Tag: Grants and awards

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 | 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 program supports screenings of films that focus on East Asia or emphasize the connections between East Asia and the United …

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, …

Library grant keeps the dragon dancing in Viroqua

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 …

“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 …