UCLA Asia InstituteUCLA Asia Institute The Asia Institute is a consortium of Asia-focused research centers and programs at UCLA Celebration of Indonesian Studies at Dinner for Robert Lemelson 30 Jan 2012 at 5:45pm UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies and Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Los Angeles honor filmmaker and philanthropist. Terasaki Center rings in the New Year with New Visions of Japan 24 Jan 2012 at 2:32pm UCLAs Center for Japanese Studies announces plans for 20th anniversary year Terasaki Center set to debut Japanese film series 12 Jan 2012 at 11:13am New Visions of Japanese Cinema kicks off next month at the James Bridges Theater Building the smart grid of the future: UCLA teams with Koreas energy research... 16 Dec 2011 at 5:50pm UCLA Engineering enters into a 10-year partnership with the Korea Institute of Energy Research in South Korea to collaborate on smart-grid research and the development of new technologies with the aim of creating a robust smart grid on an international level. Chemist helps Vietnamese university launch advanced chemistry research center 15 Dec 2011 at 11:41am Professor Omar Yaghi, a proponent of global mentorship, has opened a research facility in Ho Chi Minh City to inspire young scientists. 2012 TUSA Ambassador Summer Study Abroad Scholarship 2 Dec 2011 at 3:44pm The TUSA Ambassador Summer Scholarship Program is being offered again this year to U.S. college and university students who are interested in studying the Mandarin Chinese language during the months of July and August. Terasaki Foundation offers scholarships for students to visit Japan in December 13 Nov 2011 at 11:38pm Participants will spent two weeks touring disaster-ravaged regions in Sendai, Minami Sanriku and Ishinomaki. Annual Chinese Studies lecture series moves forward after loss of its namesake 31 Oct 2011 at 12:13pm Philanthropist Sammy Lee will be remembered at the 24th annual Sammy Lee Lecture in Chinese Archaeology and Art on Nov. 5. Strong fight to end labor and organ trafficking 24 Oct 2011 at 4:10pm Talk exposes human rights violations in Los Angeles Moving Forward: Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake 18 Oct 2011 at 7:17pm The UCLA Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies and The Kahoku Shimpo, a local newspaper in Sendai, have come together to present a traveling photo exhibition that documents the disaster and recovery efforts in northeastern Japan. From 2011-2012, this exhibit will travel to multiple American cities including Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles and possibly New York and Boston. Japan’s atomic bombing, survival, recovery inspires academic 10 Oct 2011 at 5:17pm Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies post-doctoral fellow Chad Diehl will give a public talk about the resurrection of Nagasaki after the 1945 atomic bombing on Oct. 17 in the UCLA Faculty Center Sequoia Room from 4 to 7 p.m. Immersing in language, culture 4 Oct 2011 at 12:59pm The UCLA Confucius Institute celebrates opening of three Mandarin immersion programs in elementary schools. North Korea facing acute food shortages, says expert 3 Oct 2011 at 2:41pm Mercy Corps operations director urges prompt action to ease North Korean food crisis. UCLA Receives Third Gift for Thai Studies from Royal Thai Government 30 Sep 2011 at 1:22pm Generous support will fund language teaching, student scholarships, and public programming on Thailand. American Institute for Indonesian Studies Established in 2011 19 Sep 2011 at 8:46pm The American Institute for Indonesian Studies is a new nonprofit educational organization formed as a consortium of U.S. universities and colleges with an interest in furthering the development of Indonesian studies.