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News from the Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies.

Yoko Breckenridge moved to Minnesota in the 1960s after marrying Roger Breckenridge, who met her while he was stationed in Japan with the U.S. Army.

Minnesotans worried that a huge Japanese book collection would be lost. Now two new libraries will save it.

Marnie Jorenby, a senior lecturer in the the Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, is quoted.

Evan Kail with the porcelain he was given by the Chinese government. Photo: CCTV

China's Lunar New Year TV gala honours American who 'showed kindness to Chinese people'

Evan Kail (BA '12, AMES) was recently honored at China's national Spring Festival Gala for his donation of a rare WWII photo album.

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What’s New for Language Students This Year?

Languages are always changing, and so is language education at the University of Minnesota.

Media Studies Workshop

Please join us for the inaugural semester of the Media Studies Workshop, a forum dedicated to ongoing research in film, media, and audio-visual cultures.

The workshop is open…

Performance, Queer and Feminist Theory, and Creative Learning Beyond Japanese Culture: An Interview with Reginald Jackson, Mary Griggs Burke Chair in Asian Studies (2024-2025)

Reginald Jackson is a Professor and the Mary Griggs Burke Chair in Asian Studies (2024-2025).

Seven students who are recipients of the North Star Promise Program

These students are in college for free under new program for lower-income Minnesotans

CLA students Niklas Gamble and Karina Villeda talk to MPR News about the impact of the North Star Promise scholarship.

Tobias Fong, a young man wearing glasses, works using a laptop

From Text to Tech: A Summer Internship in Publishing Services

“It further cemented my desire to find a job in the same industry.” Graduate student Tobias Fong talks about the impact of his summer internship on his academic goals.

Goldy and Hubbard School teaching specialist Stacie Swenson pose for a photo together

Welcome New Faculty!

Please join us in welcoming several new faculty and instructors to the College of Liberal Arts community.

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Liberal Arts Perspectives on the Olympics

From ancient Greek traditions to modern geopolitical tensions, from the economics of host cities to the way we talk about athletes, our scholars illuminate the complex web of…

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Maroon and gold in the Olympics

Good luck to CLA alums Airi Miyabe (BA '24, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies) and Summer Schmit (BA '24, psychology) in the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games!