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<title>BUniverse: Videos tagged asia </title>
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<title>The Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University Celebrates Convocation</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:46:24 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, one of the nationâ€™s newest schools of international relations and international affairs, celebrated its first convocation on May 16, 2015. Visit www.bu.edu/pardeeschool to learn more. 

More than 200 BA and MA degrees were awarded at the ceremony, along with multiple prizes for students and faculty members, including awards in undergraduate and graduate academic excellence.

The Pardee School is now home to Boston Universityâ€™s long-established International Relations program and a range of programs and centers of area and thematic studies. These include the African Studies Center, the Latin American Studies Program, the Center for the Study of Asia, the Center for the Study of Europe, the Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies & Civilizations, the Middle East & North Africa Studies Program and the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs.

In 2014, the Pardee School opened its doors to nearly 1,000 students in  nine graduate degree programs, two graduate certificates, five undergraduate majors and eight undergraduate minors. The 2015 graduating class is the first to walk under the Pardee School banner, but they join an illustrious community. The programs that are now part of the Pardee School of Global Studies have produced nearly 9,000 Pardee School alumni, who can be found around the world and are already making a global impact.

The Pardee School offers generous financial assistance and opportunities for study abroad and student-directed research. Learn more at www.bu.edu/pardeeschool.]]></description>
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<title>What Is Asia?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:48:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A recent Journal of Asian Studies special issue questioned the â€˜meaningâ€™ of Asia in the current and future world. In a time that many have already called the â€œAsian Century,â€ this panel, in collaboration with the Boston University Center for the Study of Asia, continues the discussion started by the journal. The panel was moderated by the Director of the Pardee Center Professor Adil Najam, and featured academically diverse points of view from professors M. David Eckel (BU Religion), Robert Hefner (BU Anthropology), and Eugenio Menegon (BU History).  

Hosted by the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on February 14, 2011.]]></description>
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<title>Global Sushi: Soft Power and Hard Realities</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:39:03 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the lecture Global Sushi: Soft Power and Hard Realities, which is also the title of his forthcoming book, Theodore C. Bestor explores how ideas of Asia and Asian cuisine are formed in the contemporary age, as well as why sushi is now a global commodity.

Hosted by Center for the Study of Asia  on April 3, 2009.]]></description>
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<title>Hugo Shong Journalist of the Year 2012: Jeremy Page</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:41:11 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jeremy Page, Beijing correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, is the recipient of the 2013 Hugo Shong Journalist of the Year award for reporting on Asia. Page won the award for a series of exclusive reports that were at the heart of the biggest political story in China in decades, an investigation into the death of British businessman Neil Heywood, which led to the fall of one of Chinaâ€™s top Communist Party leaders, Bo Xilai. He speaks with COM Dean Tom Fiedler about his award-winning reporting.]]></description>
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<title>The Future of South-South Economic Relations: Session 4</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:59:24 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[â€œThe Future of South-South Economic Relationsâ€ was an all-day conference led by Director of the Pardee Center Professor Adil Najam and Rachel Denae Thrasher, a fellow at the center, and assembling experts from around the world to discuss emerging economic relations among developing countries. The fourth panel discussed Chinaâ€™s economic relations within Asia and with Latin America, and drivers of Chinese policy. This conference is part of a larger project headed by Najam and Thrasher that will culminate in a 2011 book.

Hosted by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on September 24, 2010.]]></description>
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<title>The Future of South-South Economic Relations: Session 3</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:57:36 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[â€œThe Future of South-South Economic Relationsâ€ was an all-day conference led by Director of the Pardee Center Professor Adil Najam and Rachel Denae Thrasher, a fellow at the center, and assembling experts from around the world to discuss emerging economic relations among developing countries. The third panel discussed trade and economic integration in Africa and Latin America, and economic relations between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and emerging Asia. This conference is part of a larger project headed by Najam and Thrasher that will culminate in a 2011 book.

Hosted by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on September 24, 2010.]]></description>
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<title>Transnational Currents in the Gulf: People, Money &amp; Ideas: Session 1</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:49:15 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Experts from a variety of disciplines met for a three-session conference on topics relating to the Gulf region. The first session focused on money issues, including the debt crisis in Dubai and the relationship between Asian and GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) markets. 

Hosted by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on March 25, 2010.]]></description>
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<title>A Conversation with Alum and News Anchor Glenda Chong</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:45:58 -0400</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this installment of "Leaders Among Us," in which President Melissa Gilliam engages with leaders within and around the Boston University community, BU alum Glenda Chong (COM'97), a Singaporean news host and presenter, speaks with President Gilliam about when she found her calling and what it means to be a leader. The conversation was recorded in March 2026 at the 20th annual Asia Alumni Forum.]]></description>
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<title>What is Your Favorite Memory of Lunar New Year?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:48:34 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Members of the Boston University community talk about their favorite memories of Lunar New Year and the traditions the holiday holds for them.]]></description>
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