your spot! 346-240-8153 Schedule: 8pm - Comedy Show Featuring leo nguyen natalie lin  @natalielin._ kyle lucero @kylelucero vic tran @vicvantran  alex kim @alexkimedian christine kim @livingwithchriss peng dang  @pengdangcomedy 9pm - DJ Afterparty Sounds by nguyendowsXP, Vinamilky , and Mắmchèlla Food…

Come to practice Vietnamese informally with lecturers and students in the EALAC department and VSA members. Vietnamese snacks will be provided. No prior registration required  

Abstract: China has been systematically developing renminbi-based financial infrastructures for nearly a decade. Initially, these measures aimed to facilitate a smoother international use of the renminbi, but recent events have promoted Chinese policymakers to accelerate such efforts despite that they have been cautiously against the idea of hastily internationalizing the renminbi. Deteriorating U.S.-China relations since the U.S.-China trade war and the West’s unprecedented collective sanctions against Russia following Putin’s war against Ukraine have driven China to hedge against the risk of…

We invite current Columbia graduate students with questions about teaching to drop by office hours on Fridays from 2:00–4:00 pm. We also welcome conversations about CTL fellowships, programs, services, job market preparation, and making progress in the Teaching Development Program (tdp.ctl.columbia.edu). No appointment is necessary; you can join us in-person in 212 Butler Library, or via Zoom at https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/my/ctlgrads. If you can't make office hours but want support, you can request an individual consultation at http://bit.ly/ctl-gradconsult or email us at CTLgrads@columbia.edu. Columbia University makes every…

We look forward to seeing you on 5 October (Thursday) at the Weatherhead East Asia Institute, International Affairs Building room #1302, from 6:30-8:30pm, for the Modern East Asia: Japan seminar. Please note that the room has changed to #1302, not #918 as is written in the previous announcement. Professor H. Yumi Kim (Johns Hopkins University) will present “Acting Like Female Spirit Mediums: Performance, Bodiles, and Spiritual Power in Early-Twentieth Century Okinawa.” Professor Kirsten Ziomek (Adelphi University) will comment. After registration, attendees will receive a copy of Prof. Kim's paper. After each session this…