Join The Department of East Asian Studies in our annual celebration of Japanese Culture Day. Experience Japan through cultural demonstrations, live performances and more. Visit our Eventbrite page for updates on the schedule of demonstrations, performances, and performers/experts. This event is free and open to the public, and wheelchair accessible.  Friday 11/8, beginning at 12pm, 19 University Pl, Room 102.

Apply now to the 5th Annual Chinese Speech Contest by submitting a 3-minute video introducing yourself and your speech! Applicants are also encouraged to submit an outline of your speech of no less than 200 characters, but it is not required. The deadline to apply is November 5th. Fifteen finalists will be selected to take part in the final contest and will be notified by November 8th. Friday 11/15, 2:30pm to 4:30pm, 19 University Pl, The Great Rm.

Join EAS for Korean Movie Night Presents: The Host! Come out for a fun movie night and get extra credit in your Korean classes. Free food and drinks will be provided. Wednesday 11/6, 6:30pm, 19 University Pl, Room 102.

We invite you to sample classic and bold flavors of Chinese Teas at our Chinese Tea Tasting on Friday, 11/22. Learn about different flavor profiles and the regions where the teas are harvested. Tea and light snacks will be served! Friday 11/22, 10am to 12pm, 19 University Pl, The Great Rm.

Hiroko Oyamada is hailed as one of the most powerfully strange young voices in Japan and one of the boldest writers of her generation. Join the author and acclaimed translator, David Boyd, in reading and conversation on the English-language debut of The Factory. This event is Friday 11/22, 1:30pm to 3:30pm, 19 University Pl, The Great Rm.

This presentation lays out Japan’s short history of refugee support, the current new flows of migrants into Japan, and the liminal conditions of asylum seekers as they wait for a decision on their refugee applications in Tokyo. Central to the situation is the Japanese twist on what Agamben has called the “state of exception,” not in refugee camps but in “provisional release” in the urban areas of Tokyo, leading to asylum seekers’ descent into irregular employment or “shadow work.” The presentation draws upon digital videos of oral narrative data from our project entitled “Refugee Voices Japan” at Sophia University and the continual efforts of the Sophia Refugee Support Group. Monday 11/25, 5pm to 7pm 19 University Pl, The Great Room. 

The Global English Camp program, presented by Come On Out - Japan, is a 6-week summer internship in which interns facilitate English Conversation on a variety of worldly topics to Japanese high school students. The program will also provide optional activities, language classes, and weekend excursions. We are looking for enthusiastic undergrads, graduate students and recent graduate. Come by the NYU info session to learn more about the program and ask us any questions! Monday 11/4, 1:30pm to 2:15pm & 2:15pm to 3pm, 383 Lafayette (Studentlink), Room C06.

He Yafei, the Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, joins Susan A. Thornton, the former Acting Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, to discuss the future of China-U.S. relations. The panel will be moderated by Jeffrey S. Lehman, the Vice Chancellor of NYU Shanghai. This event is free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible.  Monday 11/25, 5:30pm to 7pm, Kimmel Center for University life, Room 914.

The 2019 CineCina Film Festival will be showing 15 films from 17 different countries throughout the end of October and the beginning of November. The CineCina Film Festival is dedicated to showing films from countries whose national cinema was historically under-appreciated by mainstream American audiences and will be hosting a special screening of "Fukuoka" with a Q & A with the director on November 1st. Use the promotion code "EAS10" for a special discount on tickets!