Center for Asian Studies
Students and faculty alike have new opportunities to engage with Southeast AsiaSoutheastern Asia significantly influences world politics, economics and culture, and students at the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ will soon enjoy more options to learn
When Laurel Rasplica Rodd began studying Japanese language and culture, she was one of only about 7,000 students nationwide. Today, the United States has an estimated 200,000. At CU ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, Rodd helped fuel and meet the student demand.
The 2017 executive order limiting travel to the United States from six majority-Muslim countries will be discussed by a panel of experts from the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ this month.
Tom Ikeda, founder of Japanese American Legacy Project, to give keynote address at CU ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ event on Feb. 23.
What do a rubber company, a meat exporter and a multinational conglomerate have in common? All have offices in Japan and are part of the first student internships organized through the Center for Asian Studies at CU ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½.
Generally, ‘voluntourism’ is a poor substitute for traditional development work. Most projects are short-term, organizations that promote voluntouring don’t always ‘understand the place where it happens,’ and travelers typically don’t have skills needed for particular projects, researchers find.