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RSVP for "Moving Forward: Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake" Exhibition
After successful runs in Washington D.C. and Chicago, "Moving Forward: Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake" returns to Los Angeles. RSVP for opening events now.
Posted: 2/7/2012

Celebration of Indonesian Studies at Dinner for Robert Lemelson
UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies and Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Los Angeles honor filmmaker and philanthropist.
Posted: 1/30/2012

Terasaki Center rings in the New Year with "New Visions of Japan"
UCLA's Center for Japanese Studies announces plans for 20th anniversary year
Posted: 1/24/2012

Terasaki Center set to debut Japanese film series
"New Visions of Japanese Cinema" kicks off next month at the James Bridges Theater
Posted: 1/12/2012

Survivor of Cultural Revolution chronicles immigrants' lives
Childhood and immigrant experiences guide sociologist on her path to UCLA
Posted: 1/6/2012

Building the smart grid of the future: UCLA teams with Korea's energy research institute
UCLA Engineering enters into a 10-year partnership with the Korea Institute of Energy Research in South Korea to collaborate on smart-grid research and the development of new technologies with the aim of creating a robust smart grid on an international level.
Posted: 12/16/2011

Chancellor plants seeds, nurtures strong ties in Asia
Gene Block visits China, Hong Kong and Japan to expand the university's relationship in the region and to share the UCLA story.
Posted: 12/13/2011
UCLA History Professor Awarded 2011 Hourani Book Award
Professor Nile Green was awarded the Albert Hourani Book Award at the 2011 Middle East Studies Association annual meeting in Washington, DC.
Posted: 12/7/2011
2012 TUSA Ambassador Summer Study Abroad Scholarship
The TUSA Ambassador Summer Scholarship Program is being offered again this year to U.S. college and university students who are interested in studying the Mandarin Chinese language during the months of July and August.
Posted: 12/2/2011

Seeing Afghan history through Afghan eyes
Upcoming conference recognizes the 80th anniversary of the death of Fayz Muhammad Katib, the first major Hazara writer and historian, and the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan.
Posted: 11/10/2011

Top U.S. military commander is coming to UCLA
General James Mattis, the top commander of the American military in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, will join award-winning NPR foreign affairs correspondent Mike Shuster for a public conversation on Nov. 18.
Posted: 11/4/2011

Annual Chinese Studies lecture series moves forward after loss of its namesake
Philanthropist Sammy Lee will be remembered at the 24th annual Sammy Lee Lecture in Chinese Archaeology and Art on Nov. 5.
Posted: 10/28/2011

With U.S.- Chinese film co-productions on the rise, new questions emerge
Graduate student examines the bustling world of Chinese-American movie collaborations
Posted: 10/27/2011

Moving Forward: Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake
The UCLA Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies and The Kahoku Shimpo, a local newspaper in Sendai, have come together to present a traveling photo exhibition that documents the disaster and recovery efforts in northeastern Japan. From 2011-2012, this exhibit will travel to multiple American cities including Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles and possibly New York and Boston.
Posted: 10/18/2011

Student hits a high note in international Chinese language, culture contest
East Asian Studies student takes on the world at 2011 Chinese Bridge Competition.
Posted: 10/12/2011

Japan’s atomic bombing, survival, recovery inspires academic
Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies post-doctoral fellow Chad Diehl will give a public talk about the resurrection of Nagasaki after the 1945 atomic bombing on Oct. 17 in the UCLA Faculty Center Sequoia Room from 4 to 7 p.m.
Posted: 10/10/2011
Immersing in language, culture
The UCLA Confucius Institute celebrates opening of three Mandarin immersion programs in elementary schools.
Posted: 10/4/2011
North Korea facing acute food shortages, says expert
Mercy Corps operations director urges prompt action to ease North Korean food crisis.
Posted: 10/3/2011

UCLA Receives Third Gift for Thai Studies from Royal Thai Government
Generous support will fund language teaching, student scholarships, and public programming on Thailand.
Posted: 9/30/2011

Famed Chinese film producer among presenters at upcoming UCLA-USC media and culture conference
Acclaimed Chinese film and television director and producer Zhang Jizhong will be joining Hollywood entertainment heavyweights and academic experts at the Media and Culture in Contemporary China conference, which will be held at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) on Oct. 21 and the University of Southern California (USC) on Oct. 22.
Posted: 9/22/2011

American Institute for Indonesian Studies Established in 2011
The American Institute for Indonesian Studies is a new nonprofit educational organization formed as a consortium of U.S. universities and colleges with an interest in furthering the development of Indonesian studies.
Posted: 9/19/2011

Graduate Student Profile: Tom Narins (Geography)
Research about China’s National "Humiliation Maps"
Posted: 9/8/2011

Education Grad Student Reports from Outer Mongolia
Wagatsuma Fellowship Recipient Hugh Schuckman starts fieldwork on Peace Corps and Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers
Posted: 8/26/2011

UCLA Confucius Institute sponsors 52 high schoolers on China trip
UCLA's Confucius Institute and other organizations are sponsoring 52 high school students from the Los Angeles area and Tucson, Ariz., who are in China this summer as part of an initiative between the U.S. and China to significantly increase the number of young Americans studying in the Asian nation.
Posted: 8/1/2011

UCLA Awards 552 International Studies degrees in 2010/2011
The UCLA International Institute expects to award 552 degrees for the 2010/2011 academic year.
Posted: 7/28/2011
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