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 …
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CEAS opens Lunar New Year with talk in Stoughton
The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) kicked off the Year of the Horse with a presentation Tuesday, Feb 17, at Atmus Filtration Technologies and Cummins offices in Stoughton, Wisc. CEAS project assistants Jimin Gim …
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 …
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. (Priority …
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 …
Partnership with Yenching Academy sends two Badgers to Beijing
by Jimin Gim, CEAS project assistant The Yenching Academy Scholars Program, housed within Peking University in Beijing, China, offers a highly customizable Master’s program in China studies for English speakers with varied levels of Chinese language …
The 6th Annual Wisconsin Sijo (WiSiJo) Poetry Contest is Now Open!
The Wisconsin Sijo (WiSiJo) Poetry Contest Opens for its Sixth Year! MADISON–Wisconsinites of all ages will have the opportunity to learn a new poetry form and possibly win a prize! With the generous support of …
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.