UCLA Asia Institute eNews | November 2013

Distinguished Lecture Program on Chinese History

Pierre-Étienne Will

Chair of the History of Modern China, Collège de France

Tuesday, November 5

From Political Theory to Administrative Reality: Researching Late Imperial Chinese Official Handbooks and Working Aids

Thursday, November 7

Late Imperial Chinese Official Handbooks and Working Aids: The Legal Dimension

Both lectures will be held in 6275 Bunche Hall from 4:00-6:00 PM. Co-sponsored by the UCLA Asia Institute, Department of History, and Center for Chinese Studies

4th Annual UCLA-USC Conference & Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop

Religion, Political Identities and Sacred Symbols in East Asia

Friday, November 15, 2013

12:00-5:00 PM

6275 Bunche Hall

RSVP

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November Asian Studies Spotlight Events at UCLA

Center for Chinese Studies

Saturday, November 2

26th Sammy Yukuan Lee Lecture on Chinese Archaeology and Art

Yuan: Chinese Architecture, Mongol Patrons, Asian Archaeology

Nancy S. Steinhardt, University of Pennsylvania

2:00-4:00 PM

Fowler Museum Auditorium

Center for India and South Asia

Wednesday, November 6

Facts and Fictions about Toilets in Chennai

Nithya Raman, Founder, Transparent Chennai Project

1:00-2:00 PM

10383 Bunche Hall

Center for Korean Studies

Thursday, November 14

“Everlasting Fraternal Friendship”: North Korea and the End of Communism

Charles Armstrong, Columbia University

3:00-4:45 PM

10383 Bunche Hall

Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Tuesday, November 19

Two events with Dr. Sophal Ear, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School

Film Screening and discussion: The End/Beginning: Cambodia

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

2250 Public Policy

Book Talk: Aid Dependence in Cambodia: How Foreign Assistance Undermines Democracy

3:15-4:45 PM

10383 Bunche Hall

More events posted here

Asia Institute Member Centers

For further information and announcements about research on campus, public events, funding, and ongoing programs, please visit the UCLA Asia Institute website, or the centers' individual websites.

Center for Buddhist Studies
Center for Chinese Studies
Center for India and South Asia
Center for Korean Studies
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies

UCLA Program on Central Asia

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