EKU Asian Studies Program

Do you fly Koinobori?

Koinobori - Wikipedia Koinobori (鯉のぼり), meaning "carp streamer" in Japanese, are carp-shaped windsocks traditionally flown in Japan to celebrate Tango no sekku (端午の節句), a traditional calendrical event which is now designated a national holiday; Children's Day (Kodomo no Hi, 子供の日).[1] These wind ...

Submissions are now open for the 14th Japan International MANGA Award! Manga artists from around the world are invited to submit their work to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan until June 19th.

Winners will receive their awards, as well as a trip to Japan in February 2021. We are looking forward to this opportunity to spread manga culture and promote cultural exchange through manga.

You can find the submission form along with more information here.
https://www.manga-award.mofa.go.jp/info/14th_award_en.html

Chinese Folk Music Meets Appalachian Tradition On 'Wu Fei And Abigail Washburn' Each a virtuoso in their own right, longtime friends and Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn team up for a tradition-blending debut album of folk music.

Fall Registration starts tomorrow, Colonels!
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This page is a call for volunteer interpreters/translators to assist with sharing information regarding Covid-19 in Kentucky.

Covid-19 Language Access Kentucky

For the safety of our students and staff during this time, we will be moving all of our advising appointments online. We will continue to support our students in their plans to study abroad. We would be happy to meet with you over Zoom. To set up an appointment, please email [email protected] and download the Zoom app to your computer or phone.

This week we want to introduce daily activities that can be done at home to experience Japanese culture and bring a little joy into our homes.

Today's activity is Japanese woodblock printing, which was popularized in Japan in the Edo period as a process to reproduce hand-scrolls into affordable books. It was later adopted as a means to mass-produce art prints, "ukiyo-e", such as the famous "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by Hokusai. Ukiyo-e literally means “Pictures of the Floating World". This famous style of Japanese woodblock print depicts scenes such as city life, romantic landscapes, nature, and more.

You can learn about the history and characteristics of Japanese woodblock printing here.
https://mymodernmet.com/ukiyo-e-japanese-woodblock-prints/

You can learn how to make your own woodblock print here.
https://mymodernmet.com/woodblock-printing-how-to/

You can find an easy version of woodblock printing for kids here.
https://artclasscurator.com/japanese-woodblock-prints-lesson-for-preschoolers/

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> All instruction will be delivered remotely beginning March 23, through the end of the semester for spring 2020 courses. EKU online courses (eCampus) will continue to follow their original schedule.

> Students will be required to return to their permanent residences away from campus. Class instruction will continue remotely through the end of the spring semester. Look for more details about moving out of the residence halls from the Housing Office. Students should be moved out by Wednesday, April 1. (For students without a permanent residence, they must receive approval to remain on campus. Please complete the appeal form at Housing & Residence Life Closure Appeal Form.)

COVID-19 Update - March 17, 2020 | COVID-19 Information | Eastern Kentucky University As a school of opportunity, we remain steadfast in our mission to empower Kentucky communities with EKU graduates who provide vital services to citizens from every walk of life. But at this pivotal time, we must take steps to ensure the safety of our students, faculty, staff and our community by tak...

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U-Haul offers 30-day storage free for college students who must suddenly move out Several colleges have asked students to vacate their on-campus housing for the rest of the semester. That's left students scrambling to find last-minute housing, storage and plane tickets.

EKU will restructure the spring semester for the week of March 16 through March 20. Except as provided below, students should not return to campus immediately following the spring break.

The residence halls will temporarily close. Exceptions will be made for students without alternative housing options. Additional information will be provided through direct communication from EKU Housing about access to your belongings and requests for continued housing.

Online programs (e-Campus) will continue operations on a regular schedule beginning Monday, March 16.

Beginning Monday, March 23, all courses will be delivered remotely. Either online or through other established alternative learning options. Faculty will directly communicate with students before March 23 about delivery methods and student access.

Classes will use an alternative method of instruction delivery until April 3. Before that date, an assessment and decision will be made about continuation with alternative instruction methods or a return to normal instruction.

During the week of suspended classes (March 16 through March 20), faculty will be working to adapt learning materials to an alternative delivery format.

The Office of Academic Affairs will provide information to faculty about moving courses to an alternative format.

Options for lab and performance-based courses are being reviewed and additional information will be provided.

Please visit the link below for the full update:

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update - March 11, 2020 | COVID-19 Information | Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University is committed to finishing the spring semester and providing our students the academic instruction necessary to fulfill their program requirements. EKU will remain open. Although limited in some areas, much of the campus will operate as usual. However, we will be altering....

Don't forget Daylight saving time starts this Sunday, March 8 at 2:00 AM clocks ⏰ move forward.

LCUH will be closed for Spring Break March 9-13th.

Student Scholarships | College of Education | Eastern Kentucky University The WHAS Crusade for Children Scholarship fund provides funding for graduate students pursuing a career in Special Education (Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Learning and Behavior Disorders, Moderate/Sever Disabilities, Director of Special Education) or Communi...

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Stop by the Bobby Verdugo and Yoli Rios Bilingual Peer Mentor and Tutoring Center in the McCreary Hall, next to the Lancaster Avenue Pedway, for some fresh hot popcorn and relaxed, warm, mid-term study space!

2020 Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival begins April 4th.

Stop by CLASS's Mardi Grad party today from 1-4 pm in Roark Bldg!!

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The Met Puts 650+ Japanese Illustrated Books Online: Marvel at Hokusai’s One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji and More There are certain Japanese woodblock prints many of us can picture in our minds:

NEW #EKUSummer Micro-Scholarships! | EKU Summer | Eastern Kentucky University Summer 2020 is right around the corner, and the team has some exciting things in store, like making summer courses more affordable. That’s the idea behind our new Summer Microscholarships.

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Admission Counselor The Admissions Counselor is responsible for the identification and recruitment of qualified, new undergraduate students to the University. He/she will conduct market analysis, employ data analysis to help move prospective students through the recruitment lifecycle predictive modeling to inquiry deve...

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Call for Applications: Editor, Journal of Asian Studies - Association for Asian Studies The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is searching for a new Editor for its flagship journal. The Journal of Asian Studies (JAS) publishes the very best empirical and multidisciplinary work on Asia, spanning the arts, history, literature, the social sciences, and cultural studies. Experts around t...

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Spin The Wheel at 3:30 in O’Donnell Auditorium!

Chinese New Year Celebration - Jan. 26, 2020
2020 Chinese New Year Celebration by KYCAA will be held on Saturday Jan. 26, 2020 at Lexington Opera House（401 West Short Street Lexington, KY 40507)

4:00 pm – 6:45 pm: Holiday market with festival foods, crafts, traditional costumes, calligraphy, mini Chinese class, cultural displays and family activities.

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Performance featuring festival songs, dances, Chinese music ensemble including Erhu, Hulusi, Yangqin, P**a, Jinhu, dragon dance and special presentations of acrobatics and Sichuan Opera (Face Changing).

Limited seating available. Tickets are only $15 each. To book tickets, you may call (859) 224-8072 or (859) 806-4024. For questions, e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, visit www.kycaa.org.

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We’re a week out from ’s ‘Spin the Wheel’ event! Are you registered to participate?

The Dept. of Languages, Cultures, and Humanities (LCUH) Scholarship Committee encourages students who are studying abroad in the upcoming Summer 2020 or Fall 2020 sessions to speak to their LCUH faculty/advisors about nominations to receive departmental scholarship support.

Application materials will be accepted on a continuing basis, with a deadline of Monday, March 23, and decisions to be made soon thereafter.

** Parrish Study Abroad Scholarship ** - for the study of language and/or culture anywhere outside of the US.
• The Committee will accept Parrish Study Abroad Scholarship nominations from faculty for students who will be studying abroad in the upcoming Summer or Fall 2020 sessions.
• Nominations should include 1) the student’s name and contact information, 2) the student’s affiliation with LCUH, 3) documentation of the student’s acceptance in a relevant study abroad program (or documentation of application, if final decisions are still pending), and 4) a brief essay-style statement by the student that explains the value of the study abroad experience to the student’s future plans.

** Boyd/Frieda German Study Abroad Scholarships ** - for study in Germany
• The Committee is also accepting nominations from faculty for German Study Abroad scholarships for upcoming Summer or Fall 2020 sessions. Nominees for this scholarship must be enrolled in the department’s German program and be participating in a recognized German study abroad program.
• Nominations should include 1) the student’s name and contact information, 2) the student’s affiliation with the German program, 3) documentation of the student’s acceptance in a relevant German study abroad program (or documentation of application, if final decisions are still pending), and 4) a brief essay-style statement by the student that explains the value of the study abroad experience to the student’s future plans.

Nomination materials for all awards should be submitted to the Scholarship Committee Chair (E. Liddell, McCreary 217, [email protected]) or to the LCUH Office (McCreary 115, [email protected]).

Respectfully Submitted, on behalf of the Committee

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Erik Liddell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Comparative Humanities

www.us.emb-japan.go.jp