Julie Rosenthal, Asian Studies, in Washington Jewish Week

Aug 2, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Julie Rosenthal of the Asian Studies Program was interviewed by Washington Jewish Week about her work fighting hunger in the community. In neighboring Howard County, Julie Rosenthal, founder of the program Food on the 15th, is working with county parents and student volunteers to fight senior hunger while operating without any overhead. To date, Julie’s teams have delivered nearly 14,000 free bags of nonperishable regular and diabetic groceries and toiletries to low-income seniors right around the 15th of the month, when social security checks often run out. “What people don’t realize is senior citizens don’t have transportation to food banks,”… Continue Reading Julie Rosenthal, Asian Studies, in Washington Jewish Week

Constantine Vaporis, History, to Give Lectures Aboard Cruise

Jun 19, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Constantine Vaporis, professor of history and director of the Asian studies program, will give a series of lectures onboard the Orion II, an Australian-operated cruise ship, during a ten-day tour around the islands of Japan and Korea. The cruise will begin in Hokkaido in the far north, travel along the Sea of Japan to Busan, Korea, and then through the Inland Sea. The ship stops in a number of cities, including Otaru, Kanazawa, Matsue, Busan, Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Kobe. During the cruise, Vaporis will deliver lectures entitled “A Maritime View of the Japanese Archipelago,” “The Samurai in History” and “Popular… Continue Reading Constantine Vaporis, History, to Give Lectures Aboard Cruise

“Food on the 15th” on Voice of America

Apr 18, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Six years ago, Julie Rosenthal, the program management specialist for Asian studies, wanted to teach her daughter about helping others. Rather than encouraging her daughter to volunteer, Rosenthal took it farther: she founded Food on the 15th, a program through which students deliver food to the elderly. “We want the children to have firsthand experience delivering the food to the people so that they can get that feeling of really making a difference in somebody’s life, a positive difference,” Rosenthal said. The program was recently profiled by Voices of America, which provides news, information, and cultural programming worldwide through the… Continue Reading “Food on the 15th” on Voice of America

Mrinalini Sinha Lecture on the Global Ramifications of Abolishing Indentured Labor (4/18)

Apr 16, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

The system of indentured labor from India, which the British devised in the aftermath of the abolition of slavery to replace the demand for labor world-wide, has often been referred to as a “new system of slavery.” When, how and why did this once lucrative system eventually come to an end? What was the significance of this second abolition? Mrinalini Sinha, associate professor of history and women’s studies at Penn State, will address these questions in a Social Sciences Forum lecture on April 18, 4:00 p.m. in the UMBC library, 7th floor. The talk is co-sponsored by UMBC’s Asian Studies… Continue Reading Mrinalini Sinha Lecture on the Global Ramifications of Abolishing Indentured Labor (4/18)

Constantine Vaporis, History and Asian Studies, to Give Talk at Freer Gallery

Apr 3, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Constantine Vaporis, professor of history and director of the Asian studies program, will participate in a panel disccusion at the Freer Gallery on Saturday, May 5 as part of the “articulations” series. The purpose of the series is to “broaden… perspectives on art and culture through conversations from multiple viewpoints.” The topic of conversation will be “Visual Culture and Social Upheaval: Imaging Change in Late Edo Period Japan.” The panelists will explore the intersection of pop culture and spiritual concerns in late Edo society with leading scholars. Attendees will discover the reasons behind the acclaim for Kano Kazunobu’s phantasmagoric paintings of Buddha’s… Continue Reading Constantine Vaporis, History and Asian Studies, to Give Talk at Freer Gallery

Constantine Vaporis, History and Asian Studies, to Lead Workshop

Mar 7, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

On Saturday, March 24, Constantine Vaporis, professor of history and director of the Asian Studies program, will lead a workshop for the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) at the University of Pittsburgh, a NCTA National Coordinating Site. The workshop will be entitled “Japan and its World: Late Edo Period and Today.” The workshop will focus on the changes occurring in the late Edo period (mid-19th Century) especially the “opening” of Japan, and how this information relates to understanding Japan’s role in the world today. Vaporis’ presentation will deal with four distinct topics: Challenges from Within Danger from Without… Continue Reading Constantine Vaporis, History and Asian Studies, to Lead Workshop

Alan Kreizenbeck, Theater, to Participate in Freeman Summer Institute on Japan

Mar 5, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Alan Kreizenbeck, chair of theater, has been selected by the Japan Studies Association to be a participant in the 2012 Freeman Summer Institute on Japan. The Institute will operate at Hawaii Tokai International College in Honolulu from Sunday, May 20 thru Friday, June 8, 2012. The workshop aims to provide knowledge about Japan that faculty can use for curriculum development at their home institution. Kreizenbeck will be developing a course that focuses on various forms of Japanese theatre such as Noh, Kabuki, Kyogen and Bunraku. Most expenses are covered by the Freeman Institute, and additional fees are covered by the Dean of… Continue Reading Alan Kreizenbeck, Theater, to Participate in Freeman Summer Institute on Japan

Constantine Vaporis, Asian Studies and History, Explains Link Between Samurai and Cherry Blossoms

Feb 24, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Constantine Vaporis, director of the Asian studies program and professor of history, is a consultant and writer for a new exhibit at the National Geographic Museum entitled “Samurai: The Warrior Transformed,” which opens March 7 and runs through September 3. The exhibition was planned to coincide with and D.C.’s annual National Cherry Blossom Festival, which this year marks the 100th anniversary of the gift of 3,000 cherry trees to Washington, D.C. by the government of Japan In the video below, Vaporis answers the question, “What do samurai have to do with cherry blossoms?” [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUCayZlvvdU&w=560&h=315]

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