East Asia for Teachers
Newsletter of the Five College Center for East Asian
Studies
Spring and Summer 2009
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CALENDAR Ongoing Exhibits * March * April |
Listings are described in more detail within
the newsletter body.
*An asterisk preceding an entry signals the Center’s or NCTA’s (National Consortium for Teaching about Asia) involvement in the activity.
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
Thru Sun, Apr 19: American Artists Contemplate Asia (Guggenheim Museum, NYC)
Thru Sun, Apr 26: Tea Culture of Japan (Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT)
Thru Sun, Apr 26: Liu Zheng: The Chinese (Williams College, Williamstown, MA)
Thru Sun, Apr 26: Exhibition, Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Asia Society, NYC)
Thru Sun, May 10: Ink Tales (Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME)
Thru Sun, May 17: Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art (Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA)
Thru Sun, May 31: Post-Mao Dreaming (Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA)
Thru Sun, May 31: Visions of Kyoto (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA)
Thru Sun, Jun 7: Alive in Colorful Display (Worcester Art Museum, MA)
Thru Sun, Jun 7: Art and Life in the Changsha Kingdom (China Institute, NYC)
Thru Sun, Jun 21: Shih Chieh Huang / Connected (RISD Museum, Providence, RI)
Thru Sun, Jun 21: Art of the Korean Renaissance (Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC),
Thru Sun, Jul 5: Japanese Monochrome Prints and Books (RISD Museum, Providence, RI)
Thru Sun, Jul 12: Gentlemen of Suzhou (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA)
Thru Sun, Aug 9: Celebrating Kyoto (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA)
Thru Sun, Aug 9: Exhibition, Asian Journeys (Asia Society, NYC)
Thru Sun, Sep 13: Exhibition, Arts of the Ming Dynasty (Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC)
Thru Sun, Sep 13: Exhibition, Yang Fudong: Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest (Asia Society, NYC)
Thru Mon, Nov 9: Showa Sophistication: Japan in the 1930s (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA)
Thru Fri, Jan 1, 2010: Perfect Imbalance, Exploring Chinese Aesthetics (Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA)
MARCH
*Thu 12 − Sat 14: Conference, National Council for History Education (Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, MA)
Fri, Mar 13 − Sun, Jun 14: Exhibition, KRAZY! The Delirious World of Anime (Japan Society, NYC)
§*Mon 16 − Thu 19: Conference, Northeast Regional Conference on the Social Studies (Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, MA)
Tue 17: Lecture, Malignancies and Therapies in a Recent Chinese Novel (Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA)
Wed 18: Film, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Boston University, MA)
Sat 21: Performance, Meng-Chieh Liu, piano (Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts, Boston, MA)
Sun 22: Performance, Shakuhachi and Koto Concert (Kaji Aso Studio, Boston, MA)
Wed 25: Film, Naniwa Elegy (Boston University, MA)
Thu 26: Conference, CTA Day (Chicago, IL)
Thu 26 − Sun 29: Conference, Association for Asian Studies Annual Meeting (Sheraton, Chicago, IL)
§*Fri 27: Registration deadline, From the Museum to the Classroom, (FCCEAS, Northampton, MA)
Fri 27 − Sun 29: Conference, Buddhism in Mongolia (Smith College, Northampton, MA)
Sat 28: Lecture, The Japan Craze (Springfield Museums, MA)
Sat, Mar 28 − Thu, Apr 30: Exhibition, Inspiration for the Dot Project (Kaji Aso Studio, Boston, MA)
Sun 29: Event, Matsuri ’09 (Japan-America Society of Vermont/St. Michael’s College, Colchester)
Mon 30: Proposal deadline, NECTJ Conference (Boston Children’s Museum, MA)
APRIL
§*Wed 1: Registration deadline, Japanese Tea Ceremony (FCCEAS, Northampton, MA)
Wed 1: Submission deadline, K−12 International Art Exchange (OneWorld Classrooms, Haverhill, MA).
Wed 1: Film, Hula Girls (Boston University, MA)
Wed 1: Application deadline, Music Festival at Walnut Hill (Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts, Lincoln, MA)
Wed 1: Lecture, Japan Colloquium Series (Yale University, New Haven, CT)
*Wed 1 −Sat 4: Conference, New York State Council for the Social Studies (Saratoga Hilton, NY)
Wed, Apr 1 − Sun, May 24: Exhibition, China-Balancing the Changes (Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT)
Thu 2: Lecture, Becoming a Woman in 16th-century Japan (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Thu 2: Lecture, Life of Chinese Actor Ying Ruocheng (Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT)
Thu 2: Online seminar, China in the World (Primary Source, Watertown, MA)
Thu 2 − Sun 5: Symposium, Insights, Identities, and Expressions in East Asia (Middlesex Community College/Boston, MA)
*Fri 3: Application deadline, Views of the East (NCTA/World Affairs Council of ME/ Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME)
§*Sat 4: Event, From the Museum to the Classroom, (FCCEAS, MA/NYC)
Sun 5 − Tue 7: Conference, New England League of Middle Schools (Providence, RI)
§*Mon 6: Lecture, Japan Colloquium Series (Yale University, New Haven, CT)
Tue 7: Lecture, Why are the Japanese Living Longer? (Harvard University, Cambridge, MA)
Wed 8: Film, The Burmese Harp (Boston University, MA)
§*Thu 9 & Thu 16: Event, Japanese Tea Ceremony (FCCEAS/Mount Holyoke College, S. Hadley, MA)
Thu 9: Lecture, New Chinese Documentary Film Series (Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT)
Fri 10: Lecture, Title TBA (Smith College, Northampton, MA)
Mon 13: Lecture/Tour, Freeman Family Japanese Garden (Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT)
Tue 14: Lecture, Japan Colloquium Series (Yale University, New Haven, CT)
Wed 15: Performance, Salute to Baseball Japan Style: Taiko Drums (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Wed 15: Film, Sisters of the Gion (Boston University, MA)
Wed 15: Submission deadline, Painting and Calligraphy Competition (Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts, Lincoln, MA)
Wed 15 − Fri 17: Lectures, Economic Transformation in East Asia (Harvard University, Cambridge, MA)
Thu 16: Lecture, Stalin’s Eurasian Balance and the Coming of Cold War (Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT)
Fr 17: Film, Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (Japan Society, NYC)
Fri 17: Lecture, Masculinity and Otakudom in 21st Century Japan (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Fri 17: Symposium, The Journey of Chanoyu (Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT)
Fri 17: Lecture, Japan Anthropology Colloquium Series (Yale University, New Haven, CT)
Sat 18: Events, Tea Demonstration and Tea Services (Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT)
Sun 19: Event, Ohanami (Japan Society of Fairfield County, CT)
Thu 23: Lecture, About Freedom (Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT)
Fri 24: Registration deadline, Understanding Modern China (Primary Source, Watertown, MA)
Fri 24: Lecture, Dirty Sexy Haiku (Harvard University, Cambridge, MA)
§*Sat 25: Event, Museum Tours (FCCEAS, MA)
Sun 26: Performance, Hearing China (Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT)
Sun 26: Event, Sakura Matsuri, Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival (Boston Children’s Museum, MA).
Mon 27: Application deadline, Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (IREX, Washington, DC)
Tue 28: Lecture, On the Post-Cyborgian Identity of Japanoids (Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT)
Thu 30: Lecture, Bringing What We Know About China to the Social Sciences (Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT)
Thu 30: Application deadline, Bilingual Summer Program (Keio Academy of New York, Purchase)
*Thu, Apr 30 − Sat, May 2: Conference, National Chinese Language (Marriott Downtown Hotel, Chicago, IL)
MAY
*Fri 1 (1st session): Seminar, Views of the East (NCTA/World Affairs Council of ME/Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME)
Fri 1: Proposal deadline, NEAAS Conference (Brown University, Providence, RI)
Fri 1: Proposal deadline, NEATE Conference (Crowne Plaza, Warwick, RI)
Fri 1: Annual Meeting, Massachusetts Council for Social Studies (Oliver Wight Tavern, Sturbridge Village, MA)
Fri 1: Lecture, Publishing Illustrated Erotic Books in the Later Edo Period (Harvard University, Cambridge, MA)
Fri 1 (1st program): Event, Celebrate Asia! (Boston Children’s Museum, MA)
Fri 1 − Thu 21: Exhibition, Japanese Calligraphy and Sumi Painting (Kaji Aso Studio, Boston, MA)
Sun 3: Event, Japan Festival 2009 (Kaji Aso Studio, Boston, MA)
Sun 3: Performance, Spring Taiko Concert (Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT)
Mon 4: Event, Japanese Tea Ceremony and Garden Tour (Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT)
Tue 5: Children’s Day (Kodomo no Hi)
Sat 9: Event, Japanese Garden Tour (Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT)
Sun 10: Performance, Korean Drumming (Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT)
Sun 17: Event, Children’s Day Festival of Japan & China (Asian Cultural Center, Brattleboro, VT)
Tue, May 19 − Mon, Jun 15: Study Tour, Chinese Culture (U of Hawaii/Peking U)
Fri 22: Film, Tora-san, My Uncle (Japan Society, NYC)
Fri 22 − Sun 24: Event, Anime Boston 2009 (Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA)
Sat 23: Conference, Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese (Boston Children’s Museum, MA)
Sat 30 & Sun 31: Performance, Odaiko New England’s 15th Anniversary Concert (Odaiko New England, MA)
JUNE
Wed, Jun 10 − Thu, Jul 2 & Mon, Jul 6 − Tue, Jul 28: Classes, Summer Art Program (CAFA/Beijing, China)
Sun 14: Event, Meet 60 Kids from Kyoto, Japan (Boston Children’s Museum, MA)
Thu 25 − Sun 28: Conference, World History Association (Salem State College, MA)
Sun 28: Event, Festival of China/Japanese Festival (Asian Cultural Center, Brattleboro, VT)
JULY
Mon 6 − Fri 10: Summer Institute, Understanding China (Primary Source, Watertown, MA)
Thu 9 − Sat 11: Conference, Asia Society Forum for Policymakers & Practitioners (Arlington, VA)
Thu, Jul 9 − Sun, Aug 16: Exhibition, Buriki: Japanese Tin Toys (Japan Society, NYC)
Sat, Jul 11 − Sat, Aug 1: Exhibition, Star Festival (Kaji Aso Studio, Boston, MA)
Thu 16 − Sun 19: Event, 2009 Black Ships Festival (Newport, RI)
Fri, Jul 17 − Sun, Jul 19: Program, Chinese Culture Weekend (Common Ground Center, Starksboro, VT)
Fri, Jul 24 − Fri, Aug 21: Conference, 61st Japan-America Student Conference (International Student Conferences)
Sat, Jul 25 −Sat, Aug 8: Classes, Bilingual Summer Program (Keio Academy of New York, Purchase)
Fri, Jul 31 − Wed, Aug 12: Tour, Haiku Tour in Japan (Kaji Aso Studio, Boston, MA)
Fri, Jul 31 − Fri, Aug 21: Event, Music Festival at Walnut Hill (Boston, MA)
AUGUST
Fri 7 − Sun 9: Workshop, Shin Buddhism (Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, MA)
Mon 3 − Fri 7: (pending funding): Summer Institute, Reading the Landscapes of East Asia (FCCEAS/Mount Holyoke College, S. Hadley, MA)
Mon 3 − Fri 7: Summer Camp, Chinese Culture & Art (Asian Cultural Center, Brattleboro, VT)
Please note that the purpose of this newsletter
is to provide information about East Asia. Inclusion of any listing should
not be construed as an endorsement of any service, group, or individual. Also,
dates and times may be subject to change, and there may be a charge for some
events. Please contact the appropriate organization for details.
Ongoing
Exhibits * March * April
* May * June