Asian Studies Past Events

SPRING 2008

Friday, February 1. 
Kristen Schultz Lee (kslee4 AT buffalo.edu), Asst. Professor, Sociology
"Sibling Structure, Gender, and Caregiving in Japan"

Friday, February 15. 
Rajiv Kishore (rkishore AT buffalo.edu), Assoc. Professor, School of Management
Roundtable discussion: “Outsourcing and Offshoring to Asia-Pacific: Issues, Trends, and Management"

The confirmed panelists are:
Shamistha Bagchi-Sen, Professor, Department of Geography
Winston Chang, Professor, Department of Economics
Rajiv Kishore, Associate Professor, School of Management
Jessie Poon, Professor, Department of Geography
John Thomas, Dean, School of Management
Niraj Verma, Professor and Chair, Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Friday, April 4. 
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei, Vice Abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper, NY
"Buddhist Compassion in a Troubled World"

Friday, April 11. 
Zhao Ma (zhao.ma AT fredonia.edu), Asst. Professor of Chinese & East Asian History, SUNY Fredonia
"Transgressing the Boundaries: The Story of a Female Abductor in Early Twentieth-Century Beijing."

Friday, April 25. 
Heather Fried (mhfried AT buffalo.edu),  Graduate Student, Anthropology 
"Takers Anyone?:  Tu Thangka and the Tibetanizing Effects of Tourism in Tongren County, China."

 

FALL 2007

Asia@Noon, Brown Bag Symposia

 

Friday, September 7.  Elaine Howard Ecklund, Asst. Professor of Sociology

                  “Korean American Evangelicals: New Models for

                   Civic Life”

Friday, September 21.  Michael Lazich, Assoc. Professor of History, Buffalo State

                  “American Missionaries and the Opium Trade in Nineteenth-Century China”

Friday, October 5.  Jennifer Gaynor, Asst. Professor of History

                  “Narrative transformation in Sama social memory” (Maritime peoples of Southeast

                   Asia)    

Friday, October 19.  Craig Preston, Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian Studies

                  “The Nirvana Track: Becoming a Top Scholar in Tibet”

Friday, November 2.  Tae-Hyung Kim, Asst. Professor of Political Science, Daemen College

                  “North Korea’s Nuclear Ambition: Choice or Necessity?”

                 

Friday, November 16.  Chris Johnston, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography; President, World Trade Center Buffalo/Niagara

                  “Chinese Direct Investment in North America: Geographies, Industries, and Strategies”

                  (International Education Week)

 

SPRING 2007

Asia@Noon, Brown Bag Symposia

FEB. 2
Niharika Banerjea, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology
“Poor Women’s Mobilization and Participatory Practices in Kolkata, India: A Critical Review”

FEB. 16
Robert Dentan, Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus
“From Savages to Serfs: How Malaysia Schools its Aborigines”

MAR. 1 [Thursday]
Takashi Nishiyama, Assistant Professor of History, SUNY/Brockport
“The Kamikazation of War, 1944-45: What Engineers Did and Why They Did It”

MAR. 23
Ryushin Marchaj, teacher, Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper NY
“Enlightenment Comes from Within”

APR. 6
Robert G. Kane, Assistant Professor of History, Niagara University
“The Twenty-One Demands (1915) as Politics and History”

APR. 20
Panel of UB Sinologist faculty

Lectures, Films, and Other Events

Friday, February 29, 3:00-5:00pm. Professor Sherman Cochran, Cornell University.  "Chinese Business Dynasty: Family Survival Strategies in War and Revolution". 532 Park Hall.

Abstract: How did a Chinese business family, the Lius of Shanghai, survive the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-45 and the Communist Revolution of 1949? Its strategies are revealed in more than 2,000 letters exchanged by its members: father, mother, nine sons and three daughters. Their intimate correspondence provides a window on their their decision making within their own family and business and in relation to the wider world of national and international affairs.

Sponsored by: History Department and Asian Studies Program, with support from the School of Management

Saturday, March 8, 6:00pm.  Geeta Desai.  "Modern India: Sacred Cows and High Tech Business." Samuel's Grande Manor in Clarence.

Geeta Desai, an organizational development consultant and women's advocate, will speak at the 7th Annual International Women's Day Celebration and Discussion sponsored by the American Association of University Women.  Tickets for the dinner and talk are $35.  For more information, contact Judy Weidemann at 655-3649 or JWeide7170 AT aol.com.

Monday, March 24, 3:00-5:00pm. Professor Bill Tsutsui, University of Kansas. "War and the Environment: The Case of Japan during World War II". Park 280.

 

Saturday, March 29, 8:00pm. HT Chen and Dancers.  Center for the Arts Mainstage. 

HT Chen & Dancers is an innovative modern dance company which has created a uniquely Asian-American expression by embodying its cultural heritage.  Admission is $10 for students and $18 for general admission.

Tuesday, April 15, 7:30-9:00pm., Main Stage Theater, CFA  

“Explosive Beats: Japanese Taiko Drumming’”

Come and experience the thunderous beats and dynamic movement brought to you by master musicians Takumi Kato and Ryo Shiobara.  Notably, Ryo Shiobara won the grand prix at an international Taiko contest in Tokyo last October.  

This event is hosted by the Asian Studies program and sponsored by The Office of Student Life and The Office of the Provost of International Education.

 

Thursday, April 17

China Town Hall Webcast

 

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Lectures, Films, and Other Events

NEW COURSE - Tibet: Myth and Reality

The Tibet course, Wednesday evenings at 7:00-9:40, is in a large lecture hall, Knox 20 on North Campus. We still have space for students to register for credit. Please click here to download the Tibet course speaker list, as well as the Tibet course speaker bios [both in Microsoft Word format]. We can also accommodate registered auditors as well as visitors who want to attend and or all of the lectures. Some of the finest Tibet specialists in North America will be speaking in this exciting course, presented as a lead-up to the visit to UB of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, September 18-19, 2006.