Virtual book launch for stories of Japanese American internment
SEATTLE — Author Daniel James Brown will attend a one-hour virtual book launch event on Tuesday, May 11 at 8 p.m. (EST), 7 p.m. (CST), 6 p.m. (MST) and 5[…]
Category: Lecture
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Mendis honored for service in Korea, China, and America
By Ajith KumarajiwaSejong Press SEOUL, South Korea (Oct. 17, 2019) — After his lecture at the ancient Longquan Buddhist Monastery in China, Sri Lankan-born American diplomat Patrick Mendis arrived in[…]
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Taiwan expert to lecture on UN relations
St. Paul, Minn. — The United Nations Association USA, Harold E. Stassen Minnesota Chapter is sponsoring a public lecture on the topic of Taiwan. Guest speaker Dr. Richard Kagan will[…]
Yiyun Li to take part in UofMN English Department Reading Series
MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 8, 2018) — Chinese American authors Yiyun Li is among the list of guest writers taking part in the University of Minnesota Department of English’ Fall Writers Series that[…]
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“Embodied Reckonings” book talk and workshop with author on comfort women
MINNEAPOLIS (April 10, 2018) — An “Embodied Reckonings” book talk and workshop with Dr. Elizabeth Son will be held noon to 4 p.m. Friday, April 13 inWest Bank Auditorium 20 of[…]
China and the American Revolution presentation
St. Paul, Minn. (March 10, 2018) — Macalester College will host a talk by Prof. Caroline Frank of Brown University, on the topic of “China and the American Revolution: Rebellion, Sovereignty, and[…]
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UCLA hosts William Gow dissertation on contesting Yellow Peril in mid-century Chinatown
LOS ANGELES (March 9, 2018) — San Francisco-based community historian, documentary filmmaker and educator William Gow will present “Performing Belonging and Contesting Yellow Peril: China Relief Fundraisers in Los Angeles’s Old[…]
Macalester College November events calendar
November 2017 – Events Calendar Thursday, November 2 John Hodgman reads from Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches Author, actor, and humorist John Hodgman will be reading from and speaking[…]
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Mendis completes lecture tour of New Zealand and Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (Aug. 18, 2017) — Patrick Mendis, a Confucius Fellow who’s book “Peaceful War” about U.S. and China relations, recently returned from book and lecture tour of New Zealand and Australia. During the[…]
Forum to discuss ‘The Constitution and Conscience: NSA’s Thomas Drake blows the whistle’
MINNEAPOLIS — “The Constitution and Conscience: NSA’s Thomas Drake blows the whistle,” a talk to be given by Thomas Drake, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Mt. Olive[…]
