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The Twitter account for the Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS) at the University of California, Berkeley.

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May 7 at 5pm: A talk by IMRE GALAMBROS on The Production of Buddhist Scrolls in Dunhuang Through Collaboration in 370 Dwinelle.

Although we often imagine the production of the Dunhuang manuscripts as a solitary task, many hands make light work.

More at https://t.co/Qt1N6V2bKc.

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Join us Tue for a look at BEYOND DISPLACEMENT: The Rohingya Struggle for Justice.

This event focuses on providing an understanding of the Rohingya history, life in the camps, asylees in the US, and the process towards peace.

RSVP for the hybrid talk at https://t.co/DbPiDXm5Js.

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May CSEAS Newsletter

CSEAS wishes all readers a smooth end of the semester! May your summers be full of rest, discovery, and fun.

We have one more CSEAS event before break, on Tuesday, May 5 at 6:30 pm. Read more at https://t.co/Z3x2Pdr78X.

Photo: Street mural in Singapore

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This Wed (4/29, 5:15pm) at IEAS, UCB!
Archiving Slow Resistance:
Korean Popular Culture and Everyday Care

Explore Korean pop culture and the broader histories that have shaped it with a host of artists, academics, writers and other speakers. RSVP at https://t.co/QfQ8nOVCpl

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TODAY (4/27) at 3pm.
Film Screening Edhi Alice with guest speakers
Ilrhan Kim (Director), Ohyeon Kwon (Assistant Director/Associate Producer), Edhi (actor),Alice (actor), Ran Kim (PINKS), and Ju Hui Judy Han (UCLA). In Sutardja Dai Hall, Banatao Aud., 2594 Hearst Ave.

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Lunchtime Talk Wed (4/22 at 12:30pm) on "Human Rights and Democracy in Cambodia: Its Past, Present, and Future."

This event will feature MU SOCHUA (via Zoom) and SOKNIN CHHOEUN in Philosophy Hall, Room 223.

Please RSVP at https://t.co/c5JQmnAbqf.

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BOOK LAUNCH on APRIL 22
Reprimands and Admonitions: Reflections on the Japanese Invasions of Korea, 1592-1598 (Chingbirok 懲毖錄)

5 p.m. at the Alumni House, Toll Room, UC Berkeley campus.

See the schedule, the speakers' bios and RSVP at: https://t.co/voapwcYxdk.

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On Thur (4/16 at noon), ask North Korean CHARLES RYU about life in this closed-off country and the challenges of starting over at 223 Philosophy Hall.

Registration required at https://t.co/leEeR4RKAb.

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Just Out! The IEAS Spring 2026 Newsletter.
Read the newsletter to understand the diverse programs at IEAS under each of the centers and the East/Southeast Asian libraries. Learn of program highlights and our faculty's latest book publications/awards at https://t.co/Lp6nIiWCBy.

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Job Opening at IEAS for Program Director at CSEAS and IEAS. Position starts June 15.
The Institute of East Asian Studies at the UCB, seeks a Program Director at the Ctr for Southeast Asia Studies (60%) and Core Institute (40%). Learn more and apply at https://t.co/I41VsmKRh5.

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April 10: INVISIBLE NATION Film Screening at 4pm!
The Alexander Hamilton Society at Berkeley is hosting a special screening of the award-winning PBS documentary on Taiwan’s first female president, Tsai Ing-wen (https://t.co/q6ICqH45gA). RSVP at https://t.co/Wz6LgpyiHB

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CSEAS Next Wed (4/8 at 5pm)! Hadler Graduate Lecture: Beyond the Text: Fieldwork, Communities, and the Emotional Archives of Myanmar

Insights from THARAPHI THAN on two decades of navigating Myanmar’s living and institutional archives. Learn more at https://t.co/XJ9RA4BHTR.

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TOMORROW (4/7) Talk + Panel at 4PM.
The Taiwan Relations Act and Beyond: Reflections of a Diplomat & Panel Discussion with the U.S.-Taiwan Next Generation Working Group in the IEAS Conference Room, 2111 Bancroft Way, 5th Fl, Berkeley.

Looking at the TRA on its 47th anniversary.

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CSEAS Next Wed (4/8 at 5pm)! Hadler Graduate Lecture: Beyond the Text: Fieldwork, Communities, and the Emotional Archives of Myanmar.
THARAPHI THAN’s talk incorporates 2 decades of a living archive through interviews. Learn more at https://t.co/XJ9RA4BHTR.

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Next Sat (4/4) at 1:30pm.
Conversation: CATHY PARK HONG (UC Berkeley), BRANDON SHIMODA (author), and DIVYA VICTOR (poet/essayist/educator)

@BAMPFA at 2155 Center Street, Downtown Berkeley.

RSVP at https://t.co/R556jyIVKX.

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CSEAS this Friday (4/3) at 5pm!
Discarded Civilization: Music, Intimate Nightlife Labor, and the Development of Thailand during the Cold War. Join speaker BENJAMIN TAUSIG, SUNY Stony Brook, to examine the musical works from this era. See you in the IEAS Conference Rm.

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REMINDER: IEAS Undergraduate Awards DUE APRIL 1!
Apply for the Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch Undergraduate Fellowship in East Asian Studies ($1,500 max) or the Anne H. Scott Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship in Chinese Studies ($2,500 max).
Learn more at https://t.co/0r8U7U4C1o.

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DUE APRIL 1! IEAS GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS in East and Southeast Asia Studies.
The IEAS fellowship competition is open to UC Berkeley continuing graduate students in East Asian and Southeast Asian Studies.
More details at https://t.co/QAKhGftrDd.

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LAST DAY at AAS.
Here are some UC Berkeley speakers and presenters on the schedule this morning.
IEAS PUBLICATIONS will be in Booth 219 at the Vancouver Convention Center until 12:30pm. See you there.
Thanks to those who came to the UCB Reception last night!

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TODAY at AAS, many of our faculty, students, and staff are participating in talks.

We want to highlight KATE CHOUTA, our Publications Editor, who will be chairing Panel 938: The East Asian War of 1592–1598 in Korean and World History and also at our PUBLICATIONS BOOTH 219.