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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.
Wisconsin High School Teacher Reflects on CEAS-supported Tour of Korea
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 …
Great World Texts Program Allows Wisconsin High School Students to Engage with Korean Author’s International Best Seller
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 …
East Asia Foreign Language Study Through the Lens of a UW-Madison Graduate
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 …
Winners Announced in 2024 Wisconsin Sijo (Wisijo) Contest
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 …
CEAS Professional Series Features Esteemed Journalist David Rennie
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 …
Connecting Communities through Books
by Cherise Fung, CEAS project assistant At the end of 2024, CEAS sat down with Jane Rotonda, the current Wisconsin Book Festival (WBF) director, to reflect on the festival’s partnership with the Center so far …
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 …