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 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 […]
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 […]
In celebration of International Tea Day, join us at China Institute in America with your friends and family at our Tea For Harmony — Xinyang Maojian Tea Cultural Fair! We will be bringing you an assortment of specialty teas and festivities flown in specifically for this event from Xinyang, Henan, China, where the origin of […]
“Shan Shui Reboot” presents visually spectacular and thought-provoking creations by seven young artists born between 1974 and 1992. China Institute Gallery will present a special spring exhibition, Shan Shui Reboot: Re-Envisioning Landscape for a Changing World, on view from March 7 through July 7, 2024. The exhibition highlights a new generation of artists who are […]
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 […]
Register here. Abstract: The United States and Japan identified China as its primary threat in their respective National Security Strategy in 2017 and 2022. It seems they are reacting to the same China threat. However, they have come to view China as a threat via quite different paths. Perceptions of a China threat emerged […]
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.
Wednesday, May 1, 5 PM-6:30 PM at 121 Bay State Road, Boston Dipali Mukhopadhyay (Johns Hopkins University) State-Building in the Shadow of Counterterrorism: A Gendered Perspective Co-sponsored by the Pardee School of Global Studies and the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies Register here.