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Asian Studies Newsletter April 2024
April brings warmer weather, (usually) less snow, and an exciting lineup of Asia-related
happenings to cap off the academic year. We look forward to seeing you at these events. But if
you miss any, the next newsletter will, as ever, bring you a quick recap. Enjoy the warm(er)
weather!
Best regards,
John A. CrespiDirector, Asian Studies Program (2023–24)
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
Colgate’s Japanese program is delighted to announce the arrival of Certified Japanese Tea Ceremony instructor Soryū Yamakawa for a two-week residency, including two tea ceremony demonstrations that are open to the public.
Friday April 5, 3:00-4:30
Sunday April 7, 3:00-4:30.
Both events will be in the Japan Center, 107 Lawrence Hall.
The residency was made possible by a grant from an ASIANetwork Embodied Learning Grant.
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Brown Bag Talk on Interracial Marriage
Louise Ly, Consortium for Faculty Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, will offer a brown bag talk on "Intermarriage as the Decline of Differences? Gendered Racialized Attraction Among Whites Married to East Asians."
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 11:30pm, East Hall, Center for Women's Studies Lobby. Lunch will be provided.
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Hafsa Kanjwal: Colonizing Kashmir
Hafsa Kanjwal, assistant professor of South Asian History at Lafayette College, will illuminate the continuity of colonial pasts and democratic presents through the lens of her book, Colonizing Kashmir: State-Building Under Indian Occupation
Wednesday April 17th
4:15 PM Persson Auditorium
Sponsored by MIST, Asian Studies, History Programs
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Chorus and Chamber Singers Conducted by Sinhaeng Lee
COLGATE UNIVERSITY CHORUS AND HAMILTON COLLEGE CHOIR
Come out to support Colgate Asian Studies program faculty Assistant Professor Sinhaeng Lee (Department of Music) as he conducts two vocal concerts. Colgate University Chorus and Hamilton College Choir Vivaldi's "Magnificat" and Vaughan Williams "Serenade to Music." Co-conducted with Victoria Nieto.
Sunday, April 21, 2024 3pm to 4:30pm
Hamilton College; Wellin Hall - Free Admission
COLGATE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER SINGERS
Love and War: Monteverdi’s “Lamento d’Arianna” and “Hor che’l ciel,” joined by distinguished professional soloists and instrumentalists
Sunday, April 21, 2024 3pm to 4:30pm
Colgate Memorial Chapel – Free Admission
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Japanese Speech ContestThe Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures Japan Program held its 21st Annual Japanese Speech Contest in Lawrence Hall on March 1. Seven students from Colgate University and Hamilton College at all levels of proficiency impressed the audience and the panel of expert judges with lively speeches on fairy tales, video games, autism, and learning Japanese.
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Everyday Life Environmentalism Book Launch
Students, faculty, and even some family filled the cozy Asia House living room on March 25 for the launch of Professor Daisaku Yamamoto's (GEOG/ASIA) recent co-edited book, Everyday Life Environmentalism: Community Sustainability and Resilience in Asia. A lively discussion among the audience, Professor Yamamoto, and the two discussants, Emily Mitchell-Eaton (GEOG) and Aleksandr Sklyar (UNST) was followed by dinner, provided by East Sushi. Asian Studies thanks Residential Life and Asia House for helping make this event a success.
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Opportunities/Fellowships
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The Ellings-Korduba Research Fellowship Program (EKFP)For advanced undergraduate students conducting policy-relevant research on issues of strategic importance to the United States in Asia
Application Deadline: Extended to April 14, 2024
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Japan Studies Research Fellowship (JSRF)
For U.S. undergraduate, community college, and graduate students doing policy-relevant research related to Japan.
Application deadline April, 2024
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2024 Marleigh Grayer Ryan Student Writing Competition of New York Conference on Asian Studies (NYCAS)NYCAS encourages the development of scholarly writing skills by awarding annual prizes for excellent student papers dealing with Asia. For details on eligibility, format, submission guidelines, and prior winners, and to learn more about Marleigh Grayer Ryan, visit: https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/nycas/mgr-student-prize/
Marleigh Grayer Ryan entries are due no later than June 1, 2024. Winners will be announced by July 15, 2024.
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Study Tibetan and Uyghur at University of KansasThe Kansas University Center for East Asian Studies new Tuition Waiver Scholarship provides FREE TUITION for the following 3-credit Tibetan and Uyghur language courses to ANYONE, including non-KU students and members of the general public, interested in learning these languages.
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR FALL 2024: May 6, 2024
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