Vassar College Asian Studies

Lecture on Nationalism and Public Opinion in China’s Foreign Relations TOMORROW

by Jessica Chen Weiss
Associate Professor of Government
Cornell University

When: Friday, November 30 @ 12pm
Where: Taylor 203

Sponsored by Political Science, Asian Studies, Chinese and Japanese, Chinese Student Community

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the world strike, Vassar Asian American Studies Working Group (VASAM) has invited Professor Gary Y. Okihiro to Vassar for a workshop-lecture series on Asian American Studies and Third World Studies. The Third World Liberation Front rose in 1968 as a coalition of various ethnic student groups on college campuses in California in response to the Eurocentric education and lack of diversity at their respective universities. The movement most notably took place in San Francisco State College and the University of California, Berkeley.

"Asian American Studies: How It Changes Our Views of U.S. History and Society".
1:30-2:30pm/ Faculty Commons
Professor Okihiro will answer all questions related to ASAM Studies and share his own experience in advocating for ASAM.

"Third World Studies and World History: A Conversation"
4:00-5:30pm/Rocky 300
In light of the 50th anniversary of the Third World Strike, Professor Okihiro will lecture on the historical events of the Third World Movements and its global context.

VASAM is advocating for a comprehensive and consistent curriculum on Asian American Studies. The event is open to all student, faculties, and the public. To learn more about VASAM, here is our page: https://www.facebook.com/VassarASAM/?ref=br_rs

Summer Scholarships for East Asian Languages

As the fall semester comes to a close and holiday breaks draw near, we invite you to explore the Indiana University Language Workshop. Winter break is the perfect time to apply for one of our many scholarships in East Asian languages, including:

• Chinese • Japanese • Korean

Courses are open to undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals, and everyone pays in-state tuition rates. A wide range of scholarships is available.
Apply by February for priority consideration!

SUMMER 2019 LANGUAGE WORKSHOP APPLICATION FORM NOTE: You must complete this form in one sitting. You may wish to compose your statements in advance and cut and paste them into the form.

KOREAN LANGUAGE COURSES
ARE NOW BEING OFFERED IN THE
ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM

ASIA 105/106: ELEMENTARY KOREAN [MTWRF 9:30-10:20]
This course provides students with basic conversational and grammatical patterns, assuming that the students have no or little previous background knowledge of Korean. The objective of the course is to equip students with communicative skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing at a basic level in Korean; students learn how to express simple ideas such as attributes, identities, locations, time, daily activities, weekend plan, desires, as well as how to combine simple ideas in various ways. The medium of the class is mainly Korean, and English translation is given when it is necessary. Students learn Korean alphabet system in the first semester. Claire Kang

ASIA 205/206: INTERMEDIATE KOREAN [MTWRF 10:30-11:20]
The objective of the course is to equip students with communicative skills in speaking, reading, and writing at the intermediate level in Korean, such as expanding simple ideas into imposing various kinds of the speaker’s stance (e.g., judgment, inference, and evaluation or subjective assessment of the ideas entertained, and expressing more complex relations between events, such as cause, reason, purpose, condition, concession, intention, background, etc). Skills for simple narration and written report are enhanced. The medium of the class is mainly Korean, and English translation is given when it is necessary. Claire Kang

NEW SPRING 2019 COURSE OFFERING

ASIA 384: SPECIAL TOPICS IN KOREA [TR 3:10-4:25]
In this course, students will read articles or watch video clips on various topics mainly related to Korea to expand their vocabulary and expressions, fine-tune their grammar awareness, and broaden the background knowledge on Korean Society, which will enable them to better communicate with Korean people in more complicated discussions. The language enhancement will be practiced by paraphrasing, summarizing, theme discussion and etc. The topics will include the cultural uniqueness of Korea, brief history, education fever, K-pop, K-drama, food, recent developments of inter-Korean relations, and other current affairs in Korean society. Discussions will be mainly held in Korean; therefore advanced level of language proficiency is required.

Haruki Murakami and His Persistent Dialogues with the Mystery of Humanity
Professor Eiji Sekine

Thursday, November 8, 2018
Taylor 203
5:30pm

Murakami Haruki’s adventurous fiction consists, in always the same manner, of his protagonist’s journey from his contemporary reality to the realm of the mysterious and surreal. By reading his major fiction, from Wild Sheep Chase to Killing Commendatore, Professor Eiji Sekine will discuss how and why Murakami persistently dialogues with the mystery intrinsic, in particular, to the individual and collective memories of human histories and mythologies.

Eiji Sekine is a Professor Emeritus of Japanese literature at Purdue University. He taught Japanese literature and film at Purdue and several other universities in the States and Japan. His publications, both in English and Japanese, deal with literature from Edo through contemporary, by discussing works of a wide range of authors (such as, Ihara Saikaku, Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Edogawa Rampo, Yoshiyuki Jun’nosuke, Yasuoka Shotaro, Murakami Haruki, and many others).

Sponsored by Chinese and Japanese Department and Co-sponsored by The Office of the Dean of the Faculty, Asian Studies Program and English Department.

The Chinese and Japanese Department presents:

Communications via LINE, Kakao Talk, and WeChat
YASUKO SASAKI
Vice President, Ochanomizu University

November 5, 2018
Jade Parlor
3:00-4:00pm

Ochanomizu University Information Session
November 5, 2018
Jade Parlor
2:00-3:00pm

Do you have any poetry/short fiction/art/photography that you'd like to submit to a student-run journal? Email [email protected]. Submissions close December 1, 2018.

Professor Eiji Sekine on Haruki Murakami and
His Persistent Dialogues with the Mystery of Humanity

Thursday November 8, 2018
5:30pm Taylor 203