Past Events 2010-2011

“Angel Island: The History of Chinese Immigration to the U.S.”

7-21-2010
Joe and Elizabeth Chan
Crane House (The Asia Institute), Louisville, KY

Tiếng Nóí Lưu Vong: Moving Voices from Vietnam

8-6-2010 to 10-17-2010
Crane House (The Asia Institute), Louisville, KY
Sponsored by Vietnamese Oral History Project

JAPAN! Summer Festival

8-21-2010
Jacobson Park, Lexington, KY

Handcrafted Identities: Japanese Women’s Accessories

8-26-2010 to 11-12-2010
Curated by Dr. Terry Kita
Doris Ulmann Galleries, Lower Traylor Gallery
Sponsored by the Department of Art

Lessons from the Silk Road: Art and Artifacts from Central and Southeast Asia

8-26-2010 to 10-8-2010
Doris Ulmann Galleries, Rogers Gallery
Sponsored by the Center for International Education and the Department of Art

Opening Reception for Lessons from the Silk Road: Art and Artifacts from Central and Southeast Asia

9-2-2010
Doris Ulmann Galleries, Rogers Gallery
Sponsored by the Center for International Education and the Department of Art

WorldFest 2010

9-3-2010 to 9-4-2010
6th and Main St., Louisville, KY

Asian Studies Colloquium: “An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine”

9-8-2010
Dr. Marro Inoue (University of Kentucky)
Room 103, Frost Building
Sponsored by Asian Studies Program

Asian Film Series

9-10-2010 to 9-30-2010
Village 8 Theatres, Louisville, KY
Sponsored by Crane House (The Asia Institute)

Larry Coryell and Bombay Jazz

9-16-2010
Phelps-Stokes Auditorium
Sponsored by Convocations Program

The Horse in Japan, 1615 – 1912

9-20-2010 to 11-12-2010
Curated by Dr. Sandy Kita (Chatham University)
Doris Ulmann Galleries, Upper Traylor Gallery
Sponsored by the Department of Art

Kiku Matsuri Chrysanthemum Festival

10-9-2010
Yuko-En Japanese Garden, Georgetown, KY

Asian Studies Colloquium: “Revolutionizing Antiquity: The Shanghai Cultural Bureaucracy in the Cultural Revolution, 1966-68”

10-13-2010
Dr. Denise Ho (University of Kentucky)
Room 103, Frost Building
Sponsored by Asian Studies Program

Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company

10-28-2010
Singletary Center, University of Kentucky

Memories of the Past: Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting

10-29-2010 to 11-30-2010
Morlan Gallery, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY

Noh Theatre Workshop

10-29-2010
Mr. Atsuyoshi Asano (Kanze School of Noh, Kyōto, Japan)
Dance Studio (Room 211), Seabury Center
Sponsored by the Asian Studies Program, the Berea College Theatre and the Department of Foreign Languages

Symposium: The Reign of the Horse — Exploring Cultural Connections Through Equine Images in Art

10-30-2010
Room 218, Frost Building
Sponsored by the Department of Art

Central Asia and Globalization

11-1-2010
Dr. Morris Rossabi (Columbia University)
Woods-Penn Commons
Sponsored by the Asian Studies Program and the Center for International Education

ArtsAsia Festival

11-6-2010 to 11-13-2010
Sponsored by the University of Kentucky Asia Center

Chinese Ink Painting Demonstration with Zheng Chongbin

11-8-2010
Cowgill 102, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY

“Contemporary Chinese Art”

11-8-2010
Dr. Kuiyi Shen (Transylvania University) Carrick Theater, Lexington, KY

Asian Studies Colloquium: “Fujita Tsuguharu and the Impossibility of Being ‘International’: Japanese in Europe in the 1920s and ’30s”

11-10-2010
Dr. Douglas Slaymaker (University of Kentucky)
Room 103, Frost Building
Sponsored by Asian Studies Program

Orchid Ensemble: Road to Kashgar

11-11-2010
Phelps-Stokes Auditorium
Sponsored by Convocations Program

Silk Roads and the Imaginaire

11-29-2010
Jeanne Larsen(Hollins University)
Woods-Penn Commons
Sponsored by the Center for International Education

Taiko Drum Workshop (session 1)

12-4-2010
Guignol Theater, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
For information and registration, contact programs@jask.org

KIIS Summer Program in Japan Information Session

12-7-2010
Room 207, Woods-Penniman Building
Sponsored by Asian Studies Program and the Center for International Education

“Totoro’s Travels:  A Semester in Kyūshū, Japan”

12-10-2010
Sarah Resnick ’11
Room 207, Woods-Penniman Building
Sponsored by Asian Studies Program and the Center for International Education

Taiko Drum Workshop (session 2)

12-18-2010
Guignol Theater, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY For information and registration, contact programs@jask.org

Stage & Street: High & Low Japanese Craft Traditions Cochenour Gallery

1-7-2011 to 2-24-2011
Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY

Chinese New Year Celebration

2-5-2011
Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street, Louisville, KY
Sponsored by Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), Kentuckiana Chapter

Asian Studies Colloquium: “The World’s Oldest Manual of Go”

2-9-2011
Dr. Robert Foster (Berea College)
Room 103, Frost Building
Sponsored by Asian Studies Program

Spring Festival Celebration

2-22-2011
Lyric Theatre, Lexington, KY
Sponsored by the Confucius Institute, University of Kentucky

Accumulating Examples of Virtue and Vice: Collective Biography Writing in Medieval China

3-25-2011
Dr. Keith Knapp (The Citadel)
West End Room, Patterson Office Tower, 18th Floor
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Cherry Blossom Festival

4-7-2011
Powell Building, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
Sponsored by the EKU Dept. of Foreign Languages and Humanities

Splendid Silk: Japanese Embroidery

4-10-2011 to 7-3-2011
University of Kentucky Art Museum
Lexington, KY

“Under the Ruffles: Shojo-Japan’s ‘Kawaii Power’ and Its Affect on Global Society”

4-11-2011
Dr. Frenchy Lunning (Minneapolis College of Art & Design)
W. T. Young Library Auditorium
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

TEA Time: Special Focus on Japan

4-11-2011
Room 207, Woods-Penn Building
Sponsored by the Center for International Education and the Asian Studies Program

Asian Studies Colloquium: “Seats of Culture: British Exploration in Central Asia, c. 1900”

4-13-2011
Dr. Rebecca Bates (Berea College)
Room 103, Frost Building
Sponsored by Asian Studies Program

Asian Studies at Louisville: 2011 Lang Seminar

4-16-2011
Research Building, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Sponsored by Crane House (The Asia Institute) and the U. of L. Asian Studies Program

Japanese Ambassador to Visit Kentucky

4-16-2011
Yuko-En Friendship Garden, Georgetown, KY
Sponsored by Japan/America Society of Kentucky

“Martyrs and Historical Memory: Monuments, Memorial Parks, and Museums of Dead Heroes in China and Taiwan”

4-21-2011
Dr. Kirk Denton (Ohio State University)
Lexmark Room, Main Building
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Asian Studies Banquet for Prof. Lee and Graduating Seniors

4-28-2011
Coyle Gathering Room, Boone Tavern Inn
By invitation only
Sponsored by Asian Studies Program

Asian Studies Colloquium: “A Goddess’ Journey to Power: Mazu and Gender in Taiwan”

4-29-2011
Dylan A. Bracken ’11
Room 100, Draper Building
Sponsored by Asian Studies Program