Institute for Regional and International Studies
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 …
The annual spring “Chinese Badgers/Badgers in China” student workshop will include profiles of four notable alum whose careers in China and education in the early 1900s in Madison exemplified the Wisconsin Idea. The 2026 event will also feature an unusual twist: an original screenplay written by Andrew Liu (UW Class of 2024, History) that will …
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.
CEAS is delighted to announce that esteemed British journalist David Rennie will be the CEAS Professional Series speaker for 2025. This high impact lecture series brings individuals who do significant work in East Asian studies outside the context of a university to campus. It highlights authors, journalists, policymakers, film-makers, etc. who have made serious contributions …
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 day of the Year of the Dragon, Saturday, February 10. Ms. Chou had received help from dragon dance coaches in …
by Laurie Dennis A combination of serendipity and knowing what to look for led history of science graduate student J.J. Strange to a treasure trove of materials about some of the first students from China to study pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “There was a vague awareness that we had good information on early …
From “Blank’s Slate” Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s blog: As we count down the final days of summer and get ready for another academic year, let me tell you about my most interesting trip of the summer. In late May, I had the honor of leading a delegation to China. While not my first trip to that …