UCLA Department of Asian Languages and Cultures

Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles and the College of ASEAN Community Studies, Naresuan University is pleased to host the 45th annual meeting of the Council on Thai Studies (COTS 2017), November 10-11, 2017 at UCLA.

Call for Proposals

The Council on Thai Studies (COTS) invites scholars, community advocates and students to submit proposals for presentations that are related to Thai Studies for the 2017 annual meeting, hosted by the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles.

We welcome all topics and perspectives from any discipline on Tai/Thai Studies, including but not limited to

- Tai/Thai people (in Thailand and the diaspora),
- Tai/Thai language(s), Linguistics,
- Tai/Thai culture(s),
- comparative studies of Thai and other languages/cultures, etc.

Proposals for 'Papers' (30 minutes, 'Symposia' (60 minutes), and 'Posters' and 'Virtual Presentations' should be submitted no later than August 15, 2017. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by August 31, 2017. Students and scholars with preliminary results, notes from the field and other works in progress are encouraged to submit their work. Inquiries regarding the submission process or the conference can be sent to [email protected].

The Tadashi Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities, the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles and UCLA Film & Television Archive presents --- " Hollywood and Holy Wood" silent movie series from April 14, 2017- April 30, 2017 at the Billy Wilder Theater (10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024).

Sailors, Merchants, Migrants and Monks: Colonial Tavoy’s Mobile and Cosmopolitan Buddhism Friday, October 30, 2015--3:00-5:00 pm, 243 Royce Hall

It's finally here! Join us today from 12-2pm for ALC's Welcome event. Hope to see you there!

Our very own Professor Sung-Ock Sohn will discuss the growth of enrollment of Korean language study in the US as well as Korean entertainment and pop culture, at the first-ever Christopher Longest Lecture on the language Monday, Oct. 19 at 5:30PM in Bondurant Auditorium in Oxford, MI!

Free and open to the public, the lecture, the 55th annual installment in the series, will be preceded by a reception at 5PM.

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Attention ALC students, please join us for the ALC Welcome next Wednesday, October 14th in Royce 314 from 12-2pm! We look forward to seeing you there!

For all incoming and continuing students, join us for the Humanities Welcome. Here's to the Humanities!

A friendly reminder to RSVP if you want to check our Alumni Panel!

UNDERGRADS! Join us for our 3rd annual ALC Alumni Panel. Graduates from the department will share their stories and career paths and how their majors or minors influenced where they are today. Following the panel will be an alumni/undergraduate reception with complimentary refreshments and hors d’oeuvres.

Please RSVP by May 7th. http://alumnipanel2015alc.eventbrite.com

UNDERGRADS! Join us for our 3rd annual ALC Alumni Panel. Graduates from the department will share their stories and career paths and how their majors or minors influenced where they are today. Following the panel will be an alumni/undergraduate reception with complimentary refreshments and hors d’oeuvres.

Please RSVP by May 7th. http://alumnipanel2015alc.eventbrite.com

ATTENTION ALUMNI // Looking for Alumni Panelists!

The department of Asian Languages and Cultures is planning an Alumni Panel event for our current major and minor students. This will give our undergraduates an opportunity to see what ALC alumni are doing with their degrees and the various areas that students may pursue after graduation (note: it does not have to directly relate to Asian studies, all areas are welcome).
If you are still in the Los Angeles area we would love to have you share your stories.

Email [email protected] if this is something you’d be interested in participating in!

Please include the following information:
Major/Minor at UCLA:
Additional Education (if any):
Current Position or Graduate Program:
How your major/minor influenced your career path:

Hope you can participate!

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