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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 …

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 consideration ended March 23, but we will continue to consider applications after the initial grants are awarded if funding is …

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 Great World Texts (GWT) in Wisconsin student conference. The 2024-25 program focused on Cho Nam-joo’s third novel Kim Jiyoung, Born …

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 years in Japan. She started listening to J-pop as a way to stay connected to Japanese language and culture and …

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 will be distributed to 24 libraries, representing the state’s 15 library systems. This is the fifth year of the competition, …

East Asia in Wisconsin Library Program Now Accepting Applications

The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Wisconsin—Madison is delighted to announce that the “East Asia in Wisconsin” library program, now in its fifth year, is accepting applications through November 1. Full details, ideas for materials and programming, and a link to the application can be found at https://eastasia.wisc.edu/eainwisconsin. Launched in …

“East Asia in Wisconsin Library Program” awards 100th grant

MADISON — The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Wisconsin—Madison is pleased to announce the winners of the recent “East Asia in Wisconsin Library Program” competition. Grants have been awarded to public libraries throughout Wisconsin, enriching their collections with new titles that will enable patrons to deepen their understanding of East …

East Asia in Wisconsin Library Program Now Accepting Applications

The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Wisconsin—Madison is delighted to announce that the “East Asia in Wisconsin” library program, now in its fourth year, is accepting applications. Full details, ideas for materials and programming, and a link to the application can be found at https://eastasia.wisc.edu/eainwisconsin. Proposals will be accepted through …

CEAS spring semester features China podcaster, East Asian history talks, and more

Spring semester 2023 programming for the Center for East Asian Studies will include an April 4 talk by China current affairs podcaster Kaiser Kuo, a March 21 partnership with the Law School’s East Asian Legal Studies Center for a lecture on law and bureaucracy in imperial China, and an array of talks about topics related …

Winners of the 2022 East Asia in Wisconsin Library Program awards

MADISON — The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Wisconsin—Madison is pleased to announce the winners of the recent “East Asia in Wisconsin Library Program” competition. Grants have been awarded to public libraries throughout Wisconsin, enriching their collections with new titles that will enable patrons to deepen their understanding of East …