Asian Studies (December 10 through February 28) Tuesday, December 10 12:00 PM Commerce, Coalition, and Covid-19: The Emergence and Evolution of the Green Belt and Road Initiative in China Thursday, February 6 5:00 PM Toward Gender Parity in Japan: Who Supports Gender Quotas and Why? Friday, February 7 2:30 PM Love's Labors Lost: Turkish, Kurdish, and the Desires of Translation Monday, February 10 12:30 PM Al in Taiwan Newsroom: Collaboration, Challenges, and Opportunities Wednesday, February 12 5:00 PM Book Talk with Esther Hu, Author: Soong Mayling and Wartime China, 1937-1945: Deploying Words as Weapons Thursday, February 13 10:30 AM Workshop: Beijing’s Multiple Facets from the Qing to the Present (1644-2025) Tuesday, February 18 4:00 PM Political Crisis, Chaos, and Citizens in South Korea Wednesday, February 26 4:00 PM Madame Moon Cheek: An Artistic Courtesan and Shii Mystic from Hyderabad Deccan