Asian Studies Newsletter

December 2024
Dear Friends of Asian Studies,
As the holiday season approaches, I want to express my sincere gratitude for your continued support of the Asian Studies community. In this newsletter, you'll find some grant opportunities, as well as stories on recent events in the world of Asian Studies.
To both students and faculty, I wish you a strong finish to the semester and a restful break ahead. Thank you for your dedication and contributions to our vibrant academic community!
Warm regards,
Yang Song
Director of Asian Studies
ASIANetwork Grants and Essay Award

Embodied Learning About Asia
The Embodied Learning About Asia program provides grants of up to $10,000 to support the invitation of an experienced practitioner of an Asian art or cultural practice to one or more ASIANetwork campuses for a period of residency.  Letters of Intent due December 1.
Amoloza Conference Travel Award
The Teddy Amoloza Conference Award of $1,000 will be given to up to four junior faculty members and undergraduate students who are presenting at the ASIANetwork Annual Conference. Rolling basis.
McJimsey Student Essay Award
ASIANetwork invites undergraduate students from member institutions to submit papers for the Marianna McJimsey Award, which recognizes undergraduate student research dealing with Asia or the Asian diaspora. Applications due January 15.

Happenings around campus
Book Cover - New Destinations of Empire Picture of Author Emily Mitchell-Eaton

Book Launch: Professor Emily Mitchell-Eaton


Congratulations to Professor Emily Mitchell-Eaton! On Monday, November 11, the department of geography hosted a launch party to celebrate the release of Professor Mitchell-Eaton’s new book, titled New Destinations of Empire: Mobilities, Racial Geographies, and Citizenship in the Transpacific United States. Other department members, including Professor Ballvé, Professor Klepeis, and Professor Hamlin, as well as Professor Upton of Global Public Health and ALST, gave statements of congratulations and support. The book is being published as a part of the well-respected “Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation” series from the University of Georgia Press.
Photo of author Samart Upadhyay The Royal Ghost book cover

Samart Upadhyay - Living Writer

The Living Writers Series concluded on Thursday, November 14 with an event co-sponsored by Asian Studies: Samrat Upadhyay, the first Nepali-born fiction writer to be published in the United States, gave a talk about his 2006 book The Royal Ghosts (featured in the 2024 Living Writers Book List) and his upcoming 2025 book, Darkmotherland. Upadhyay spoke on his writing process, especially in terms of his experience writing literature in English and Nepali, as well as how his background has shaped his works. Excerpts read from Darkmotherland provided an exciting preview of his soon-to-be-published book.

Yang Hongwei Printmaking Workshop

Saturday, November 16, 2024: Yang Hongwei Printmaking Workshop
On Saturday, November 16, the Picker Art Gallery hosted a printmaking workshop in Little Hall presented by Yang Hongwei. Yang is the deputy director of the department of printmaking at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China. His visit to Colgate was in conjunction with a series of events, including a lecture on November 13, a symposium on November 15, and a pop-up exhibition of his woodcut prints (艺术的密码, The Code of Art). 

At the workshop, Yang gave a presentation on the history of woodcut printmaking, how it has changed throughout its long history in China, and how it has spread to neighboring countries and throughout the world. The presentation was translated into English with the help of EALL Professor John Crespi. Participants were provided with the materials to carve their own prints onto pieces of wood before applying printing ink and transferring the designs to paper.

This workshop was in collaboration with Asian Studies, the Arts Lectures Series, and EALL, with additional support provided by the Colgate Arts Council. 

Diwali at Colgate

Colgate’s Hindu Student Association hosted their annual Diwali celebration in the Hall of Presidents on Friday, November 1, 2024. Guests enjoyed an expansive dinner catered by Royal Indian Grill. Throughout the night, stunning performances from internationally renowned sitar player Veena Chandra and her son, renowned tabla player Devensh Chandra, created a beautiful atmosphere. Following the indoor festivities, everyone headed outside for a dazzling fireworks display.

Students Explore Beyond Colgate

Colgate visits Cornell Univeristy

On Saturday, November 2nd, Colgate’s South Asian Cultural Club (SACC) sponsored a weekend trip to Cornell University to watch their annual Diya Jale performances. Diya Jale is the Cornell Society for India’s biggest music and dance festival of the year. The show included incredible performances from several Cornell dance groups, many of which were fully made up of South Asian members and featured traditional dance styles from various parts of the region. Musical instrument performances and vocal performances comprised the rest of the student performances. The last act of the show featured the headlining act: comedian Paul Varghese, who has been seen on Comedy Central and Showtime and has opened for other comedians such as Dave Chapelle.

The SACC provided tickets for students, as well as rooms in the Statler Hotel for those who wanted to stay overnight. The following morning, comedian Paul Varghese hosted a meet-and-greet on campus for attendees of the show from the previous night. 
South Asian dancers in traditional dance costumes Cornell Students musicians with instruments Picture of comedian, Paul Varghese

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