Past Events

Dr. Michele Gamburd, Professor of Anthropology- Portland State University

Event Title: Elder care and financial crisis in Sri Lanka: Intergenerational obligations and international migration.

Lecture with Dr. Evaon Wong, Dean of School of Social Work at Portland State University.

Event Title: Serving the Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities, Opportunities and Challenges.

Juhea Kim  (@juhea_writes), Author of the international bestseller Beasts of a Little Land (Oneworld, 2021)

Event Title: "From Portland to St. Petersburg: an Asian American author's journey to writing for the world"

Janice Lee, Associate Professor of English - Portland State University

Event title: "The Princess Bari Myth: On Death, Ritual, Han, and Language in Korean Cultures"

Drs Susan Chan (Piano), and Li Kuang with his students Enpeng Cui and Ziqi He (Trombone)

Event Title: "Scenes from a Jade Window: Piano and Trombone Music by Contemporary Chinese Composers"

Dr. Jiannbin Shiao, Professor & Department Head - Sociology, University of Oregon.

Event Title: "Modeling Asian American Exceptionalism in Socioeconomic Attainment"

Elisabeth Agro, Nancy M. McNeil Curator of Modern and Contemporary Craft and Decorative Arts, Modern and Contemporary Art Department.

Event Title: "The Shape of Time: Korean Art after 1989"                            

Dr Hyaeweol Choi, Department Chair (DEO), Gender & Women Sexuality Studies; Professor Stanley Family and Korea Foundation Chair in Korean Studies.

Event Title: On Death, Ritual, Han, and Language in Korean Culture"

K-Pop Academy Classes again this year at Native American Student and Community Center on campus.

The Academy offers dance and vocal classes from Aug 11 to 15 at 6-8pm, and is open to the general public.

The IAS Kick-Off event was a wonderful opportunity to welcome back students, faculty, and staff for the Fall term. We were honored to have Eowyn Ferey, Director of the Office of Global Engagement and Innovation, deliver opening remarks!

Date/Time: Thursday, Oct 2, during community hours (12:40–1:30 pm).