Asian and Asian American Studies program hosted Peter Hessler, author and staff writer for the New Yorker, last week. His narrative non-fiction workshop about his article "Dr. Don" drew a large crowd in Linderman 200. Image …
Asian and Asian American Studies program hosted Peter Hessler, author and staff writer for the New Yorker, last week. His narrative non-fiction workshop about his article "Dr. Don" drew a large crowd in Linderman 200.
This year’s Lunar New Year celebration at Lehigh was organized by students of Asian Cultural Society (ACS). Participating student clubs brought food and traditional dishes, and each group had a chance to talk about what the foods represent in their countries. "It's a very…
This year’s Lunar New Year celebration at Lehigh was organized by students of Asian Cultural Society (ACS). Participating student clubs brought food and traditional dishes, and each group had a chance to talk about what the foods represent in their countries. "It's a very important celebration because it gives the students memories and gives them a sense of home. And when they take part in the eating of certain foods and certain songs and then dancing, it calls back memories of activities and sights and smells that they experienced back home. So it's very important to their sense of belonging," professor Tom Chen tells Lehigh Valley News.
Author and futurist Ken Liu visited Lehigh last week and gave two amazing talks. Each event sparked interesting discussion about the future of work, robots, and jobs today.Brought to you by the Asian and Asian American Studies program and the Humanities Center, his public…
Author and futurist Ken Liu visited Lehigh last week and gave two amazing talks. Each event sparked interesting discussion about the future of work, robots, and jobs today.
Brought to you by the Asian and Asian American Studies program and the Humanities Center, his public lecture "The Future of Work in the Age of AI" drew a large crowd in the 3rd floor of the HST building. Liu posed such questions as: What will work be like in the future? Should we celebrate that robots will make our lives better or worry about AI taking our jobs? What can we do to prepare?
Asian Studies and the Humanities Center are co-sponsoring a yearlong Science Fiction/ Speculative Fiction reading group, focusing on Asian and Asian American authors, for students and faculty. It will run both Fall and Spring semesters and take place at the Humanities Center…
Asian Studies and the Humanities Center are co-sponsoring a yearlong Science Fiction/ Speculative Fiction reading group, focusing on Asian and Asian American authors, for students and faculty. It will run both Fall and Spring semesters and take place at the Humanities Center. Refreshments will be provided.
We will purchase the books for students in the reading group. Open to students and faculty in any college or department. 25 participants maximum due to room capacity. Please register online here. See below for titles and schedule.
Science Fiction/Fantasy student-faculty reading group schedule - all meetings 4:30 pm-6:00 pm at the Humanities Center, 224 West Packer Avenue. Refreshments provided.
The reading group will read a selection of the following short stories and novels, based on participant interest. All readings will be in English. Students do not need to buy books - we will cover the cost of books:
