Events

Exhibition – Fire Dream: Zhao Meng and the Reinvention of the Clay Medium

CGIS South CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

Exploring the myriad material possibilities of clay, Zhao pushes the boundaries of the medium while reworking traditional forms. A closing reception and panel discussion will feature artists and scholars Brad Miller, Jeffrey Moser, Sun Ren, Eugene Y. Wang, and Nigel Wood. Closing Event: Friday, October 25, 2019 | 4:00 - 6:00 PM Room 427 | […]

Exhibition – Treasures of the Za Library

CGIS South CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

This exhibition in the first floor lounge of CGIS South features a selection of treasured items from the collection of the Za Library (Zashuguan 雜書館) and from the Harvard-Yenching Library. The Za Library is the biggest privately-owned library in mainland China that is open to the public. The Harvard librarians have also made available a […]

John Holden – Hard-won Confusion: Encountering China 1971-2019

CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United States

Read event summary here Speaker: John Holden, Senior Director for China, McLarty Associates Holden’s China career spans more than four decades, twenty-eight years of which he spent on the ground in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Taipei.  He most recently served as President and CEO of the US-China Strong Foundation after a decade in Beijing as […]

Workshop – Everything Digital: An Essential Guide to Digital Tools for East Asian Studies

Room 212, 2 Divinity Ave. 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA, United States

Registration Deadline:  By October 4, Friday to  http://bit.ly/DigitalEA Lunch will be provided Are you wondering what digital tools might be useful for your research?  Join us for an informal lunch session as we share recommendations and useful shortcuts to help you get off to a running start and make the most of your time at […]

2nd Annual “Destination: World,” Powered by PechaKucha

CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

From studying Hong Kong to walking Cape Town, come learn how international experiences shape the lives of Harvard undergraduates. Nine students take center stage in the Tsai Auditorium stage to share their inspirational stories about global engagement, intellectual exploration and personal discovery made possible through experiences abroad. The event will be followed by an international food […]

Chong Ja Ian – How Hedging Made US-China Tensions Worse: Order, Strategic Competition, and Aggregated Security Dilemmas in Asia and the Pacific

Speaker: Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2019-20 Chair/discussant: M. Taylor Fravel, Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology https://harvard-yenching.org/events/how-hedging-made-us-china-tensions-worse-order-strategic-competition-and-aggregated-security

Michael Enright – The Greater Bay Area, Regional Integration, and the Future of China

CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United States

Read event summary here Speaker: Michael Enright, University of Hong Kong China’s Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is a landmark in China’s regional development strategy as well as an attempt to foster integration of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions into the rest of the PRC. However, the GBA […]