Asian Studies Program Florida International University Modesto A. Maidique Campus SIPA Building, Room 505 11200 SW 8th Street Miami, FL 33199 Phone: 305-348-1914 Fax: 305-348-6586 Email: asian@fiu.edu
Performance of City of Paper by Chinese Choreographer Yun Mei
Hatsume Fair
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The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Celebrating the first bud of spring, the Morikami's largest annual event, Hatsume, transforms the normally tranquil Morikami Park into a unique Japanese spring festival.
Will China Rise Peacefully?
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FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC Pavilion
lecture by John Mearshimer, R. Wendell Harrison Professor. Part of the Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Lecture Series.
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La Vida Nueva?
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FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 392
Discussion of Pre-Circulated Paper:
"La Vida Nueva?: US Military Bases and Vietnamese and Cuban Refugees, Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas, 1975-1982."
Professor Jana Lipman from Tulane University
The Anime Imagination: The Perils and Pleasures for Japanese Animation
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The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Susan Napier
Lecture: The Anime Imagination: The Perils and Pleasures for Japanese Animation.
Asian Studies Career Workshop
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FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GL 139
Aziz Klebleyev.
Natali Garcia-Diaz - Consul General of Japan in Miami.
Wendy Lo - Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens.
Diplomat-in-Residence Lari Martinez.
Florida Statewide Japanese Speech and Skit Contest
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FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GL 100
Florida Statewide Japanese Speech and Skit Contest
Dr. Steven Heine, Professor and Director of Asian Studies, will be speaking on the "Pathways to Zen". Other event presentations from distinct speakers include topics such as "Chinese Calligraphy" and "The Kimono." There will also be a History of Anime & Foam Sword Tournament and a Japenese Tea Ceremony Workshop, as well as a Student Life Asian Dining Etiquette Workshop and an Art Exhibit titled The Sacred Faces of Buddhism.
Asian Studies is hosting a nationwide professional development program for K-12 teachers to encourage teaching and learning about Asia this Summer 2010.
Includes information on the Board of Governors’ Program Review process, NCTA Summer Session, student news, and a faculty spotlight on Dr. Matthew Marr.
Asian Studies, along with the Broad Lecture Series housed in the School of International and Public Affairs, are pleased to announce an on-campus lecture by the Hon. Mr. Ichiro Fujisaki, the Ambassador of Japan to the U.S.
This workshop’s aims are to inform Asian Studies students about what makes a good research topic on which to conduct a Thesis or Master’s Essay and/or to take the topic you already have and improve on it. This workshop can also help undergraduates with advanced research projects.
Guest speaker, Shri R. P. Jain, Proprietor of Motilal Banarsidass Indological Publishers in Delhi, will be at FIU MMC campus to give a couple of lectures.
The Consulate General of Japan in Miami, the JET Program and Asian Studies at Florida International University presents the JET PROGRAM - INFORMATION SESSION
