February
18
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February
14
Richard M. Rosenberg Asian Studies Scholarship
Richard M. Rosenberg Asian Studies Scholarship
We are delighted to announce the establishment of the Richard M. Rosenberg Asian Studies Scholarship. With a generous donation from Mr. Rosenberg, the Scholarship offers assistance to Suffolk students in their study abroad in Asia.
To be eligible for consideration, applicants should be a fulltime Suffolk student, with a GPA of 3.0 or above, having declared a major or minor in Asian Studies.
For 2014, the application deadline is February 28. Students who are planning to study abroad in Asia before the end of 2014 are encouraged to apply. Please submit a resume and a short essay of about 500 words, stating your academic interest and plan of study abroad. The application material should be submitted to Dr. Ronald Suleski, Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies, 41 Temple Street, Boston, MA 02114. Materials may be sent by email to: rsuleski@suffolk.edu.
Rosenberg Institute and Asian Studies Program
January
28
Asian Studies graduate Hangzhou adventure!
Monique Costello graduated with a double major in History and Asian Studies. She has been teaching at a high school in Hangzhou that has a very impressive front gate and a pretty campus. Her brief report is here:
I have been working at Tianmu High School for 5 months now – I can’t believe how the time has flown by. I teach over 800 students, most of whom could care less about English but want to know all about the typical lives of Americans. Because I am in a sub-city of Hangzhou (although the sub-city itself has a higher population than Boston), I am the only American girl within an hour of where I live. I am treated like a celebrity everywhere from the hallways of my school, to restaurants, to taxi rides. People are constantly staring. It was disconcerting at first, but I’ve learned to accept it.
I have seen so many beautiful places and tried so many new things since I arrived; this is an experience I would not give up for anything. The people here have been incredibly friendly and I have made some great friends. Spring Festival is upon us and I am meeting my mother in Beijing tomorrow before heading to Chiang Mai, Thailand. I have many more adventures planned for the next five months; I can’t wait to explore even more.
More on Suffolk frontpage.
January
24
Pat Moriarty – a fan of Japanese music!
Pat Moriarty is a double major in History and Asian Studies. He spent last year at Sophia University in Tokyo and made good progress in the Japanese language. Now back at Suffolk, he has an internship with the on-line magazine JaME which specializes in Japanese contemporary music of all genres. Pat works maintaining the web-site, and also contributes to the magazine.
Follow the link below to see a copy of his recent review of the Japanese metal band Dir en grey from Osaka.
November
12
Spring class: Traditional Chinese Society 1800-1949
In Spring 2014 Suffolk will offer the course Traditional Chinese Society From 1800 to 1949. The course will be taught by Janet Scott, who has lived for many years in Hong Kong.
The course will examine Chinese folk, religious and social customs. Many exciting examples of hand-made artifacts, ghostly spirit money, unexpected children’s toys, and first-hand stories of all kinds will be brought into the class discussion.
November
5
Open House 2013
Asian Studies Program had its Fall 2013 Open House on October 27. Students who studied abroad in China, Japan, and Korea in 2012-2013 shared their experiences with the audience. Their Powerpoint presentations were delightful and very informative.
Carl Anderson talking about China
In addition, Professors Chris Dakin and Ron Suleski as well as Levina Huang from TECO in Boston spoke about various study abroad programs in Asia.
October
22
100 Thousand Strong: Studying in China
To encourages students of diverse backgrounds from across the country to learn Mandarin and study in China, the 100,000 Strong Foundation offers various opportunities and scholarships to interested high school and college students. Website
October
9
Korea Summer 2013
This past summer of 2013 Suffolk University had four students who spent the summer in Seoul Korea. They each received a scholarship and participated in an internship, while studying the Korean language at Yonsei University.
(L to R) Sanghyun Lee (President and CEO of KCC Corporation which provided the scholarships through their Chongha Scholarship Foundation); Shinhye Lee (Mr. Lee’s daughter who was a student at Suffolk in 2012); Suffolk student Christopher Maynard; Suffolk student Kathy Liu; C.Y. Lee (Chairman and Founder of KCC Corporation, who presented the checks); Suffolk student Elisa Lim; Suffolk student Kaila Millett; Sunshik Min (President and CEO of YBM Corporation, which provided some of the internship placements.)
May
14
Da’s talk in Shanghai
Da Zheng will give a talk at the Royal Asiatic Society on “Chiang Yee and Three Women.” In this talk, Da will describe the wife and lovers who were important in Chiang Yee’s life.
The talk will be on Tuesday 21 May 2013 at the RAS Library at the Sino-British College, starting at 7:30pm. Details are on the poster below.
February
8
What I am about to eat – from our Fullbright student
Carl Anderson and Audrea White, two Suffolk students, are studying in Xi’an, China on a Fulbright scholarship. Audrea is Monty Link’s (Philosophy) advisee, and both students took Chinese language classes with Chris Dakin. Carl has created his blog site, which was forwarded to me by Chris. You will enjoy reading his report and reflections: http://whatamiabouttoeat.wordpress.com/
More details about their experience of the trip can be found here.
http://v.xiancity.cn/video/society/detail_2013_02/20/68452_0.shtml