November 2025
A Chip Odyssey: Panel Discussion and Film Screening
A Chip Odyssey Taiwan, 2025, 106 min. Dir. Hsiao Chu-chen (Mandarin Chinese with Chinese and English subtitles) Hsiao Chu-chen’s A Chip Odyssey is an epic documentary tracing Taiwan’s transformation into a global semiconductor leader — a journey that began half a century ago with bold bets and quiet builders who shaped the future. A panel discussion will precede the screening. Watch a trailer below: Official trailer for "A Chip Odyssey" Opening Remarks: Lien-Hang T. Nguyen, Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Dorothy…
Find out more »The Silence of the Silk Road: A Conversation with Uyghur Scholar Abduweli Ayup and Film Screening
Speaker: Abduweli Ayup, Uyghur scholar and rights advocate Moderator: Tenzin Dorjee, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science, Columbia University Abduweli Ayup is a leading Uyghur scholar, poet, and human rights activist. Born in Kashgar, Ayup was detained in 2013 for advocating Uyghur language education. The event will include the screening of the short film “Behind the Mask,” which recounts Ayup’s extraordinary confrontation with a former camp guard, the toll his activism has taken on his family, and his lifelong struggle…
Find out more »Book Talk: ‘The Red Wind Howls,’ by Tsering Döndrup
Speaker: Christopher Peacock, Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies, Dickinson College Moderator: Lauran Hartley, Director, Modern Tibetan Studies Program, WEAI, Columbia University Professor Christopher Peacock will speak about his translation of The Red Wind Howls (Columbia University Press) by Tsering Döndrup, arguably the most published Tibetan novelist in China (and the world) today. The Red Wind Howls delves deep into forbidden history of the Mao era, including the 1958 Amdo rebellion when Tibetans rose in armed revolt against the Chinese…
Find out more »Generation Xi: Youth Attitudes Toward Civic Engagement in China
Speaker: Jessica Teets, Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College Moderator: Qin Gao, Maurice V. Russell Professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice, Associate Dean for Doctoral Education, Director of China Center for Social Policy, Columbia School of Social Work Jessica Teets presents findings on how China’s “COVID generation,” youth who came of age during lockdowns, are reshaping civic engagement norms. Drawing on original survey data from the Civic Participation in China Surveys (2018-2024), she explores shifting attitudes toward volunteering,…
Find out more »China’s Military Options in the Taiwan Strait
November 17, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Event time is displayed in your time zone. School of International and Public Affairs, 420 West 118th Street, Room 918, New York, NY 10027 For non-Columbia affiliates, registration is required to access the Morningside campus. After registering you will receive an email with a QR code that must be presented along with a government-issued ID (your name must match exactly the name registered for the event) at either the 116th Street &…
Find out more »Vietnamerica: A Simulcast Film Screening & Discussion
November 18, 2025 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Event time is displayed in your time zone. Lerner Hall, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, Room 569 Speaker: Nancy Bui, Executive Producer Following the wars in Vietnam, over two million people fled the country with the collapse of the Republic of Vietnam. That exodus, referred to by many as “the boat people,” resulted in nearly half dying while in flight, the result of battling the elements, starvation, and pirates. Vietnamerica follows Master Nguyen…
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