News & Events

2020

The Hong Kong Protest Movement and the Future of China

Martin Dimitrov

February 28, 3 – 5 pm
Coates 145

2019

Gods & Things: Asian Art from the Permanent Collection

LSU Museum of Art
Curated by William Ma
November 1, 2019–February 23, 2020

China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Opportunities for Louisiana

November 8, 2019 @ 3pm in 155 Coates
Speaker: Chen Ye-sho (Francis M. Dud Coates MBA Professorship, LSU School of Business)
Sponsored by Asian Studies

Glands, insanity, criminality, and desire: female “same-sex love” murder and culpability in 1930s China

April 5, 2019, @ 3:30-5:30 p.m. 145 Coates
Speaker: Peter Carroll (Associate Professor, Northwestern University)
Sponsored by:  Asian Studies and the Department of History

2018

Screening & Discussion of "And Then They Came for Us"

October 25th 2018 - Coates 145

The Dawn of Rice Farming in the Lower Yangtze River, China

Dr. Gary Crawford
Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Anthropology
University of Toronto Mississauga
Friday, March 9th, @ 3:30pm
E130 Howe-Russell-Kniffen Geoscience Complex
Part of the Geography & Anthropology Friday Forum speaker series

Film Screening: Have a Nice Day (2017)

February 15(Thursday) at 5 p. m. 103 Design Building

A free screening of the critically acclaimed Chinese animated film directed by Liu Jian.

A film poster of "Have a Nice Day."

Co-sponsored by School of Art and Asian Studies

Book Discussion: Crazy Rich Asians

January 18, 6 pm in 113 Allen Hall

 Book Discussion (with free pizza!)

Sponsored by the Asian Studies Program and English Department. Looking for a fun winter break read?

Check out* Kevin Kwan's CRAZY RICH ASIANS and join us for a lively discussion of the novel that has

been described as "a juicy, close anthropological read of Singapore high

*a copy of the book is on reserve at the library under "Zanasi" and "Book Discussion"

WHERE: 113 Allen Hall WHEN: Thursday, January 18 6:00 - 7:30 pm society" (Elle Magazine)
Questions? Contact: Dr. Sunny Yang (sunnyyang@lsu.edu)

Making Punches Count Parties, Conflict, and Legislative Brawls

Lecture: Emily Beaulieu

January 11TH Holiday Forum  LSU Journalism Building

2PM LSU Department of Political Science and Asian Studies Presents:

Making Punches Count: Parties, Conflict, and Legislative Brawls

Understanding contentious partisan behaviors through the legislative brawl.

Emily Beaulieu Ph.D., democracy, protest, violence, and political participation

2017

China Town Hall

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 6:00 – 8:00 PM
103 Design School, LSU campus

Join 80+ communities across the United States in a national conversation on China. Featuring an interactive webcast with Ambassador Susan Rice.

Followed by on-site discussion with Dr. Mark Frazieron “China and India in a Post-American World.
The Honorable Susan E. Rice

Former National Security Advisor and U.S. Ambassador to the UN Dr. Mark Frazier

Department of Politics Director of the India-China Institute The New School for Social Research

2016

Capitalism and Its Current Crisis

Public Lecture

Distinguished Economist and Political Commentator

Prabhat Patnaik Professor Emeritus Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
“From Export-led Growth to Mass
Consumption-led Growth”
Friday, April 22, 2016

3:30PM in Dodson Auditorium

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Open Seminar “Capitalism and Its Current Crisis” Friday, April 22, 12:30PM Allen Hall 212-C

From Export-led Growth to Mass Consumption-led Growth

Location: Dodson Auditorium

Start Date: April 22, 2016 @ 3:30 PM

2015

Hong Kong: Past, Present, Future - The Gateway to China

Location: Louisiana State University

Start Date: April 14, 2015

China, Islam, and the Uyghurs in Historical Perspective

Location: 253 Himes Hall

Start Date: February 27, 2015 @ 12:00 AM

2014

Let the Bullets Fly

Location: LSU Union, Room 339

Start Date: November 11, 2014 @ 12:00 AM

8th Annual China Town Hall

Location: Student Union, 303 International Room

Start Date: October 16, 2014 @ 12:00 AM

2013

CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections

Location: 103 Design School

Start Date: October 28, 2013 @ 12:00 AM

End Date: October 28, 2013 @ 12:00 AM