The BU College of Fine Arts is pleased to invite you to a performance by the Boston University Indian Music Ensemble Thursday, April 18, 2024 from 8:00 to 10:00 pm College of Fine Arts Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue (1st floor), Boston, MA
Portraits of Freedom is meant to commemorate the women who have played pivotal roles in the Tibetan, Uyghur, Hong Konger, and Taiwanese freedom movements in government, academia, activism, etc… through a photo exhibition featuring portraits and snapshots of these women accompanied by text describing their story. In addition to the exhibition, a launch event will […]
Boston University Alumni and Friends invite you to hear Prof. Ashoka Mody (Visiting Professor in International Economic Policy at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University), India Is Broken: A People Betrayed, Independence to Today Tuesday, February 27, 2024 from 4 to 6pm at Boston University Hillel, 213 Bay State Road […]
We are pleased to present the latest volume in our BUCSA series, Occasional Papers on Asia. In this volume, Rebin Najmalddin (Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University) provides an excellent summary of the presentations and panel discussions from the October 12-13, 2023 conference, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at Ten: The World According […]
From tradition to trendsetting Today, South Korea is a cultural superpower—a global trendsetter producing award-winning films like Parasite, riveting dramas like Squid Game, and chart-topping music by K-pop groups such as BTS and BLACKPINK. But behind the country’s meteoric rise to the world stage—a phenomenon known as the Korean Wave, or hallyu—is the story of remarkable resilience […]
“Performance and Court in Indonesia” is a new display for the Yale Art Gallery’s Indo-Pacific department featuring Indonesian shadow puppets (“wayang kulit”) from the Dr. Walter Angst and Sir Henry Angest Collection. At the center of the gallery is a screen where a selection of puppets depicts scenes from the Indic epic “Mahabharata,” which is […]
Samurai, members of Japan’s warrior class, ruled the country for nearly a millennium, from the 12th through the 19thcentury, and continue to be revered as symbols of bravery, loyalty, and honor. While they initially rose to power due to their military prowess, they maintained their elevated positions through political, financial, and cultural acumen. They were […]
Experience the world of traditional kimono design and artistry still practiced by Chiso, the 465-year-old, Kyoto-based kimono house in our virtual exhibition, Kimono Couture: The Beauty of Chiso Click here to enter this free virtual exhibition.
We are pleased to note the recent publication of a new illustrated biography of Soong Mayling 宋美齡 (Madame Chiang Kai-shek, 1899-2003), entitled 佳美的腳蹤：宋美齡與她的時代 (Soong Mayling and Her Era: A Legacy of Grace and Resilience), edited by CHEN Liwen 陳立文, with Esther Hu 胡斯慧 serving as English editor and translator. The book attempts to break the […]