Category: Press Release

Teaching the World with WIRC Webinar: How ginseng established an American presence in 1780s Canton

The Center for East Asian Studies, a member of the Wisconsin International Resource Consortium (WIRC), is pleased to be able to offer a special event in the “Teaching the World” webinar series: Open Sesame: How Ginseng Established an American Presence in 1780s Canton by Qiong Wu, Ph.D. candidate in history, College of William & Mary …

Library program grants dispersed across Wisconsin

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 the Upper Midwest Library Program” competition. Nearly $21,000 in funding will be distributed to 19 libraries across Wisconsin, representing 11 of the state’s 15 library systems. This is …

CEAS receives Luce Foundation grant for expanded outreach programming

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 Midwest.  Building on the foundation of the East Asia in Wisconsin Library Program, which provided mini-grants to public libraries beginning …

UW–Madison’s Center for East Asian Studies Hosts Senior Japanese Military Leader

The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recently hosted Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces Rear Admiral HAYAMIZU Takaaki. During his three-day visit in November, the Admiral delivered briefings to Air Force and Navy ROTC cadets, and met with university faculty and state officials. His presentations focused on Japan’s efforts to bolster …