The Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University, and Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University invite you to hear Global Taipei: Bridging Tradition and Innovation with Wan-An Chiang 蔣萬安 (Mayor of Taipei) September 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy St., […]
Harvard’s Program on US-Japan Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, and Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies invite you to hear Northeast Asia is for Deterrence and Southeast Asia is (Mostly) for Free-Riding: Understanding Divergent Responses to Maintaining Order Ja Ian Chong (Associate Professor of Political Science, National University of Singapore) Moderator: Mark Wu, Henry L. Stimson […]
The Consulate-General of Japan in Boston and the Boston University Pardee School Center for the Study of Asia are pleased to present Professor JIMBO Ken (Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University) The Transformation of Japanese Security Policy: The US-Japan Alliance and the New Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific Monday, Sept. 9 2024 from 5:30 to 7:00 […]
WorldBoston, WGBH Forum Network, Boston Public Library, and the Lowell Institute are pleased to invite you to the Boston Public Library for their latest Great Decisions program: “Understanding Indonesia” with Robert Blake Jr. Former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Wednesday, September 11, 2024 from 6-7:30 pm ET Rabb Hall, Boston Public Library, Copley Square This program […]
A lot of current discussion of food systems is often framed within the context of globalisation, with a specific focus on the almost hegemonic power of transnational food complexes. However, recent developments in food systems across the Global South paint a more nuanced picture, that emphasises the multi-scalar nature of these systems. Workshop on Diets […]
Join CFA professor Dr. Igor Iwanek and live musicians in learning the ancient wellbeing practice of Rhythmic Breath Control! This Fall, join CFA professor Dr. Igor Iwanek and live musicians in learning the practice of Rhythmic Breath Control (RBC). Imagine your body is hardware and your mind is software. How do we keep this machine […]
Harvard’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies is pleased to invite you to the next Modern China Lecture Series presentation: War Being in Mid Twentieth Century China and Taiwan Rebecca Nedostup (Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of East Asian Studies, Brown University) September 17, 2024 from 4:00 – 5:30 pm CGIS Knafel K262, Harvard University, 1737 Cambridge Street, […]
Discover the captivating journey of the woman dubbed “The Most Famous Woman in China” as she shares insights from her remarkable life story. From her humble beginnings as a Chinese refugee to becoming a global media icon, groundbreaking entrepreneur, and impactful philanthropist, Yue-Sai Kan’s narrative is not only a personal triumph but also a mirror […]
This exhibition explores the social, cultural, and political changes taking place in Japan during the Meiji Restoration (1868–1912) through the work of Ogawa Kazumasa. One of Japan’s most prolific early photographers and publishers, Ogawa’s oeuvre included rural landscapes, geisha in Tokyo, lush flowers, ancient temples, and international conflicts—a visual record that documented the tensions of […]
The next exhibition at the Leventhal Center, opening in May 2024, takes a close look at an extraordinary pair of maps from early nineteenth-century China. This exhibition, Heaven and Earth: The Blue Maps of China, will draw viewers into conversations about Chinese material culture, the circulation of printing techniques around the world, and the different perspectives […]