Events of Interest
Stephen Halsey – Rocks and Bugs: Developmentalism and the Environment in Early Twentieth Century China
Presented via ZoomSpeaker: Stephen Halsey Presented via Zoom. Register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItfuuopzgpH9QA2pFC6FpjH_0wL_Nd7nB1 Venue
Zhou Zhenyu – The origin of ancient Austronesian: from the perspective of archaeological discoveries in Southeast China
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Zhou Zhenyu, Associate Professor, Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2022-23 Discussant: Rowan Flad, John E. Hudson Professor of Archaeology, Harvard University Harvard-Yenching Institute Visiting Scholar talk Seating is limited. Masks are required for all in-person audience members. Venue
Asia-Pacific Practices: A Conversation with Brian Burke of Shearman & Sterling
WCC 1010, Wasserstein Hall 1585 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Brian Burke, Partner, Shearman & Sterling. Brian Burke has conducted dozens of investigations across Asia-Pacific and is experienced in FCPA/anti-corruption, economic sanctions, antitrust, shareholder litigation, anti-money laundering, and other compliance and investigative matters. Mr. Burke acted as lead advisor to GlaxoSmithKline on the landmark bribery case against GSK in China, the first such case […]
Scott Kennedy – Xi Jinping’s About Face: Implications for China’s Economy, Politics, and Relations With the West
Rubenstein 414AB 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business & Economics, Center for Strategic & International Studies. Lunch will be served for those joining us in person in Rubenstein 414AB. Others should register to join us remotely via Zoom. Register at https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mrBlnYUUSwW9rduJgp_6wQ. Venue
Wei Wei – Family Matters: Chinese Queer Politics Around the Rise of a Family-State
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Wei Wei, Professor of Sociology, East China Normal University; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2022-23 Chair/Discussant: Michael Bronski, Professor of the Practice In Media And Activism In Studies Of Women, Gender, And Sexuality, Harvard University LGBT activism in mainland China, based on the trajectory of identity politics, faces increasing challenges from the state in recent years. […]
Bo Li – Regulating Fintech: The Asian Experience
WCC 2036 Milstein East A, Harvard Law SchoolSpeaker: Bo Li, J.D. ‘99, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Boxed lunch will be provided. Venue
Final Conference of 1st Fudan-Harvard China-U.S. Young Leaders Dialogue
Starr Auditorium, Belfer Building, Floor 2.5, Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesFeaturing: James Heller, Consul General of the US Embassy in ShanghaiRandall Schriver, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs and more. The U.S.-China relationship is undoubtedly the most important bilateral relationship in the world today. In recent years, the conflicts between China and the United States in various key areas and issues have […]
Li Chunyuan – Contextualizing the Numbers: grain prices in Yuan 元 dynasty China, 1250-1350
Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSpeaker: Li Chunyuan, Associate Professor, Department of History, Xiamen University; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2022-23 Chair/Discussant: David Yang, Associate Professor of Economics, Harvard University Harvard-Yenching Institute Visiting Scholar Talk Masks are required for all in-person audience members. Seating is limited. Venue
Dean’s Symposium on Social Science Innovation – China in Focus: New Social Science Approaches
Presented via ZoomHost: Lawrence Bobo, Dean of Social Science, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard UniversityModerator: Mark Elliot, Vice Provost for International Affairs; Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History, Harvard UniversityPanelists:Ya-Wen Lei, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Harvard UniversityVictor Seow, Assistant Professor, History of Science, Harvard UniversityYuhua Wang, Professor of Government, Harvard UniversityDavid Yang, […]
Journey of an Exile Tibetan Leader: From Harvard to Dharamsala
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Former Sikyong (President), Central Tibetan Administration; Senior Visiting Fellow, East Asian Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School Harvard University Asia Center's 17th Tsai Lecture, sponsored by the Tsai Lecture Fund at the Harvard University Asia Center, co-sponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University and Lakshmi Mittal and Family South […]
The Shōsōin Imperial Treasury: New Directions in Research
Sackler Building Auditorium 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Shōsōin Treasury, located near the Tōdaiji monastery in Nara, Japan, houses over 9000 objects and ancient documents dating to the eighth century or earlier. These diverse objects showcase the cultural traditions of not only Nara Japan, but also Silla Korea, Tang China, the Central Asian kingdoms, Sasanian Iran, and beyond. This inaugural conference, “The […]
Wealth and Politics in Asia: HYI Annual Roundtable
Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall Boylston Hall, Cambridge, MA, United StatesPanelists:Yuen Yuen Ang, Alfred Chandler Chair of Political Economy, Johns Hopkins UniversityYasheng Huang, Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management, MIT Sloan School of ManagementDevesh Kapur, Starr Foundation Professor of South Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)Pasuk Phongpaichit, Emeritus Professor of Political Economy, Chulalongkorn UniversityBridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate, University of […]