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The African Studies Center Screens Hotel Rwanda

UCLA AFC screens major motion picture "Hotel Rwanda" and hosts actor Don Cheadle, director Terry George and Paul Rusesabagina, whose heroism during the Rwanda genocide is the basis of the film.
Posted: 12/1/2004

Mismatched Concepts of Early Medieval Chinese Religious History

A talk by Victor H. Mair
Posted: 11/21/2004

Lothar von Falkenhausen delivers Washington University's Nelson Wu Lecture

UCLA Art Historian speaks on "The Musical Archaeology of Ancient China: A Presentation of Art and Music"
Posted: 11/16/2004

Large Turnout for Sammy Lee Lecture on Chinese Imperial Garden

Che Bing Chiu recalls the history of the Yuanmingyuan, the 857 acre "Garden of Perfect Brightness" from which China's Manchu emperors ruled an empire for a century and a half.
Posted: 11/8/2004

17th Annual Sammy Lee Lecture -- Yuanmingyuan: The Garden of Perfect Brightness - a Mirror for the Last Dynasty of China

CHE BING CHIU, Professor at the Centre de recherche sur l'Extrême-Orient de Paris-Sorbonne, speaks about China's most famous garden on November 6, 2004.
Posted: 10/4/2004

UCLA and Getty Museum Hold Summer Institute in Turkey

Scholars from nine countries spend four weeks visiting ancient sites, studying preservation of the Middle East's historic past.
Posted: 9/23/2004

Asia Pacific Performance Exchange 2004 Completes Successful Session in Bali

Sixteen performance artists, eight from Asia and eight from the United States, spend six weeks in Indonesia.
Posted: 9/13/2004

2004 California NCTA Study Tour of China

Nineteen California teachers spend three weeks exploring China's rich cultural legacy and its complicated present.
Posted: 9/1/2004

The Art of Rice: Symbol and Meaning in Southeast Asian Village Tradition

Ancient traditions surround growing and storage of essential food grain.
Posted: 7/15/2004

Spirit Possession Religions and Popular Rituals Flourish in Vietnam

Mother Goddess religion as well as local gods and shamans have strong following despite official disapproval.
Posted: 6/8/2004

Chinese is a Beautiful Language!

The odyssey of UCLA student Abdoulaye N'Gom
Posted: 6/2/2004

The Near Extinction of Cambodian Classical Dance

Cambodian classical dancer and teacher Sophiline Cheam Shapiro speaks about the dance's political and cultural roles, how it was almost destroyed by Pol Pot, its politicization under the Vietnamese communists, and its revival today.
Posted: 5/7/2004

Lawrence Lessig Sees Public Domain Sinking in a Sea of Overregulation

Stanford law professor says digital age should usher in creative use of digital materials, not prosecution of 12 year olds for downloading music.
Posted: 5/3/2004

Genji in Graphic Detail: Manga Versions of the Tale of Genji

Lynne Miyake (Pomona College) dissects comic-book adaptations of the classical novel Genji monogatari
Posted: 4/27/2004

Zheng He's Voyages of Discovery

Noted oceanic scientist Jin Wu discusses the 15th century expeditions of the Chinese mariner Zheng He & the celebration of the 600th anniversary of his first voyage
Posted: 4/20/2004

Vietnamese Artist Tran Trong Vu -- Torn between Two Worlds

Looking back at his homeland from Paris his cartoonlike images explore bureaucracy and entrepreneurial conformity in a burlesque of socialist realist style.
Posted: 3/4/2004

Judy Mitoma Receives 2003 Rockefeller 3rd Award

Center for Intercultural Performance Director and professor recognized for contributions to Asian performing arts
Posted: 2/25/2004

The Machinery of Vietnamese Art and Literature in the Post-Renovation, Post-Communist, and Post-Modern Period

Pham Thi Hoài, one of contemporary Vietnam's most influential writers, analyzes literature in Vietnam today
Posted: 2/11/2004

Eric Hobsbawm Speaks on His New Memoir

Noted historian discusses "Interesting Times: A Twentieth Century Life" with UCLA audience.
Posted: 2/5/2004

Chasing Freedom: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

UCLA students learn of immigrants' need of legal representation at an event sponsored by the non-profit Active Voice, the UCLA International Institute, & the UCLA School of Law
Posted: 1/15/2004

A Conversation with Yu Hua

Noted Novelist Speaks at UCLA
Posted: 12/8/2003

Sammy Yukuan Lee Lecture Explores the Self-Images of Buddhist Monks over the Centuries

Raoul Birnbaum delivers 16th lecture in venerable series at UCLA's Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Posted: 11/5/2003

Africa Center Hosts Open House at Fowler Museum

Famed Senegalese drummer Aziz Faye gives concert of Sabar drumming and dance.
Posted: 10/9/2003

Latin American Center Inaugurates Digital Culture Center, Paulo Freire Institute, in Buenos Aires

Minister of Education and Mayor of Buenos Aires attend opening ceremonies as Carlos Torres and Fabián Wagmister launch two ambitious projects in working-class district.
Posted: 8/29/2003

A Chinese Puzzle

UCLA Alumnus Writes Definitive Book on the Tangram
Posted: 5/27/2003

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