Date	Description
Jan 14	Improv for public health communication with Zeina Salame
Jan 28	Student led discussion
Feb 4	Student led discussion
Feb 18	Student led discussion
Mar 4	Student led discussion with students from Oregon Health & Science University

Students may choose to attend any or all of the dates listed.

This class will provide students an overview of incoming and outgoing international students at Japanese universities, and deepen their knowledge of related policies, current trends, and problems. The class will consist of lectures and student discussions. Before the start of classes, please research the number of incoming/outgoing international students, and government and university policies being undertaken to promote international student exchange, in your country/region.

In the first part of the term, we will use manga and Studio Ghibli movies to study useful Japanese expressions that are often overlooked in school curricula. In the second part of the term, we will learn about the traditional Japanese craft of origami. Please prepare origami paper or some ordinary paper, and scissors, and learn to make various animals and plants from a single sheet of paper!

University graduation marks a large transition from a life of study to a life of work. This class examines the career theory concept of 'life career', the work style of Japanese companies, and perspectives on employment. It also touches on job-finding, and considers how work shapes where, how, and with whom one lives, i.e. one's own 'life career'.

Those taking Intercultural Understanding in Practice will conduct presentations on Japanese culture, and participate in Q&A sessions. There will also be discussions on traditional and popular Japanese culture. Talk about your favorite parts of Japanese culture with Tohoku University students!

This is an introductory course on Japanese 'yōkai' (supernatural creatures of Japanese folklore), their perception through the times, and the development of the 'Kaidan' culture. We will examine the history of 'yōkai' studies in Japan and their classification, and also look into their gender aspect and urbanization. If there is time left, we might also hold a short discussion about ghostly stories.

This is going to be an introductory course to Ukiyo-e, the Japanese art of woodblock prints. During the Edo period, Ukiyo-e prints were representations of the floating world for ordinary townspeople’s enjoyment. We will see some main works of masters, such as Hokusai and Hiroshige, and how their prints influenced Western modern art (Japonism). If there is time left, we might discuss about popular prints as art and the relations between Eastern and Western art.

This talk in an attempt to engage the participants on the definition of halal, aspects of life affected by halal-ness, and how it has become an industry that is expanding rapidly in the global and local context. This talk will also challenge the participants to explain the halalness of food and beverages.

While watching the city life of Hong Kong unfolds in front of you in real-time, you will also hear about how these paths were once trodden by Eurasians, Chinese, Western sailors, low-ranking Western officials, and the story of one very particular Tanka woman, in the early colonial days.

Enjoy this hour-long tour with The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) from the comfort of your home via Zoom. You can interact directly with the guide, who by the way lives in this very neighborhood. You will get to mingle with virtual travelers from other parts of the world too!

Throughout the synchronous virtual sessions, students will gain global skills and understanding that will help prepare them to be leaders in a global world. Sessions will be facilitated by UC Davis Global Affairs staff and they will be interactive, with discussions, activities, and reflections.

Because participation will be limited to a small number of students (25-30) from across the APRU network, students will be able to make connections across the Asia-Pacific region and engage meaningfully with their peers.

We welcome a range of majors and backgrounds as these global skills are important regardless of your future career path.

Indigenous storytelling and art have long served as important ways for Indigenous peoples to sustain their cultures and traditions. Join this conversation to learn from contemporary Indigenous artist, Crystal L. Buck (Yakama), and Indigenous author, Michelle M. Jacob (Yakama), as they discuss their collaborations across several projects. Learn about what inspires Indigenous artwork and storytelling, and what messages these Yakama women have for our contemporary times. All are welcome at this gathering that honors the power and inspiration of art and stories.

Speakers:

Michelle M. Jacob (Yakama), Professor of Indigenous Studies, College of Education

Crystal L. Buck (Yakama), Artist

Countries such as China, Russia, and India have contributed to the transformation of the global media and communication landscape, challenging the analytical frameworks of communication studies, which remain deeply embedded within a Western discourse. In a post-COVID multi-polar world, global communication studies may have to broaden its remit. This is especially true with digital communication at a time when global cyberspace is rapidly changing and digital connectivity brings once marginal populations onto the policy discourse, not as aid receivers but as active consumers and producers.

Speakers:

Bish Sen, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication

Daya Thussu, Professor of International Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University

This conversation explores the relationship between Asian studies and Asian American studies, reflecting on both the commonalities as well as distinctions between these endeavors. Each of these fields bears a distinct disciplinary orientation—Asian studies derives from Cold War-era area studies and Asian American studies from activist-inspired ethnic studies. How can these different perspectives be brought together productively? Moreover, in an atmosphere of fear caused by the pandemic, racial hostility often blurs the distinctions between "Asian" and “Asian American." How can this moment of common vulnerability renew dialogues between these two fields in a continued endeavor to articulate global justice?

Speakers:

Roy Chan, Associate Professor, Chinese, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures

Andrew Way Leong, Assistant Professor, Department of English, UC Berkeley

Last summer saw the convergence of two major threats to public health: the COVID-19 pandemic and the enduring value gap between white and Black lives (referenced in the name of the protest movement Black Lives Matter). On April 8, 2021, the CDC released a statement naming racism as ‘a serious public health threat’. By contrast, six weeks earlier, the Journal of the American Medical Association released a podcast (now withdrawn) in which the very existence of structural racism in medicine (by now a well-proven fact) was called into question. In this conversation, we will discuss how the CDC declaration might be translated into action within this larger social and political context and what Black feminist bioethicists can contribute to the ongoing conversation.

Speakers:

Camisha Russell, Assistant Professor, UO Department of Philosophy, University of Oregon

Yolonda Wilson, Associate Professor, Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University

Join the International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR) from 28 to 29 September (27 to 29 September in the Americas) as a virtual audience member to experience some of the best interdisciplinary undergraduate research from around the world.

ICUR is a two-day, 48-hour international and interdisciplinary undergraduate conference. Hosted by Monash University and the University of Warwick, ICUR connects undergraduate researchers globally to present their research to a virtual audience from around the world.

President Trump’s rhetoric blaming China for the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed a wave of violence and animus against Asians in the US on the heels of an intensifying trade war. In a one-year period from March 2020, there were over 6,800 incidents reported to the Stop AAPI Hate website. How can we understand this phenomenon in the context of Asian American history? What can we do to stop the rise in racial hatred? And what are cities doing to confront this problem? Four distinguished speakers will provide data and analysis, share effective interventions, and offer a comparative perspective on this important issue.

The rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and acts of prejudice against people of Asian heritage during the COVID-19 era is not unique to the United States. Even during the earliest days of the outbreak, residents of Wuhan were victims of discrimination in other parts of China. Since that time, many countries around the globe have witnessed a rise in hate crimes and ethnic tension.
Featuring two panels, a faculty and student panel from four APRU universities (UCLA, The University of British Columbia, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and The University of Auckland), this forum provides a space for reflection, analysis, solidarity, and activism to explore Anti-Asian Hate in a global context.

Let’s speak Japanese! Join the ICC Japanese Chat Club (aka, Pera Pera Club), which is designed to help you communicate in Japanese and enjoy 'real' conversation with Japanese students.

The Club meets with the same members once a week for a month, so you can meet new people and get to know them better.

At ICC Language Lunches, everyone is welcome, from beginners to native speakers! You don’t have to speak the target language fluently, just come along and enjoy chatting with other people from various backgrounds about their countries and cultures. It’s a great way to make new friends from around the world!

At ICC Language Lunches, everyone is welcome, from beginners to native speakers! You don’t have to speak the target language fluently, just come along and enjoy chatting with other people from various backgrounds about their countries and cultures. It’s a great way to make new friends from around the world!