The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) is honored to announce that it has received a $90,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to offer expanded outreach opportunities to public libraries and theaters across the …
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Upper Midwest and East Asia | Libraries Program
The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Wisconsin—Madison is delighted to announce that the “East Asia in the Upper Midwest” library program, now in its sixth year, is accepting applications through …
Upper Midwest and East Asia | Film Pilot Program
Connecting the Upper Midwest and East Asia has been a core mission of CEAS since 1962. To further this mission, CEAS is piloting a new initiative this year funded by the Henry Luce Foundation. This …
Kikkoman soy sauce makes it to finals of statewide “Coolest Thing” contest
The signature condiment for Kikkoman made it to the Final Four of the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) “2025 Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest, held August-October through statewide rounds of voting. Though headquartered in …
The 2024-2025 CEAS Newsletter
The Center for East Asian Studies is excited to announce the release of its newsletter for the 2024-2025 academic year! Check out our stories on East Asia in the Wisconsin Book Festival and Great World …
CEAS leads exchange of American and Chinese hockey coaches
Sports diplomacy became a special focus for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) in 2025 through an $80,000 public service grant to organize an exchange of hockey coaches.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the exchange featured ten Chinese hockey coaches visiting Wisconsin in March, followed by ten American hockey coaches (mostly from Wisconsin) traveling to northeastern China in June.
“The world would be more peaceful if we had more such programs,” said Wu Lanfeng, president of the Jiamusi Hockey Association in China and a member of the delegation of coaches that visited Wisconsin.
Library program grants dispersed to every library system in the state
MADISON — The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is pleased to announce award recipients for the most recent “East Asia in Wisconsin Library Program” competition. Nearly $15,000 in funding …
East Asia in Wisconsin Library Program Now Accepting Applications
The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Wisconsin—Madison is delighted to announce that the “East Asia in Wisconsin” library program, now in its fifth year, is accepting applications through November 1. …
Fall semester 2024 CEAS lectures
Fall semester 2024 programming for the Center for East Asian Studies will feature talks by alumni, a panel on the impact of the presidential election, and lectures about Chinese politics, Japanese literature, Korean popular culture …
Library grant keeps the dragon dancing in Viroqua
You can’t have a dragon dance without a dragon. That was the problem weighing on Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School (PRWS) teacher Shihhan Chou as she prepared for Lunar New Year festivities set for the first …