Events
Most East Asia Program events are part of the interdisciplinary initiatives that the program has developed over many years through the work of our faculty and students. Be sure to look at past events and activities of these initiatives.
Upcoming Events
4:30 pm
Rockefeller Hall, 374 (Asian Studies Lounge)
This event has been canceled.
Speaker: Sandra So Hee Chi Kim, Assistant Professor of Asian and Asian American Studies, Stony Brook University
Title: The Ante-Colonial: A Grassroots Discourse of Korean Diasporic Trans-indigenous Relationality
Abstract: This presentation explores a Korean…
10:00 am
Arts Quad
Cornell World Languages Day is a free annual event highlighting the importance of language learning, cultural awareness, and global literacy. WLD invites middle and high school students from the greater community to campus, showcasing the opportunities for language learning and international studies at Cornell.
…6:30 pm
Goldwin Smith Hall, G76
Performer: Peaceful Forest
The Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese presents Peaceful Forest! After their well-received performance at the Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese (NECTJ) Cultural Festival, Peaceful Forest, a family taiko ensemble led by award-winning taiko artist Takumi Kato, will be…
4:45 pm
Rockefeller Hall, 201 - Schwartz Auditorium
Cornell University Lecture
The 12th Lecture | “Unmasking the CCP: History, Politics, and Society in Post-1949 China” Lecture Series
Title: Red Dawn over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
Speaker: Professor Frank Dikötter (Stanford University)
About the Lecture
…4:30 pm
Physical Sciences Building, Baker Portico & Atrium
Meet Cornell's Laidlaw scholars and Global Interns at our fall showcase. They'll present their undergraduate international summer experiences, including hands-on research and leadership-in-action.
The International Research Showcase is hosted by the Einaudi Center for International Studies and…
12:00 pm
Virtual
Go global in summer 2027! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.
Applications are open now.
Can’t attend? Contact…
5:00 pm
Goldwin Smith Hall, G64, Kaufmann Auditorium
Speaker: Xiao Hai
Title: Sisyphus on the Wenyu River
Speaker's Bio: Xiao Hai was born in Shangqiu City in Henan Province in China. At fifteen he moved to Shenzhen to join the workforce, moving between cities and factory jobs while writing poetry in his spare time. He is the author of the poetry…
4:30 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Take your learning to the next level with minors from the Einaudi Center for International Studies and our programs. In this session, you'll learn about three international minors that can help you expand your global knowledge. View a full list of minors.
European Studies
Explore Europe’s past,…
12:15 pm
Hughes Hall, L28 (Zhu Room)
Speaker: Ming-Sung Kuo, University of Warwick School of Law
Title: "Justices Must Be Seen to Be Legitimate”: The (Post-Reform) Legitimacy Challenge of the Taiwan Constitutional Court, 2019-2025
Abstract: In this presentation, I take up one unasked question in the discussion of the legitimacy of…
5:00 pm
Virtual
Develop your dissertation on global issues with a toolkit of resources! The Einaudi Dissertation Proposal Development Program (DPD) supports 18 PhD students annually through seminars, workshops, mentoring sessions, and up to $2,000 for international airfare for summer research. Applicants’ research projects must…
4:30 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Go global in summer 2027! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.
Applications are open now.
Can’t attend? Contact…
4:30 pm
Rockefeller Hall, 374 (Asian Studies Lounge)
Speaker: Ying Qian, Associate Professor of Chinese Cinema and Media, Columbia University
Title: Forthcoming
Abstract: Forthcoming
3:30 pm
Rockefeller Hall, 374 (Asian Studies Lounge)
Speaker: Sukhee Lee, Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University
Title: "Cracking Administrative Documents in Classical Chinese: 'Adjudicating Lawsuits (聽訟)' in Hu Taichu's 胡太初 Pulling Down the Screen During the Daytime (晝簾緖論)"
About Cornell Classical Chinese…
4:45 pm
Virtual
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program supports U.S. citizens to study, conduct research in any field, or teach English in more than 150 countries. The program is open to graduate students, recent graduates, and young professionals. Undergraduate students who wish to begin the program immediately after graduation are…
12:00 am
Goldwin Smith Hall, G22
Since 2016, the China labor collection at Kheel Center in the ILR School’s Catherwood Library, has amassed a vast audio-visual archive consisting of photographs, films, brochures, oral interviews, poetry, and other materials on labor in the People’s Republic of China between the years 1993-2023. This exhibition is…
12:00 pm
Kahin Center
Speaker: Ting Hui Lau, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Singapore
Title: Decolonial Endurance: Indigenous Wellbeing Against Chinese Settler Colonialism
Abstract: Like many countries in Asia, China does not recognize the existence of Indigenous peoples within its…
4:30 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Go global in summer 2027! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.
Applications are open now.
Can’t attend? Contact…
3:30 pm
Rockefeller Hall, 374 (Asian Studies Lounge)
Speaker: Jeffrey Niedermaier, Brown University
Title: "Intimacies of the Guestless Guesthouse: Diplomacy with the Departed in Post-Parhae Japan."
About Cornell Classical Chinese Colloquium
The group meets monthly during the semester to explore a variety of classical Chinese texts and…
4:45 pm
Virtual
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program supports U.S. citizens to study, conduct research in any field, or teach English in more than 150 countries. The program is open to graduate students, recent graduates, and young professionals. Undergraduate students who wish to begin the program immediately after graduation are…
12:00 am
Virtual
October 26, 1:00-5:00, Hirsch Lecture Room, Johnson Museum
October 27, 9:00-4:00, Nevin Welcome Center, Botanic Gardens
This conference explores the cultural, religious, botanical, economic, and environmental dimensions of the global spread of Camillia Sinensus, commonly known worldwide as either tea…