• Rethinking Mao and the Cultural Revolution

    Weatherhead East Asian Institute (located at the School of International and Public Affairs) 420 West 118th Street, Room 918, New York, NY, United States
    Virtual Event

    Drawing on a new biography, Bao Pu challenges received opinion on Jiang Qing, Chairman Mao’s wife, and her role in the Cultural Revolution. Full Talk Title: Rethinking Mao and the Cultural Revolution: Insights from a New Chronology of Jiang Qing For non-Columbia affiliates, registration is required to access the Morningside campus. After registering you will […]

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  • From Japanese Empire to American Hegemony: A Book Talk by Matthew Augustine

    Weatherhead East Asian Institute (located at the School of International and Public Affairs) 420 West 118th Street, Room 918, New York, NY, United States

    Dr. Augustine examines relationship btwn migrations & border controls in U.S.-occupied Japan, Korea, & Ryukyu Islands in aftermath of WWII. For non-Columbia affiliates, registration is required to access the Morningside campus. After registering you will receive an email with a QR code that must be presented along with a government-issued ID (your name must match […]

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  • A Prize-winning Book: Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi

    Weatherhead East Asian Institute (located at the School of International and Public Affairs) 420 West 118th Street, Room 918, New York, NY, United States

    Yang Shuangzi’s novel, Taiwan Travelogue, is a penetrating analysis of identity issues in Taiwan.Speakers:Yang Shuang-zi, authorLin King, writer and translatorModerator:Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Columbia UniversityYang Shuang-zi’s novel Taiwan Travelogue, translated by Lin King, received the U.S. National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2024 and […]