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VIDEO: Asian American Distinguished Speaker Series with Ai-jen Poo

Published: March 12, 2021

Labor activist Ai-jen Poo, co-founder and CEO of the National Domestic Workers Union, was the inaugural guest for the Asian American Distinguished Lecture Series on March 11, 2021.

VIDEO: Sharon Yoon book launch event for "The Cost of Belonging"

Published: November 30, 2020

Christine Cox

Yoon's book analyzes how the rise of transnationalism has affected the social and economic lives of Korean migrants searching for wealth and stability in Beijing’s Korean enclave.

Asia scholars Kyle Jaros and Sharon Yoon join Notre Dame's Keough School

Published: August 27, 2020

Christine Cox

Two new Asia scholars have joined the University of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs in fall 2020: Kyle Jaros, associate professor of global affairs and political science, and Sharon Yoon, assistant professor of Korean studies.

Virtual discussion to address disability and inclusivity amid coronavirus

Published: July 21, 2020

Christine Cox

Experts from Asia and Notre Dame will join a Zoom webinar for the discussion “Inclusivity in the Post-Pandemic World” on Wednesday, August 5. The event starts at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time and 6:30 p.m. India Standard Time. Registration is required at…

Liu Institute expands "Justice and Asia" call for proposals, implements rolling deadline

Published: February 19, 2021

Christine Cox

The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies is extending and expanding its annual call for proposals for research on the theme “Justice and Asia.” Additionally, funding is available for related lectures. Proposals for the remainder of the 2020-21 academic year will be accepted on a rolling basis until May 1, 2021.

Liu Institute welcomes seven new faculty fellows in fall 2020

Published: November 18, 2020

Christine Cox

The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies approved seven new faculty fellows during the fall 2020 semester. The scholars examine Asia and Asia-related topics from a range of colleges, schools, and departments at Notre Dame.

Liu Institute announces fall 2020 events

Published: August 21, 2020

Christine Cox

The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies will sponsor and cosponsor lectures, panel discussions, and book launches—all of them virtual—that range in topic from anti-Asian hostility during the coronavirus pandemic to Uyghur repression in China to “engaged” Buddhism in Asia.

Alex Hsu joins Liu Institute as academic advisor

Published: August 19, 2019

Christine Cox

Hsu will guide students who are enrolled in or seeking enrollment in the supplementary major in Asian studies, the minor in Asian studies, and the new supplementary major in global affairs with a concentration in Global Asia through the Keough School of Global Affairs.

VIDEO: "Peace in Absentia" panel discussion

Published: December 18, 2020

Christine Cox

The Liu Institute cosponsored the panel discussion "Peace in Absentia: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Voices on Arab-Israeli Normalization" on December 1, 2020. Presented by the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, the event featured panelists Laila El-Haddad, the Rev. Mitri Raheb, Rabbi Brant Rosen, and Hatem Bazian. The discussion was moderated by Charles Powell.…

Liu Institute’s “Justice and Asia” funding opens with new opportunity for undergraduates

Published: October 30, 2020

Christine Cox

The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies has opened its annual call for proposals for research on the theme “Justice and Asia.” Additionally, the Institute is providing separate funding for proposals by undergraduate students, either individually or collaboratively, to examine race and ethnicity in Asia.

Video: "Inclusivity in the Post-Pandemic World" virtual discussion

Published: August 07, 2020

Christine Cox

Watch video of the panel discussion, hosted by the Liu Institute and Notre Dame International's Mumbai Global Center.

Claim that MBA! A grad’s letter says it all

Published: June 17, 2016

Christine Cox

Kristen Sawdon was on top of the world when she graduated in May, especially because she never seriously considered an MBA in the past. She always reasoned that it wasn’t the right fit for her.Even an encouraging talk from her then COO couldn’t convince her. “While I never consciously discounted an MBA because I’m a woman, I do think I struggled...