Past Events

Fall 2024	Spring 2025
2024 East Asian Area Studies MA Orientation Tuesday, August 15, 2024
EASC Guest Speaker Series: The First Chinese American: The Remarkable Life of Wong Chin Foo – Talk by Scott D. Seligman Saturday, September 28, 2024
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Poetry and the World in Early Japan – Talk by Torquil Duthie Monday, October 14, 2024
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Synchronizing Structure and Meaning Using Tree Adjoining Grammar – Talk by Chung-hye Han Monday, October 14, 2024
At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning with China — Book Talk by Edward Wong Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Global East Asia 2025 Q&A Info Session Thursday, October 17, 2024
Fall 2024 EASC Undergraduate Mixer Friday, October 18, 2024
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Mimicry, Cultural Ban, and Transplantation: Localization of Korean Screen Culture in Postsocialist China – Talk by Dr. Tian Li Thursday, October 31, 2024
Fall 2024 EASC Grad Mixer Thursday, October 31, 2024
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Spectres of Progress Across China’s Northeastern Borders – Talk by Ed Pulford Friday, November 8, 2024
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Democracy and the Discourse of De-democratization in Post-1987 South Korea – Talk by Namhee Lee Wednesday, November 13, 2024
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Waiting for the End (75 minutes, color), Directed by Memetjan Semet – Screening and Director Q&A, Moderated by Professor Jenny Chio Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Nikah, at Laemmle Glendale Q&A Monday, November 18, 2024
EASC Open House Wednesday, November 20, 2024
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Cthulhu Cultivation: Corporate Horror, Proletarian Manifesto, and the Salvation of Insanity in Chinese Fantasy Novels – Talk by Zhange Ni Thursday, November 21, 2024
EASC Guest Speaker Series: A Sound from Endless Desert: A Conversation with Abduweli Ayup and Screening of “Behind the Mask” Monday, November 25, 2024

Academic Year 2023-2024 Events

Fall 2023	Spring 2024
2023 East Asian Area Studies MA Orientation Tuesday, August 15, 2023	Remaking the World: Revenge and Revolt in the Wake of Japanese Defeat Thursday, January 25, 2024
EASC Manuscript Review for Jessica Zu Friday, September 22, 2023	Global East Asia 2024 Orientation Friday, February 2, 2024
Fall 2023 EASC Undergraduate Mixer Friday, October 6, 2023	Levan Book Chat—Rena Heinrich, Race and Role Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Global East Asia 2024 Q&A Info Session Thursday, October 19, 2023	Shuddering Century: Modernist Poetry in Colonial Korea and the Poetics of Belatedness Thursday, February 29, 2024
Fossil-Fueled Developmentalism: Carbon Technocracy in Modern East Friday, October 27, 2023	Spring 2024 EASC Undergraduate Mixer Friday, March 1, 2024
Fall 2023 EASC Grad Mixer Tuesday, October 31, 2023	Spring 2024 EASC Grad Mixer Wednesday, March 6, 2024
The Posthuman, the Human, and the Non-Human Friday, November 10, 2023	Panel Discussion – “Toyota, Sony, and Sushi: Nisei and the Japan Boom in the US” Thursday, March 21, 2024
Looking for China: 30+ years of making documentaries in and about China Monday, November 13, 2023	One Country, Two Crises: China’s Waste and Climate Crises—Their Linkages and Potential for Meaningful Change Wednesday, March 27, 2024
EASC Open House Wednesday, November 15, 2023	Revisiting Buddhist Nuns in Contemporary Korean Buddhism Thursday, March 28, 2024
Manuscript Review for Mengxiao Wang Friday, December 1, 2023	Film Screening: “The Ito Sisters: An American Story” Friday, April 5, 2024
	The Great Man of Chivalry: The Worldview of Jin Yong’s Martial Arts Novel 俠之大者：金庸武俠小說的世界觀 Monday, April 8, 2024
	Spring 2024 EASC Faculty Luncheon Wednesday, April 10, 2024
	Science Fiction and East Asia Thursday, April 18, 2024
	Levan Book Chat—Christopher Hepburn, Defining Waka Musically Monday, April 29, 2024
	2024 EASC Commencement Reception Friday, May 10, 2024

Academic Year 2022-2023 Events

Fall 2022	Spring 2023
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Hung-Yok Ip and Jessica Zu Tuesday, September 20, 2022	“When Home Fronts Become Battlegrounds: A Transnational History of Japan, Germany, and Britain in World War II.” Sheldon Garon and Ben Uchiyama Friday, January 27, 2023
K-Pop FESTA Friday, September 23, 2022	Global East Asia Orientation Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Crafting a Class: Course and Syllabus Development – Grad Professionalization Series Thursday, September 29, 2022	Trafficking Data: How China Is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty Wednesday, February 15, 2023
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Hong Liu and Eric Heikkila Thursday, September 29, 2022	The Life and Legacy of Dr. Theodore Chen Exhibition Friday, February 17, 2023
Cultural Preservation and Sustainability in China Saturday, October 1, 2022	Navigating Grad Life: Funding & Building Networks – Grad Professionalization Series Thursday, February 23, 2023
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Shuchen Xiang and Jessica Zu Thursday, October 6, 2022	Jesus Loves Japan: Return Migration and Global Pentecostalism in a Brazilian Diaspora Monday, March 6, 2023
SJAS @ USC Symposium Friday, October 7, 2022	EASC Spring Grad Mixer Wednesday, March 8, 2023
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Alex Curran-Cardarelli and Brian Bernards Tuesday, October 18, 2022	East Asia Career Panel Wednesday, March 22, 2023
EASC Grad Mixer Wednesday, October 19, 2022	Cheesy Cosmologies in Sikkim/ Darjeeling Himalayas: Fresh and Fermented Nourishment across the Dimensions Thursday, March 30, 2023
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Leo Ching and Li-Ping Chen Thursday, November 3, 2022	New Directions in the Study of Silk Road Material Culture Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Art beyond the Plateaus: Tibet in the Artistic and Religious Exchanges across the Himalayas, Central Asia, and China – Talk by David Pritzker Friday, November 4, 2022	EASC Faculty Book Launch and Dinner Wednesday, April 12, 2023
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Marylyn Tan and Brian Bernards Friday, November 11, 2022	The Nak Chung Thun Archive and Global Korean Literature Thursday April 13, 2022
The Song the Owl God Sang: A discussion of Ainu Music, History, and Culture Wednesday, November 16, 2022	The Life and Legacy of Dr. Theodore Chen – Panel Discussion Tuesday, April 18, 2023
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Gabriele Koch and Benjamin Uchiyama Wednesday, November 16, 2022	EASC Guest Speaker Series: Tatsujiro Suzuki History of Nuclear Energy in Japan: From ‘Dream Power’ to ‘Stranded Legacy’ Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Diverse Career Paths after a PhD – Grad Professionalization Series Thursday, November 17, 2022	Job Search: Succeeding in Academia – Grad Professionalization Series Thursday, April 20, 2023
Modern Japan History Association: Author Seiji Shirane and Discussant Andrew Gordon Wednesday, December 14, 2022	Film Screening of: Before They Take Us Away: Untold Stories of Japanese American Self-Evacuees of World War II Friday, April 28, 2023
	EASC Commencement Reception Friday, May 12, 2023

Academic Year 2021-2022 Events

Fall 2021	Spring 2022
EASC New Book Series: Modern Japan – Jeremy A. Yellen and Frederick R. Dickinson Friday, September 3, 2021	EASC Undergraduate Mixer Tuesday. January 25, 2022
Race/Solidarity: Transpacific Conversations & Anthropology Colloquium Series present Uyghur Visions: Two Films by Mukaddas Mijit Wednesday, September 15, 2021	EASC New Book Series: Sinophone Studies – Hentyle Yapp and Kandice Chuh Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Job Search: Succeeding in Academia – Grad Professionalization Series Tuesday, September 21, 2021	Every Talk is a Job Talk: Even on Zoom – Grad Professionalization Series Tuesday, February 15, 2022
EASC New Book Series: Sinophone Studies – Evan N. Dawley and Ping-hui Liao Wednesday, September 22, 2021	EASC New Book Series: Modern Japan – Timothy M. Yang and Susan L. Burns Friday, February 18, 2022
EASC New Book Series: Modern Japan – Chelsea Szendi Schieder and Ayako Kano Friday, October 1, 2021	Sustainability in the Post-COVID Era: A Regulatory Perspective Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Diverse Career Paths After a PhD – Grad Professionalization Series Tuesday, October 19, 2021	From Chongno to It’aewŏn (via Ŭljiro):Homo-Spatiality and Gender Non-Conforming Wo/men in Authoritarian-Era Seoul Wednesday, February 23, 2022
EASC New Book Series: Sinophone Studies – Sean Metzger and Lok Siu Wednesday, October 20, 2021	The Materiality of Long-Distance Travel: What did Buddhist Monks Carry between South Asia and China? Monday, February 28, 2022
Race/Solidarity: Transpacific Conversations – Rethinking Race and Ethnicity in Imperial China – Shao-yun Yang Friday, October 29, 2021	barangay: an offshore poem Thursday, March 3, 2022
EASC New Book Series: Modern Japan – Kendall Heitzman and Van C. Gessel Friday, November 5, 2021	EASC New Book Series: Modern Japan – Nozomi Naoi and Alice Tseng Friday, March 4, 2022
EASC New Book Series: Sinophone Studies – Yuanfei Wang and Xing Hang Wednesday, November 10, 2021	EASC New Book Series: Sinophone Studies – Lauren Steimer and Poshek Fu Wednesday, March 9, 2022
UnOther 2021: Navigating & Unpacking AAPI Now Tuesday, November 16, 2021 – Thursday, November 18, 2021	Levan Book Chat – Sonya Lee, Temples in the Cliffside: Buddhist Art in Sichuan (University of Washington Press, 2021) Wednesday, March 9, 2022
EASC Graduate Fellowships Information Session Tuesday, November 30, 2021	Publishing: Articles and Books – Grad Professionalization Series Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Japan in the Long 1940s: A New History Friday, December 3, 2021	EASC New Book Series: Modern Japan – Kerim Yasar and Hiromu Nagahara Friday, April 1, 2022
	Role of ASEAN in Japan’s “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” – Talk by Kei Koga Monday, April 4, 2022
	EASC New Book Series: Sinophone Studies – Andrew D. Morris and Dominic Meng-Hsuan Yang Wednesday, April 6, 2022
	Borrowed Recipes: Migrant Food Worlds of the Silk Roads Thursday, April 7, 2022
	EASC Faculty Dinner Party and Book Launch Wednesday, April 13, 2022
	EASC Manuscript Review for Jenny Chio Friday, April 29, 2022
	2022 East Asian Studies Center Commencement Reception Friday, May 13, 2022

Academic Year 2020-2021 Events

Fall 2020	Spring 2021
EAAS Virtual UG Student Forum Tuesday, August 11, 2020	EASC New Book Series: Modern Japan – Nick Kapur and Laura Hein Friday, January 15, 2021
EAAS MA Virtual Orientation Wednesday, August 12, 2020	EASC New Book Series: Modern China – Andrew F. Jones and Ying Qian Friday, January 29, 2021
EASC at the Fall 2020 Virtual Study Abroad Fair Thursday, September 3, 2020	Career Fest 2021 – EASC Instagram Takeover February 2-5, 2021
Explore East Asian Area Studies Tuesday, September 15, 2020	EASC New Book Series: Modern Japan – John Person and Katsuya Hirano Friday, February 5, 2021
Job Search: Succeeding in Academia Monday, September 21, 2020	EASC at the Spring 2021 Virtual Study Abroad Fair Tuesday, February 9, 2021
EAAS Mid-Semester MA Meeting Wednesday, September 23, 2020	Regulatory Science: East Asian Perspectives – Eunjoo Pacifici with Terry Church on “Eastern Medicines, Western Regulation” Thursday, February 11, 2021
EASC Global East Asia Virtual Information Session Thursday, October 1, 2020	EASC New Book Series: Modern China – Lingchei Letty Chen and Michael Berry Friday, February 19, 2021
Race/Solidarity: Transpacific Conversations – Duncan Williams with Yuichiro Onishi Tuesday, October 6, 2020	Every Talk is a Job Talk: Even on Zoom Monday, February 22, 2021
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Sonya Lee with Jin Xu Wednesday, October 7, 2020	Race/Solidarity: Transpacific Conversations – Intersections of Asian and Black Cultures in Theatre Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Learn About EASC at USC – Trojan Family Weekend 2020 Thursday, October 8, 2020	EASC Guest Speaker Series: Stanley Rosen with Geoffrey Wiseman Monday, March 1, 2021
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Joshua Goldstein with Keisha Brown Monday, October 12, 2020	EAAS Mid-Semester MA Meeting Thursday, March 4, 2021
Regulatory Science: East Asian Perspectives – Eunjoo Pacifici with Terry Church on “Drugs in COVID Times” Tuesday, October 20, 2020	EASC New Book Series: Modern Japan – Paul Barclay and Kirsten Ziomek Friday, March 5, 2021
EASC at the Fall 2020 Virtual Graduate Schools Fair Thursday, October 22, 2020	EASC New Book Series: Modern China – David Der-wei Wang and Carlos Rojas Thursday, March 11, 2021
Diverse Career Paths After a Ph.D. Monday, October 26, 2020	EASC Guest Speaker Series: Hao Chen with Yuhua Wang Thursday, March 18, 2021
East Asian Area Studies at the Dornsife Major & Minor Fair Tuesday, October 27, 2020	Race/Solidarity: Transpacific Conversations – The Asian and Black Questions Up Close in Drama Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Race/Solidarity; Transpacific Conversations – Adrian De Leon with Dolly Li and Joey Yang Thursday, October 29, 2020	Spring 2021 EASC Virtual Undergraduate Mixer Friday, March 26, 2021
EASC Fellowships Virtual Information Session Wednesday, November 4, 2020	Publishing: Articles and Books Monday, March 29, 2021
EASC New Book Series: Modern Japan – Kirsten Ziomek and Kyu Hyun Kim Friday, November 6, 2020	Race/Solidarity: Transpacific Conversation – The Politics of Friendship: Black and Korean Soldiers in U.S. Military Expansion Thursday, April 1, 2021
EASC Guest Speaker Series: Benjamin Uchiyama with Carol Gluck Monday, November 9, 2020	EASC Guest Speaker Series: Jessica Zu and Larry Ward Thursday, April 8, 2021
Race/Solidarity: Transpacific Conversations – Duncan Williams with Deepa Iyer Wednesday, November 11, 2020	EASC New Book Series: Modern China – Shelly Chan and Huei-Ying Kuo Friday, April 16, 2021
Love, Lust, Caution: Centennial Celebration of the Cross-Cultural Legacies of Eileen Chang Friday, November 20, 2020	Multisensory Dissent and Alliance Building: The Inaugural Biennial Conference of the Society of Sinophone Studies April 22-24, 2021
EASC New Book Series: Modern Japan – Benjamin Uchiyama and Sabine Frühstück Friday, December 4, 2020	EASC New Book Series: Modern Japan – Chinghsin Wu and Gennifer Weisenfeld Friday, April 23, 2021
	From Foundations to Frontiers: Chinese American Contributions to the Fabric of America Wednesday, April 28, 2021
	MINARI Film Screening – APIFSA Tuesday, May 4, 2021
	EASC Virtual Celebration Reception Thursday, May 13, 2021

Academic Year 2019-2020 Events

Fall 2019	Spring 2020
2019 EAAS MA Orientation Tuesday, August 20, 2019	Americaville Screening and Q&A with Director Adam James Smith Thursday, January 16, 2020
Fall 2019 EASC Grad Mixer Thursday, September 19, 2019	Public Speaking Monday, January 27, 2020
Fall 2019 EASC Faculty Luncheon Thursday, September 26, 2019	East Asia Career Panel Thursday, January 30, 2020
Job Search: Succeeding in Academia Monday, September 30, 2019	Spring 2020 EASC Undergraduate Mixer Monday, February 10, 2020
EAAS MA Fall Semester Luncheon Wednesday, October 2, 2019	2020 Global East Asia Maymester Orientation Friday, February 21, 2020
Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue – Screening and Q&A with Director Miki Dezaki Friday, October 11, 2019	Dissertation Research and Writing Monday, February 24, 2020
EASC Global East Asia Maymester Info Session Wednesday, October 23, 2019	The Enigma of Qiu Ying: A Ming Painter and His Legacy – Lecture by Stephen Little Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Job Search: Succeeding Beyond Academia Monday, October 28, 2019	Storm Children: Book One Screening and Q&A with Director Lav Diaz Monday, March 2, 2020
EASC Open House – Trojan Family Weekend 2019 Thursday, October 31, 2019	EAAS MA Spring Semester Luncheon Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Jeronimo Screening and Q&A with Director Joseph Juhn Wednesday, November 6, 2019	The Social Networks of Antiquities Collectors in Northern-Song China: An Experiment in Digital Humanities – Talk by Prof. Ya-hwei Hsu – ONLINE Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Facsimiles, Forgeries, and Mistaken Identity among Chinese Rare Books – Lecture by Sören Edgren Wednesday, November 13, 2019	Publishing: Articles and Books – CANCELED Monday, March 30, 2020
Chinese Rare Books at USC Libraries: A Hands-on Workshop Thursday, November 14, 2019	Spring 2020 EASC Grad Mixer – CANCELED Thursday, April 9, 2020
Navigating Grad (PhD) Life Monday, November 18, 2019	Spring 2020 EASC Faculty Luncheon – CANCELED Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Fall 2019 EASC Undergraduate Mixer Wednesday, November 20, 2019	Spring 2020 EASC Faculty Book Launch – CANCELED Thursday, April 23, 2020
2019 EASC/Ito Center/KSI Holiday Party Wednesday, December 4, 2019	Spring 2020 EASC Commencement Reception – VIRTUAL Friday, May 15, 2019

Academic Year 2018-2019 Events

Fall 2018	Spring 2019
2018 EAAS MA Orientation Tuesday, August 14, 2018	Text Analysis for Asia and Beyond Symposium Friday-Saturday, January 11-12, 2019
Paradox: Movie Screening and Q&A Friday, August 24, 2018	Public Speaking – Lecture Monday, January 28, 2019
Migrant Voices Between Korea and China Friday, September 7, 2018	East Asia Career Panel Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Fall 2018 EASC Grad Mixer Wednesday, September 12, 2018	Private Connoisseurs, Public Collections: A West Coast Perpective on Collecting Japanese Prints in the U.S. – Talk by Jeannie Kenmotsu Thursday, February 7, 2019
Fall 2018 EASC Undergraduate Mixer Thursday, September 20, 2018	EASC Manuscript Review for Joshua Goldstein Friday, February 8, 2019
Navigating Grad (PhD) Life Monday, September 24, 2018	2019 Global East Asia Maymester Orientation Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Fall 2018 EASC Faculty Luncheon Meeting Tuesday, September 25, 2018	Race, State Violence, and Radical Movements in the Decolonizing Pacific – Talk by Simeon Man Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Fall 2018 EASC Undergraduate FLAS Fellows Luncheon Wednesday, October 10, 2018	Resources: Funding, Archives, Networks Monday, February 25, 2019
EASC Open House – Trojan Family Weekend Thursday, October 11, 2018	AMERICAN SUTRA – Book Talk by Duncan Williams in Conversation with Varun Soni Tuesday, February 26, 2019
EASC Global East Asia Maymester Info Session Thursday, October 18, 2018	Academic Job Search Monday, March 25, 2019
Fall 2018 EASC Graduate FLAS/ACE Fellows Mixer Wednesday, October 24, 2018	Spring 2019 EASC Undergraduate Mixer Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Dissertation Research and Writing Monday, October 29, 2018	May Fourth: An Incident. A Movement. A Revolution? Wednesday, April 3, 2019
EASC Manuscript Review for Sonya Lee Friday, November 9, 2018	Spring 2019 EASC Grad Mixer Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Public Speaking – Presentation Monday, November 26, 2018	Liberalism and Democracy in Myanmar – Talk by Ian Holliday Thursday, April 11, 2019
Ito Center/EASC/KSI Joint Holiday Party Wednesday, November 28, 2018	Sex Work, Media Networks and Transpacific Histories of Affect – Talk by Lily Wong Thursday, April 11, 2019
THE GREAT BUDDHA+ Film Screening and Q&A with Director HUANG Hsin-yao Thursday, November 29, 2018	Spring 2019 EASC Faculty Luncheon Thursday, April 18, 2019
Yakuza, The State, and Freedom of Expression in Post-1960s Japan Friday, November 30, 2018	Commemorating the Centennial: Spring 1919, the Korean Independence Movement and the Digitized Archives Friday, April 19, 2019
	Spring 2019 EASC Faculty Book Launch Wednesday, April 24, 2019
	Spring 2019 EASC Commencement Reception Friday, May 10, 2019

Academic Year 2017-2018 Events

Fall 2017	Spring 2018
EAAS MA Student Luncheon Tuesday, August 15, 2017	Public Speaking: Lecture Monday, January 29, 2018
Fall 2017 Grad Mixer Wednesday, September 13, 2017	East Asia Career Panel Thursday, February 1, 2018
Architects of Buddhist Leisure – Dr Justin McDaniel Wednesday, September 20, 2017	Interdisciplinary Symposium on East Asian Business – Space and Place Friday, February 9, 2018
Navigating Grad (PhD) Life Monday, September 25, 2017	Japanese Extensive Reading Workshop Saturday, February 17, 2018
Fall 2017 EASC Faculty Luncheon Wednesday, September 27, 2017	Resources: Funding, Archives, Networks Monday, February 26, 2018
EASC FLAS Fellows Reception Wednesday, October 11, 2017	EASC Manuscript Review for Professor Lori Meeks Friday, March 2, 2018
F all 2017 EASC Undergraduate Mixer Tuesday, October 17, 2017	Gendering Modern Korean Literature and Cultural Studies Thursday, March 8, 2018
Nobody Knows: Movie Screening and Q&A Wednesday, October 25, 2017	Political Economy of Asia’s Monetary and Financial Landscape Friday, March 9, 2018
D issertation Research and Writing Monday, October 30, 2017	Academic Job Search Monday, March 26, 2018
USC-PCC Campus Visit and Transfer Panel Wednesday, November 15, 2017	Spring 2018 EASC Undergraduate Mixer Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Queer Lives as Cautionary Tales Thursday, November 16, 2017	2018 Global East Asia Maymester Orientation Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Public Speaking: Presentations Monday, November 27, 2017	Spring 2018 EASC Faculty Luncheon Wednesday, April 11, 2018
EASC Fellowship Info Session Wednesday, November 28, 2017	Second Language Acquisition Theory and L2 Chinese Instruction Saturday, April 14, 2018
CJRC/EASC/KSI Joint Holiday Party Thursday, November 30, 2017	Spring 2018 EASC Grad Mixer Wednesday, April 18, 2018
	Spring 2018 EASC Book Launch Wednesday, April 25, 2018
	USC-Yonsei University Joint Symposium & Korean Teachers Training Workshop Friday & Saturday, April 27 & 28, 2018
	Spring 2018 EASC Commencement Reception Friday, May 11, 2018
	Dissertation Workshop on Contemporary East Asia Friday, May 18, 2018
	Woman Sesame Oil Maker – Screening and Q&A Tueday, June 5, 2018
	Conference on Buddhist Ethics June 8 – June 10, 2018

Academic Year 2016-2017 Events

Fall 2016	Spring 2017
Conversation with Kevin McAuliffe Friday, July 15, 2016	Spring 2017 East Asian Area Studies Commencement Reception Friday, May 12, 2017
MA Welcome Luncheon Wednesday, August 17, 2016	Spring 2017 EASC Faculty Book Launch Wednesday, April 26, 2017
East Asian Library Graduate Student Research Symposium & Orientation Friday, August 26, 2016	Grad Forum \| Job Search Monday, April 24, 2017
Public Speaking\| Every Talk is a Job Talk Friday, August 26, 2016	Spring 2017 EASC Grad Mixer Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Fall 2016 EASC Faculty Luncheon Meeting Wednesday, September 7, 2016	Spring 2017 EASC Faculty Luncheon Meeting Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Kamome Diner Screening Tuesday, September 13, 2016	Jamyung Choi Talk: Hegemony without Question Thursday, April 6, 2017
Fall 2016 EASC Grad Mixer Wednesday, September 21, 2016	Summer 2017 Global East Asia Orientation Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Grad Forum\| Time Management Monday, September 26, 2016	South Korean Politics at the Crossroads Thursday, March 30, 2017
Fall 2016 EASC FLAS Fellows Mixer Wednesday, September 28, 2016	Grad Forum \| Funding Applications Monday, March 27, 2017
Alternative Dreams: A Lecture by Stephen Little Thursday, October 6, 2016	Memorial for Professor Emeritus John ‘Jack’ Wills, Jr. Monday, March 20, 2017
Spellbound: A Lecture by James Benn Thursday, October 13, 2016	PCC Visit USC Day 2017 Thursday, March 9, 2017
EASC/CIS Open House Tuesday, October 18, 2016	Grad Forum\| Dissertation Writing Monday, February 27, 2017
Knocking Down The Gates of Hell Tuesday, October 25, 2016	Interdisciplinary Symposium on East Asian Business Friday, February 10, 2017
Grad Forum\| Portfolio Management Monday, October 31, 2016	Buddhist Statecraft in East Asia: A Conference of Storytellers Friday-Sunday, February 10-13, 2017
Fall 2016 EASC Fellowship Info Session Wednesday, November 16, 2016	Summer 2017 EASC Global East Asia Info Session Monday, February 6, 2017
Grad Forum\| The Care and Feeding of Faculty Advisors Monday, November 28, 2016	China’s Circular Economy: From Problems to Progress Friday, February 3, 2017
USC-PCC Partnership: Transferring to Four-Year Institution Tuesday, November 29, 2016	East Asia Career Panel – Career Fest 2017 Thursday, February 2, 2017
EASC/KSI/CJRC Holiday Party Wednesday, November 30, 2016	Grad Forum\| Work/Life Balance Monday, January 30, 2017
EASC Manuscript Review for Prof. Rongdao Lai Friday, December 2, 2016	Public Speaking\| Public Speaking for Non-Native Speakers Friday, January 27, 2017

Academic Year 2015-2016 Events

Fall 2015	Spring 2016
EASC Taiwanese Documentary Series Wednesday, September 16, 2015	East Asia Career Panel – USC Career Fest 2016 Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Fall 2015 Faculty Luncheon Meeting Thursday, October 1, 2015	Korean Linguistics and Language Teaching Conference Friday-Saturday, January 29-30, 2016
USC Workshop on Japanese Extensive Reading 2015 Saturday, October 3 – Sunday, October 4, 2015	EASC Grad Forum: Portfolio Management Monday, February 1, 2016
EASC FLAS Fellows Mixer Wednesday, October 7, 2015	The Mongol-Yuan in Chinese History with Prof. Liu Yingsheng Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Fall 2015 EASC Graduate Mixer Wednesday, October 21, 2015	EASC Grad Forum: Public Speaking March 7, 2016
North Korea’s Futures Monday, October 26, 2015	EASC Manuscript Review for Prof. Duncan Williams Friday, March 11, 2016
New Perspectives on the Cultural History of 1980s South Korea Friday, November 6 – Saturday, November 7, 2015	OPI Refresher Workshop in Japanese Saturday, March 12, 2016
EASC Grad Forum: Professionalization Seminar “Work/Life Balance and Time Management” Monday, November 9, 2015	EASC Manuscript Review for Charlotte Furth Monday, March 21, 2016
EASC Fellowships Info Session Wednesday, November 11, 2015	Memorial for Prof. Eugene Cooper Monday, March 28, 2016
Careers in Transpacific Business and Politics – Jon Kaji Thursday, November 12, 2015	“Born With It” – A Film Screening and Discussion with filmmaker Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr. Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Many Faces of K-pop Music Videos: Reflections of Broadway, Motown, and Revue Thursday, November 19, 2015	USC-PCC Partnership: USC Day Visit Thursday, March 31, 2016
EASC Global East Asia Info Session Thursday, November 19, 2015	From Our Eyes: Community Media and Visual Ethnography in China Tuesday, April 5, 2016
USC-PCC Partnership: Transferring to Four-Year Institutions Tuesday, December 1, 2015	Female Spirit Mediums and the Cult of “Uncle Ho” in Today’s Vietnam with Prof. Hue-Tam Ho Tai Wednesday, April 6, 2016
EASC-KSI Holiday Party Wednesday, December 2, 2015	Summer 2016 EASC Global East Asia General Orientation Thursday, April 7, 2016
	Spring 2016 EASC Faculty Luncheon Meeting Wednesday, April 13, 2016
	The Struggle for Democracy in 1980s East Asia with Dr. Chaohua Wang Tuesday, April 19, 2016
	Spring 2016 EASC Faculty Book Launch Wednesday, April 20, 2016
	Manuscript Review for Prof. Saori Katada Friday, April 22, 2016 EASC Co-sponsored
	Spring 2016 EASC Grad Mixer Thursday, April 28, 2016
	East Asian Area Studies Commencement Reception Friday, May 13, 2016
	USC/UCLA and Illinois/Indiana National East Asia Dissertation Workshop: Early Modern East Asia Friday-Saturday, June 3-4, 2016

Academic Year 2014-2015 Events

Fall 2014	Spring 2015
EASC Manuscript Review: Clinton Godart Monday, August 18, 2014	Korean Shaman Performance and Screening Friday-Sunday, January 16-18, 2015
2014 KSI/SCA Korean Film Festival Saturday-Sunday, September 6-7, 2014	EASC Manuscript Review: Yu Hong Friday, January 23, 2015
Global East Asia Korea 2014 Reunion Dinner Tuesday, September 16, 2014	Ideas of Asia in the Museum – An International Symposium Friday and Saturday, January 23-24, 2015
Global East Asia China 2014 Reunion Dinner Tuesday, September 23, 2014	EASC Grad Forum 2: Public Speaking for Non-Native Speakers Monday, January 26, 2015
Fall 2014 EASC Faculty Luncheon Meeting Tuesday, September 30, 2014	Career Fest 2015: East Asia Career Panel Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Fall 2014 EASC Graduate Mixer Thursday, October 2, 2014	EASC Grad Forum 3: Work/Life Balance and Time Management Monday, February 2, 2015
EASC Taiwanese Documentary Series Tuesday, October 28, 2014	15th Korean Teachers Training Workshop Saturday, February 14, 2015
Normativity and Nations: “Japanese” Literature in Brazil Wednesday, October 29, 2014	Festschrift in Honor of John “Jack” E. Wills, Jr. Tuesday, March 17, 2015
West Coast International Relations in Asia Conference Monday, November 3, 2014	Spring 2015 EASC/KSI Faculty Book Launch for Brett Sheehan and Sandra Fahy Tuesday, March 24, 2015
2015-16 EASC Fellowships Information Session Thursday, November 6, 2014	Global East Asia 2015 General Orientation Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Mao Zedong and Qi Baishi Screening and Q&A with Mr. Tang Guoqiang Thursday, November 6, 2014	Memory, Moment, and Mobility in East Asia: East Asian Languages and Cultures Graduate Student Conference Saturday, April 11, 2015
Reading and Discussion with Award-winning Novelist Fuminori Nakamura Monday, November 10, 2014	EASC Taiwanese Documentary Series Thursday and Saturday, April 16 and 18, 2015
From the Miracle of the Han to K-pop Mania: South Korea’s Place in the Sun Wednesday, November 12, 2014	USC-PCC Partnership: Transferring to Four-Year Institutions Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Global East Asia as PWP Information Session Tuesday, November 18, 2014	Spring 2015 EASC Faculty Luncheon Meeting Thursday, April 23, 2015
EASC Grad Forum 1: Every Talk is a Jobtalk Wednesday, November 19, 2014	EASC Grad Mixer Thursday, April 30, 2015
Globalizing Japanese Universities: An Inside View from the University of Tokyo Friday, November 21, 2014	First Annual USC Workshop on East Asian Language Education Saturday, May 2, 2015
EASC-KSI Holiday Party Thursday, December 4, 2014	Joint Consortium Disseration Workshop on Medieval East Asia at University of Illinois Friday – Sunday, May 8-10, 2015

Academic Year 2013-2014 Events

Fall 2013	Spring 2014
Fall 2013 EASC Graduate Student Mixer Thursday, September 19, 2013	From Ground Zero to Degree Zero: Akira as Origin and Oblivion Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Teach for China Information Session Tuesday, September 24, 2013	Career Fest 2014: East Asia Career Panel Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Fall 2013 EASC Faculty Luncheon Meeting Tuesday, October 1, 2013	Five Features of Korean Three Kingdoms Period Architecture and How They Relate to China – EASC co-sponsored Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Global East Asia 2014 Information Sessions Tuesday-Wednesday, October 22-23, 2013	EASC Grad Forum: Public Speaking for Non-Native Speakers Wednesday, February 26, 2014
EASC Fellowships Information Session Thursday, November 14, 2013	Taiwan in the World Monday, March 3, 2014
Religion, Political Identities and Sacred Symbols in East Asia Friday, November 15, 2013	Screening: Seeking Asian Female – EASC co-sponsor Friday, March 7, 2014
Junkyard Planet: A Lecture and Q&A with Adam Minter Wednesday, December 3, 2013	EASC Grad Forum: Every Talk is a Jobtalk Wednesday, April 9, 2014
	Two Painterly Requiems for the Nuclear Weapons Over the Pacific, 1945-1954 Thursday, April 10, 2014
	Spring 2014 EASC Graduate Mixer Thursday, April 17, 2014
	Spring 2014 EASC Faculty Luncheon Meeting Wednesday, April 23, 2014
	Korean Teachers Training Workshop – EASC co-sponsor Saturday, May 3, 2014

Academic Year 2012-2013 Events

Fall 2014	Spring 2013
A Return to the Original I Ching: New Perspectives on Gender, Divination, and the Enduring Meaning of a Chinese Classic Wednesday, September 19, 2012 EASC co-sponsor	Visions & Voices: Naked Island: Benicio Del Toro Presents the Work of Legendary Japanese Filmmaker Kaneto Shindo Saturday, January 26, 2013 EASC co-sponsor
EASC Graduate Student Mixer Thursday, September 20, 2012	Career Fest 2013: East Asia Career Panel Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tai Chi 0 Sunday, October 14, 2012 EASC co-sponsor	Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Thursday, February 7, 2013 EASC co-sponsor
Global East Asia Information Sessions Tuesday & Wednesday, October 23-24, 2012	Asia and the Global South Thursday, February 14, 2013
Visions & Voices: Nikkatsu at 100 Friday-Sunday, October 26-28, 2012 EASC co-sponsor	2013 Korean Film Festival Friday-Saturday, March 1-2, 2013 EASC co-sponsor
EASC Fellowships Information Session Wednesday, November 7, 2012	13th Annual Korean Teachers Training Workshop Saturday, March 2, 2013 EASC co-sponsor
Buddhist Futures: Conceptions of Modernity and Temporality in Modern Japanese Buddhism Friday, November 9, 2012 EASC co-sponsor	EASC Grad Forum: Professionalization Wednesday, March 6, 2013
EASC Majors/Minors Mixer Wednesday, November 14, 2012	Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature, and the Arts Friday, March 8, 2013
KSI & EASC Graduate Student Symposium Saturday, November 17, 2012 EASC co-sponsor	EASC Grad Forum: Research Wednesday, March 13, 2013
EASC Manuscript Review: Brian Bernards Friday, December 7, 2012	Spring 2013 EASC Graduate Mixer Thursday, April 18, 2013
	Book Event: Author Fuminori Nakamura Monday, April 22, 2013

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