Institute for Regional and International Studies
By Elizabeth Jorgensen, KM Global School As someone who regularly teaches sijo (Korean) poetry, I am often asked if I have ever been to Korea. Now I can answer “YES!” Last summer, I was fortunate to be one of thirty teachers who traveled with the World History Digital Education Foundation (WHDEF) to South Korea as …
by Cherise Fung, CEAS project assistant On April 15, 2025, the Center for the Humanities welcomed 800 high school students and their teachers from 27 schools across Wisconsin to the UW–Madison campus for the annual Great World Texts (GWT) in Wisconsin student conference. The 2024-25 program focused on Cho Nam-joo’s third novel Kim Jiyoung, Born …
by Cherise Fung, CEAS project assistant Sawyer Getschman knew she loved Korea before she had ever set foot in the country. Her love affair began in Germany, where she attended high school after spending six years in Japan. She started listening to J-pop as a way to stay connected to Japanese language and culture and …
The Center for East Asian Studies at UW–Madison and The Sejong Cultural Society are pleased to announce the results of their 5th annual Wisijo competition. This annual competition aims to engage talented Wisconsin writers and encourage them to learn and write a sijo, a Korean poetry form. Through this competition, UW–Madison and The Sejong Cultural …
North Carolina-based journalist Kaiser Kuo has a career that boasts a diverse range of experiences, from freelance writer and musician to international communications strategist for Chinese tech giant Baidu. In 2010, Kuo added “podcaster” to the list, co-founding the Sinica Podcast, a Beijing-based platform that sparked uncensored conversations about Chinese political and economic affairs. With …
University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Jinwan Park has been accepted as a 2024-2025 Schwarzman Scholar. A Political Science major with a certificate in East Asian Studies, Park will be graduating this December and is being featured as a notable graduate at the 2023 UW–Madison Winter Commencement. Schwarzman Scholars, one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowship …
A select group of 24 incoming UW–Madison first-year students got a head start on their Badger education in summer 2023. These badgers went through a unique three week experience where they immersed themselves in the unfamiliar sights and sounds of Kyoto, Japan, while engaging with Japanese tales about ghosts and monsters. “The UW Summer Launch …
The Center for East Asian Studies is delighted to announce the release of its newsletter for the 2022-2023 academic year! This newsletter features a note from our previous director, Professor Charles Kim, a spotlight on CEAS faculty and student achievements, a recap of the center’s highlights and events over the past year, as well as …
The Wisconsin Sijo (WiSiJo) Poetry Contest Opens for its Fourth Year! MADISON–Wisconsinites of all ages will have the opportunity to learn a new poetry form and possibly win a prize for doing so. For the fourth year in a row, the UW–Madison Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS), in collaboration with the Sejong Cultural Society …
The Center for East Asian Studies at UW–Madison and The Sejong Cultural Society are pleased to announce the results of their 3rd annual Wisijo competition. The goals of the competition included connecting with talented Wisconsin writers and encouraging them to learn and write a sijo (a Korean form of poetry). Through this competition, UW–Madison and …