Graduate student "localizes" Shanghailander exhibit at UCLA Hillel
Julie Kalmar, a UCLA graduate student in Information Studies at UCLA, seized the opportunity to add a local dimension to the âJewish Refugees in Shanghai (1933-1941)" exhibit at the UCLA Hillel. The...
View ArticlePrepare for North Korea to endure, not collapse
North Korea has always been a maverick Marxist-Leninist regime, following a distinctly nationalist path. Having survived both the normalization of U.S.-Chinese relations and the collapse of the USSR,...
View ArticleRenaming the Tripitaka Koreana?
Director of the Center for Buddhist Studies Robert Buswell calls for renaming the Korean Buddhist canon to distinguish it from the Indian Tripitaka, given that its contents range far beyond that of the...
View ArticleRebirth of Japanese studies at UCLA
After being weakened by attrition and recession, Japanese studies at UCLA has been renewed through appointments of prominent junior faculty and a new focus on culture and the humanities.
View ArticleCenter Co-sponsors Exhibit in Berlin on Earthquake Reconstruction in Japan
This exhibition takes a critical look at the reconstruction and recovery efforts by presenting the work of ArchiAid, a reconstruction support network of Japanese architects formed in response to the...
View ArticleDaoist visual culture: Images of the inner and outer worlds
A lecture on the visual culture of Daoism by Shih-shan Susan Huang, illustrated with a multitude of drawings from historical texts, focused on the polarization of "inner" and "outer" images.
View ArticleIn Remembrance of Professor Donald McCallum
Professor Donald McCallum, a distinguished Professor of Japanese Art History at UCLA and a longtime member of the Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, passed away on October 23, 2013 after battling...
View ArticleHumanities facing difficult challenges in both U.S. and Chinese universities
The study of the humanities is facing difficult challenges in both the United States and China, although the nature of these challenges differ.
View ArticleMedicine, literature and the power of epiphany
Using stories, pictures and citations from literature to illustrate his points, writer-physician Abraham Verghese emphasized the way in which literature can help physicians cultivate the humanist,...
View ArticleTen misconceptions about Buddhism
Buddhist scholars Robert E. Buswell, Jr., and Donald S. Lopez, Jr. â authors and and co-editors of the "Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism" â put paid to a number of false beliefs about Buddhism in a...
View ArticleWorld Journal interviews authors of the "Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism"
Robert Buswell and Donald S. Lopez, Jr., distinguished professors of Buddhist studies at UCLA and the University of Michigan, respectively, are interviewed about their newly published "Princeton...
View ArticleEnlightenment is now 5 pounds heavier
Two distinguished professors of Buddhist Studies â Robert Buswell Jr. (UCLA) and Donald S. Lopez Jr. (University of Michigan) â have produced a massive dictionary of Buddhist terms from all...
View ArticleModern legal profession in China is only 35 years old
The rapidly growing legal profession in China is exerting a profound influence on the countryâs economy, society and politics, says Peng Xuefeng, chairman of the Beijing-based Dacheng Law Offices.
View ArticleHanamori Yasuji and the politics of post-war Japanese culture
Hirotaka Kasai discussed the work of Japanese magazine editor Hanamori Yasuji and the politics of everyday life in postwar and contemporary Japan.
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