Third Year Chinese Students Explored Yin Yu Tang House
Yin Yu Tang House is a late 18th-century Chinese house that had been removed from its original village in China and rebuilt in the Peabody Essex museum in Salem, Massachusetts. It is a tangible example of the scale of social and economic changes in China since the 18th century, and how it has affected the daily life and culture […]
Korean Tea Time
Russian Tea Party
On the Edge: Cultural Appropriation or Cultural Sharing?
Please join us for our upcoming BU Center for the Study of Asia symposium at Boston University: Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 from 2:15-5:15 pm at 53 Bay State Road (near Kenmore Square), Boston University (Note the location, which is different from most BUCSA events) SPEAKERS: Ian Condry “Wamono” Boom: Japanese hip-hop DJs discover their roots in local […]
Middle East & South Asia Tea Hour
Students enrolled in a Middle Eastern and/or South Asian language class came together for a unified tea. In recognizing a new major in Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages & Literatures (MESALL), all students were invited to come meet fellow classmates and faculty members from similar language and literature programs! They had the opportunity to […]
CELOP Lunch Recap
On Friday, September 14th, students gathered in the GSU for the first CELOP Lunch Exchange of the Semester. At least 50 students, including those from Waseda and Hosei Universitys in Japan as well as BU students, came together to socialize with one another. Students chatted in English and Japanese, improving language skills on both ends. […]
Syria in my Heart: Classical Music by Contemporary Syrian Composers
Ashraf Kateb (Violin) Hamsa Al-Wadi (Piano) Boston, October 16 2018, 5:00 pm Boston University College of Fine Arts 855 Commonwealth Ave Marshall Room Based in Berlin and Helsinki respectively, violinist Ashraf Kateb and pianist Hamsa Alwadi Juris have dedicated themselves to researching, recording, and performing contemporary classical music by Arab-world composers. This concert – part of a […]
Middle Eastern Tea Hour Recap
Students of Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Turkish languages all came together on Wednesday, March 28th for a Middle Eastern Tea hour. Students enjoyed the opportunity to meet classmates and fellow students of other languages as well as meet with WLL faculty members. At the tea, students were able to practice their speaking, writing, and communication, […]
LR 303 Students Translate Excerpts at Culture Pass Event
Russian program students (pictured left to right): Roland Kibardin, Nina Maitland, Elizabeth Leyn and Danielle Wallner are holding their copies of the book signed by the author. On October 24th, the event – Leningrad Blockade Diary – sponsored by the Sapiro Academic Enhancement Fun and DTP Fund took place at Mugar Memorial Library. The event […]
Two Students Represent BU at Japanese Speech Event
Two BU students, Stacey Lee (CAS ‘18) and Danni Qu (CGS ‘18, CAS ‘20) presented at a Japanese Speech event at the University of Massachusetts, Boston on Saturday, November 4th. Both students successfully delivered wonderful speeches to the audience. Members of the BU Japanese Language program were there to support both students are are very […]