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OSU Libraries’ “Global Comics Lecture Series” made possible by OIA Area Studies Center Conference Grant
To further develop and enhance area studies research and dialogue at Ohio State, the area studies centers of the Office of International Affairs launched the OIA Area Studies Center Conference…

Sijo Teacher Workshops and Student Competition 2021
The East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University, with support from the Korea Foundation, presented opportunities for students and teachers to learn about Sijo (Korean Poetry) this…

IKS hosts Second Midwest Korean Speech Contest
The Institute for Korean Studies, a constituent unit of the East Asian Studies Center, hosted the Second Midwest Korean Speech Contest on April 17, 2021. Organized by the Midwest Association of…

New graduate-level course on 20th Century Korean History to be offered in Autumn 2021
A unique graduate-level history course will be offered in Autumn 2021-- History 7401, “East Asia and the Modern/Contemporary World: 20th Century Korean History” (class number 23480). This is…

EASC statement condemns violence and discrimination against AAPI communities
The East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University joins people everywhere in mourning the recent shootings in Atlanta. Although the details of this tragedy are still under investigation,…

Donation earmarked to support Cantonese language program
A recent $25,000 anonymous donation to Ohio State’s Cantonese Gamluhk (Golden Buck) Fund will provide continued support to the university’s conversational Cantonese course, and hopefully pave the…

Postdoctoral Fellowship in East Asian Studies, Slavic Studies and the Problem of Crisis
The East Asian Studies Center, the Center for Slavic and East European Studies and the Center for Historical Research at The Ohio State University invite applications for a one…

Midwestern Professionalization Seminar for East Asian Studies
The East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University and the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are collaborating to launch the “Midwestern…

EASC Sponsors Sijo (Korean Poetry) Teacher Workshop and Student Competition
EASC will introduce Korean literature to teachers through an asynchronous Sijo Poetry Workshop and to K-12 students through an Ohio Sijo Poetry…