OSU East Asian Studies Center

Join us at 4pm for our last ICS talk of the semester!

ICS Lecture: Marc Blecher: "The Making of China’s Working Class: A World to Lose" The Institute for Chinese Studies presents:"The Making of China’s Working Class: A World to Lose"Marc BlecherOberlin College

“I decided to go to Bali because I wanted to travel to somewhere I have never been before, both for the cultural exchange and to experience a different way of life,” Crystal Tang, an education major specializing in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program, said. “When I first realized I got the internship, I felt both excited and nervous. I anticipated this new adventure, even though I didn’t know what to expect.”

Tang was one of three education students who was awarded a Freeman Foundation Scholarship through The Ohio State University East Asian Studies Center for a six-week summer internship. The three students traveled to Kubutambahan, Bali, Indonesia, thanks to Adrian Rodgers, associate professor in the college’s Department of Teaching and Learning, Ohio State Newark Regional Campus.

To read the full story, follow the link here. The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology

Students studying to be teachers take a trip of a lifetime Three of the college’s students traveled abroad to Bali, Indonesia, to observe and study with teachers in an academy for low-income youth.

On Wednesday, October 29, the Institue for Japanese Studies will hold its annual Brad Richardson Memorial Lecture. This year’s speaker is Waseda University President and Ohio State alumnus Dr. Aiji Tanaka. Refreshments will be provided to attendees.

To register and donate to the Brad Richardson Memorial Fund, follow the link below:

IJS 2025 Brad Richardson Memorial Lecture: Aiji Tanaka, "Reflections on Professor Bradley M. Richardson and the Legacy of The Ohio State University" The Institute for Japanese Studies, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Department of Political Science, and the Mershon Center for International Security Studies present the 10th Annual Brad Richardson Memorial Lecture:"Reflections on Professor Bradley M. Richardson and the Legacy o...

Join us today at 2:20pm for our first IKS lecture of the semester:

IKS Lecture: Kyeong Hee-Choi, "Translation as Cultural Decolonization: North Korea's 'Selected World Literature' Project, 1960-1967" The Institute for Korean Studies presents: "Translation as Cultural Decolonization: North Korea's 'Selected World Literature' Project, 1960-1967"Kyeong Hee-ChoiUniversity of Chicago

Catch our first IJS event of the semester next week, on September 18:

IJS Event: Marco Kohinata and Keita Katsushika, "Introducing Alternative Manga" The Institute for Japanese Studies presents:"Introducing Alternative Manga"Marco Kohinata and Keita Katsushika

https://oia.osu.edu/news/2025/06/17/buckeyes-abroad-hayden-morrison

Buckeyes Abroad: Hayden Morrison | Office of International Affairs Junior computer engineering major Hayden Morrison reflects upon the Kyoto University of Advances Sciences (KUAS) Research Internship program.

https://oia.osu.edu/news/2025/06/12/eighteen-undergraduates-awarded-freeman-foundation-scholarships

Eighteen undergraduates awarded Freeman Foundation scholarships | Office of International Affairs Eighteen undergraduate students have been awarded scholarships to engage in summer internships in East Asia, providing them with valuable work experience and the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the region's culture.

Don’t forget to join us at 2pm today in Mendenhall Lab 115 for Cameron Campbell’s ICS talk "Big Data for the Study of the Qing"

ICS Lecture: Cameron Campbell, "Big Data for the Study of the Qing" The Institute for Chinese Studies presents:"Big Data for the Study of the Qing"Cameron CampbellHong Kong University of Science and Technology

On April 14, EASC affiliate Prof. Caroline Wagner will present her talk “The Policy Implications of the Rise of China in Science and Technology.”

Join Us on 04/14 for a Colloquium Presentation by Dr. Caroline Wagner Dr. Caroline S. Wagner is a Professor at Ohio State University's John Glenn College of Public Affairs and former director of the Battelle Center for Science and Technology Policy. With over 40 years of experience in science, technology, and innovation policy, she has worked across government, resear...

Join us April 16 for a Zoom event held in collaboration with Fisher College of Business, “The Future of US-Japanese Business Relations: Global Risk and Mitigation Series.”

EASC Co-Sponsored Event: The Future of US-Japanese Business Relations: Global Risk and Mitigation Series Fisher College of Business and the East Asian Studies Center present:

A Zoom talk from our friends in the Department of History of Art:

HAGS Spring Speaker 2025: Dr. Eugenia Bogdanova-Kummer Multiple Pasts: Remembering and Forgetting Prewar Japanese CalligraphyJapanese calligraphy of the twentieth century is frequently celebrated for its avant-garde forms that emerged in the postwar era, granting calligraphers unprecedented international recognition and visibility. This postwar form of....

From our friends in DEALL:

Kenneth J. Yin introduces his book Mystical Forest Born in Shor-Tyube, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR, in 1951, Dungan ethnographer and creative writer Ali Dzhon is widely regarded as the preeminent writer on the material and spiritual culture and history of the Dungan people, the Sinophone Muslims of Central Asia. Mystical Forest makes avai...