Author: remurow

Jenna Tang’s new translation of Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise, by Lin Yi-Han (Transnational Literature Series at Brookline Booksmith, May 31, 2024)

The Transnational Literature Series at Brookline Booksmith focuses on stories of migration, the intersection of politics and literature, and works in translation. Join us this Friday May 31, 2024 for an in-store event with translator Jenna Tang to discuss and celebrate the release of Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise by Lin Yi-Han. She will be in conversation with writer […]

The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas (at the National Museum of Asian Art, Wash. DC, ongoing)

The Art of Knowing brings together highlights from our collections to explore religious and practical knowledge across time, space, and cultures. Featuring stone sculptures, gilt bronzes, and painted manuscripts from India, Nepal, Tibet, Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia, this exhibition illuminates the critical role of visual culture in conveying Buddhist and Hindu teachings from […]

Do Ho Suh: Public Figures (Contemporary Korean art exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art, Washington DC, April 27, 2024–April 29, 2029)

To usher in the next century of the National Museum of Asian Art, artist Do Ho Suh (b. 1962, South Korea) was commissioned to create a special edition of his work Public Figures to be installed in front of the museum and facing the National Mall in Washington, DC. Internationally recognized for his large-scale installations, Suh was among the earliest […]

Taiko Creation! (Thurs. May 2, 2024)

You’re invited to a unique creative experience that you don’t want to miss! Taiko describes a range of traditional Japanese barrel-shaped drums that are an important part of Japanese music. At Taiko Creation, experts will demonstrate how to make these amazing drums and give insights into the history, construction, and sound that makes these drums […]

AAPI Heritage Month Kickoff Social (May 1, 2024)

Wednesday, May 1, 4 PM-6 PM College of Arts and Sciences Diversity and Inclusion Office AAPI Heritage Month Kickoff Social  Howard Thurman Center The Commons, Room 205, 808 Commonwealth Ave, Brookline, MA Register here.