Events
Most East Asia Program events are part of the interdisciplinary initiatives that the program has developed over many years through the work of our faculty and students. Be sure to look at past events and activities of these initiatives.
Upcoming Events
12:00 pm
Virtual
Join this info session to learn about 2026 Global Hubs Faculty Research Seed Grants offered by Global Cornell as part of our Global Hubs initiative. Info session attendees will learn about the grant opportunity and application tips through a short presentation and Q&A.
Through these seed grants, Cornell…
4:30 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Join us to learn about opportunities for graduate students with the Einaudi Center for International Studies. This session will discuss how to discover or strengthen global interests, including research and travel grants, guest lectures, fellowships, and more!
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3:30 pm
Rockefeller Hall, Room 374
Speaker: Chang Xu, Assistant Professor, Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice University
Description: Against the backdrop of the 1785 Qing–Russian trade embargo, reports of rhubarb smuggling in southern Xinjiang in 1788 prompted the Qianlong Emperor to impose a swift, empire-wide ban on rhubarb…
4:30 pm
Uris Hall, G08
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program provides fully funded immersive summer programs for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to learn languages of strategic importance to the United States’ national security, economic prosperity, and engagement with the world. Each summer, over 500 American students…
4:45 pm
Rockefeller Hall, 374
"Catholic and Buddhist Ecologies in Tibetan Wine Production in Southwest China"
Brendan A. Galipeau
Lecturer
Environmental Studies Program
Binghamton University
Drawing from material in my recently published book, Crafting a Tibetan Terroir, this talk discusses the…
12:00 pm
Virtual
Join this info session to learn about 2026 Global Hubs Faculty Research Seed Grants offered by Global Cornell as part of our Global Hubs initiative. Info session attendees will learn about the grant opportunity and application tips through a short presentation and Q&A.
Through these seed grants, Cornell…
4:30 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Go global in summer 2026! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.
Applications will open in the fall.
Can’t attend? Contact…
5:00 pm
Stimson Hall, G24A
Come to the LRC or join us on Zoom to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language…
12:00 pm
A. D. White House, Guerlac room
Chih-Jou Jay Chen will present the lecture outlined below.
After CJ Chen's lecture, there will be a panel discussion.
Panelists: Peter Katzenstein (Government), Victor Nee (Sociology), and Naoki Sakia (Asian Studies)
Light lunchtime refreshments will be served at 12:00pm the post-…
2:00 pm
A. D. White House
Speaker:
Chih-Jou Jay Chen, Director of Institute of Sociology, Research Fellow, Academia SinicaPanelists:
Victor Nee, Frank and Rosha Rhodes Professor of Economic Sociology, and Director of the Center for the Study of Economy and SocietyPeter J. Katzenstein, Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of…
5:00 pm
Uris Hall, G08
The Laidlaw Scholars Leadership and Research Program promotes ethical leadership and international research around the world—starting with the passionate leaders and learners found on campuses like Cornell. Open to first- and second-year students, the two-year Laidlaw program provides generous support to carry out…
2:00 pm
Stimson Hall, G25
Come to the LRC to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…
3:30 pm
420 College Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850
Come to CTB to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…
5:00 pm
Virtual
The Laidlaw Scholars Leadership and Research Program promotes ethical leadership and international research around the world—starting with the passionate leaders and learners found on campuses like Cornell. Open to first- and second-year students, the two-year Laidlaw program provides generous support to carry out…
11:00 am
Stimson Hall, G25
Come to the LRC to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…
4:30 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Speaker: Wah Guan LIM Associate Professor of Transcultural Theatre National Chung Hsing University
Description:
The 1980s was a most important decade for global Chinese theatre. In large part prompted by changes in regional geopolitics, the search for a local identity peaked among the Chinese…
4:30 pm
Rockefeller Hall, 374 (Asian Studies Lounge)
Speaker: Eno Pei-Jean Chen (Associate Professor, Taiwanese Literature at the National Chengchi University)
Description:
This talk speaks to the existing scholarship on "Cultural Cold War" and "Affective Turn" in gender/East Asian Studies, explores the dynamics of intra-East Asian…
4:30 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Go global in summer 2026! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.
Applications will open in the fall.
Can’t attend? Contact…
3:30 pm
Rockefeller Hall, Room 374
Speaker: Jingyu Liu, Assistant Professor, Department of Religion, Rollins College
Description: The Shuilu fahui (水陸法會), or Water-Land Dharma Assembly, stands as one of the most elaborate and enduring Buddhist salvation rituals to emerge from medieval China. Designed to liberate suffering beings across all…
4:30 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Go global in summer 2026! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.
Applications will open in the fall.
Can’t attend? Contact…
4:00 pm
Virtual
Go global in summer 2026! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.
Applications will open in the fall.
Can’t attend? Contact…