Past Events 2011-2012

Kempo Kujo: Supporters of Article Nine, the Japanese Peace Constitution

8-5-2011 to 10-7-2011
Crane House (The Asia Institute), Louisville, KY

JAPAN! Summer Festival

8-20-2011 3:00-9:00 PM
Jacobson Park, Lexington, KY
Sponsored by Japan/America Society of Kentucky

A Shining Heritage: Contemporary Chinese Lacquer Art from the Wang Family

9-1-2011 to 11-1-2011
Headley-Whitney Museum, Lexington, KY

WorldFest 2011

9-2-2011 to 9-4-2011
The Belvedere, Louisville, KY

Asian Studies Colloquium: “Understanding Ceramics Patronage during Japan’s Edo Period”

9-7-2011 5:30-6:30 PM
Dr. Andrew Maske (University of Kentucky)
Room 103, Frost Building
Sponsored by Asian Studies Program

Chinese Moon Festival

9-10-2011 4:00-8:00 PM
Moondance Amphitheater, Lexington, KY
Sponsored by Kentucky Chinese American Association

China in the American Imagination: From the Days of the Boxer Rising to the Age of the Internet

9-20-2011 3:00 PM
Dr. Jeffrey Wasserstrom (University of California-Irvine)
Niles Gallery, Little Arts Library, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

“Postcards from Tomorrow Square: China’s Economic Lives”

9-21-2011 7:00 PM
James Fallows, The Atlantic Newlin Hall, Centre College, Danville, KY

The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven

10-6-2011 through 10-16-2011
Guignol Theatre, University of Kentucky

Huun Huur Tu: Tuvan Throat Singers

10-8-2011
Singletary Center, University of Kentucky

Dr. Matthew Wells (University of Kentucky)

10-11-2011 5:00 PM
Room 118, Whitehall Classroom Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Asian Studies Colloquium: “The Absent Audience: Cinema and Society in Malaysia”

10-12-2011 5:30-6:30 PM
Dr. Gordon Gray Room 103, Frost Building Sponsored by Asian Studies Program

UK Year of China Lecture

10-13-2011 5:00 PM
Dr. Eugene Wang (Harvard University)
Room 118, Whitehall Classroom Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Asian Studies Colloquium

11-2-2011 5:30-6:30 PM
Dr. Akiko Takenaka (University of Kentucky)
Room 103, Frost Building
Sponsored by Asian Studies Program

“From Mao to Now”

11-3-2011 3:00-4:00 PM
Dr. Kenneth J. Hammond (New Mexico State University) Phelps-Stokes Auditorium Sponsored by Asian Studies Program and Convocations Program

UK Year of China Lecture

11-3-2011 5:00 PM
Ms. Julia Chang Bloch (President, US-China Education Trust)
Room 118, Whitehall Classroom Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

UK Year of China Lecture

11-3-2011 5:00 PM
Dr. Vanessa Fong (Harvard University)
Room 118, Whitehall Classroom Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

“Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization”

1-26-2012 3:00-4:00 PM
Ms. Rinku Sen (Applied Research Center)
Phelps-Stokes Auditorium
Sponsored by Convocations Program and Department of Sociology

Asian Studies Colloquium: “Marco Polo and Zheng He: Reevaluating Cultural Tokens”

2-1-2012 5:30-6:30 PM
Dr. Kyle Anderson (Centre College)
Room 103, Frost Building
Sponsored by Asian Studies Program

“The Global Economic Crisis and Change in Chinese Foreign Policy”

2-8-2012 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Dr. Thomas Moore (University of Cincinnati)
Room W104, Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Sponsored by Center for Asian Democracy

“Mandarins, Missionaries, and Christian Resistance in China”

3-1-2012 6:00 PM
Dr. Anthony Clark (Whiteworth University)
Room 118, Whitehall Classroom Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

“Religion and Democracy in East Asia”

3-21-2012 1:00-2:00 PM
Dr. Richard Madsen (University of California at San Diego)
Room W104, Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Sponsored by Center for Asian Democracy

UK Year of China Lecture

3-22-2012 6:00 PM
Dr. Shu-mei Shih (University of California-Los Angeles)
Room 118, Whitehall Classroom Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

“Inspiring Buddhist Ways of Being: Monasteries in Sri Lanka”

3-23-2012 2:00 PM
Dr. Jeffrey Samuels (Western Kentucky University)
President’s Room, Singletary Center for the Arts, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

“China’s Role in Global Food Security”

3-29-2012 6:00 PM
Dr. Shenggen Fan (International Food Policy Research Institute)
Room 118, Whitehall Classroom Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Asian Studies Colloquium: “Challenging Caste and Patriarchy through Hindu Marriage Reform in South India, 1925-1950.”

4-4-2012 5:30-6:30 PM
Dr. Uma Ganesan
Room 103, Frost Building
Sponsored by Asian Studies Program and History Department

UK Year of China Lecture

4-12-2012 6:00 PM
Dr. Liang Luo (University of Kentucky)
Room 118, Whitehall Classroom Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

“To Serve with Love: Life Lessons on Servant Leadership”

4-19-2012 3:00-4:00 PM
Prof. Kavita Ramdas (Stanford University)
Phelps-Stokes Auditorium
Sponsored by Appalachian Center, Campus Christian Center, CELTS, and Convocations Program

UK Year of China Lecture

4-19-2012 6:00 PM
Dr. Keiko Tanaka (University of Kentucky)
Room 118, Whitehall Classroom Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Asian Studies Colloquium: “The Halos of Tōkyō: Spirituality, Performance, and Politics”

4-27-2012 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Dr. Liang Luo (University of Kentucky)
Room 103, Frost Building
Sponsored by Asian Studies Program