Carolina Asia Center

Carolina Asia Center First pan-Asia National Resource Center in the southeast U.S. located at UNC-CH To find out more, please visit our website at carolinaasiacenter.unc.edu.

The Carolina Asia Center is the University of North Carolina’s flagship organization for Asia-related activities. In 2014, we became the first Title VI-funded pan-Asia National Resource Center in the southeast United States. Our mission is to positively transform our understanding of and relationship with Asia and to equip students and others with the knowledge of Asia to assume leadership roles.

We develop resources for engagement with Asia-related topics through seminars, language study, outreach, cultural competency, study abroad and visiting scholars programs. We work with UNC-Chapel Hill’s College of Arts and Sciences and various professional schools, departments, centers and student organizations on campus. Beyond Carolina, we collaborate with regional and international institutions to develop and implement educational programs on Asia. Our programs have been supported by the Freeman Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, the Japan Foundation, the Korea Foundation, the Thai Government, and through our close partnerships with Duke University and the UNC system of universities and community colleges.

On Sunday, April 19, UNC hosted the 4th annual Bringing Southeast Asia Home workshop. This year, over seventy scholars, ...
04/20/2026

On Sunday, April 19, UNC hosted the 4th annual Bringing Southeast Asia Home workshop. This year, over seventy scholars, students, and community members came together to discuss Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian diasporas. Thank you to those that came and helped facilitate such great dialogue! 🌏

The Soul of Khayal - A Melodious Discourse and Lecture-Demonstration with Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty📍April 8, 2026, 7:00-8:30p...
04/01/2026

The Soul of Khayal - A Melodious Discourse and Lecture-Demonstration with Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty

📍April 8, 2026, 7:00-8:30pm in the FedEx GEC Nelson Mandela Auditorium
🏅CLE credit is available!
🔗Students can attend for free. RSVP on Heel Life: https://heellife.unc.edu/event/12368360
🎫Tickets for non-student UNC affiliates and community members are $20. Purchase these by scanning the flyer QR code or through this link: https://icmds.org/event/the-soul-of-khayal/.

The Modern Indian Studies Initiative, in collaboration with the Indian Classical Music and Dance Society of the Triangle and Bharat Sangeet, is proud to present a lecture and demonstration by Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty.

Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty needs no introduction. Revered as one of the most influential figures in Indian classical music, he stands among the greatest vocalists of our time. While he is celebrated as a leading exponent of the Patiala Kasur Gharana, carrying forward the rich legacy of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Sahib—a style also embodied by Vidushi Sandhya Mukherjee, Gulam Ali, Kaushiki Chakrabarty, and Munawar Ali Khan, to name a few. His artistry transcends boundaries and masterfully brings alive the intricate nuances of several major gharanas, including Indore, Delhi, Jaipur, Gwalior, Agra, Kirana, Rampur, and even elements of South Indian Carnatic music.

UNC Modern Indian Studies Spring 2026 WorkshopSession 2: MIS Faculty Affiliate Presentation & Discussion📍Tomorrow, March...
03/24/2026

UNC Modern Indian Studies Spring 2026 Workshop

Session 2: MIS Faculty Affiliate Presentation & Discussion

📍Tomorrow, March 25, 2026, 1:30-2:30pm on the FedEx GEC 4th Floor (Rm. 4003)

Please join us for our second MIS discussion workshop of the semester!

We will be joined by MIS Faculty Affiliate, Dr. Christina Cruz, who will be speaking about her mental health research program for children in Darjeeling, while leading a discussion on India's importance for multiple disciplinary fields!

Light refreshments will be served.

Questions? Please reach out to the MIS Graduate Student Workshop Coordinator, Abdul Basith Basheer ([email protected]) for more information.

Join the Carolina Asia Center and the Department for Asian and Middle Eastern Studies for a Korean Movie Night this Thur...
03/24/2026

Join the Carolina Asia Center and the Department for Asian and Middle Eastern Studies for a Korean Movie Night this Thursday, March 26 from 5:30pm-8:00pm in the FedEx Center Nelson Mandela Auditorium.

We will be screening "Once We Were Us," a 2025 South Korean romantic drama film, directed by Kim Do-young and starring Koo Kyo-hwan and Moon Ga-young.

There will be free food catered by Bulkogi Truck starting at 5:30pm in the atrium with the film starting at 6:00pm. 😊

Navigating China's Minguo "Oil Encounter" Through Laws of Agency and Civil Code📍March 23, 2026, 3:30-5:00pm in FedEx GEC...
03/10/2026

Navigating China's Minguo "Oil Encounter" Through Laws of Agency and Civil Code

📍March 23, 2026, 3:30-5:00pm in FedEx GEC Rm. 3009
🏅 CLE credit is available!
🔗Students can RSVP through this link: https://heellife.unc.edu/event/12321736

Join us for a talk by CAC-IAH fellow Prof. James Hudson, Associate Professor of History at UNC-Pembroke. Prof. Hudson will discuss new dimensions expanding on his previous research into the relationship between Chinese provincial foreign ministries, the Standard Oil Company, and U.S. consular officials, which revolved around the importation and control of kerosene in China during the early 20th century.

Light refreshments will be provided!

This event is free and open to the public.

Gendering Vietnamese Revolutionary Cinema: Women, War, and Melodrama📍March 23, 2026, 2:00-3:00pm in FedEx GEC Rm. 4003 (...
03/10/2026

Gendering Vietnamese Revolutionary Cinema: Women, War, and Melodrama

📍March 23, 2026, 2:00-3:00pm in FedEx GEC Rm. 4003 (4th Floor)

Join us for a talk with Prof. Qui Ha Hoang Nguyen!

The Carolina Asia Center and the BSEAH Initiative are proud to host a lecture with Prof. Nguyen on the figure of women in Vietnamese revolutionary cinema.

Through the film Seventeenth Parallel: Day and Night (1972), this talk examines how Vietnamese revolutionary cinema portrays women's emotional resilience and the national grief caused by Vietnam's division.

Prof. Nguyen is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Her research focuses on politics and aesthetics, feminist film historiography, and transnational flow of cinema.

Join us for Broadening the Ambit of Sensory Scholarship: Theorising through Asia!March 10, 2026, starting at 9:00pm ET |...
03/05/2026

Join us for Broadening the Ambit of Sensory Scholarship: Theorising through Asia!

March 10, 2026, starting at 9:00pm ET | March 11, 2026, starting at 9:00am Singapore Time | On Zoom

This talk, as part of the NUS Speaker Series, presents a critique of Western-focused sensory model and the imperialism of sight and discusses how social actors and institutions employ and accord meanings to the senses which can be located in the fabric of everyday life experiences spanning different social encounters in Asia.

Presented by Prof. Kelvin Low, Head of the Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology at NUS with Dr. Shorna Allred, Susan R. Wolf Distinguished Professor in the Dept. of Geography & Environmental Studies at UNC and Dr. Walker DePuy, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Asia Research Institute at NUS and UNC giving comments.

Register by scanning the flyer QR code or visiting this link: https://go.unc.edu/low

The Teaching Asia Network of the Carolinas invites K-12 educators to attend an online literature workshop featuring Brid...
02/24/2026

The Teaching Asia Network of the Carolinas invites K-12 educators to attend an online literature workshop featuring Bridge Across the Sky. Bridge Across the Sky is a Freeman Award winning book written by Freeman Ng.

📍March 5, 2026, 4:30-5:30pm ET | On Zoom
🔗Register by scanning the flyer QR code or visiting this link: https://asia.unc.edu/event/tanc-online-literature-workshop/

This book is for Grades 7-12 and will be of interest to language arts and social studies instructors. All registrants will receive a FREE copy of the text. North and South Carolina teachers who attend will receive a free class set!

⏰To ensure you receive the text before the workshop, please register by TODAY, February 24.⏰

This workshop will be led by Prof. Kevin Kim, Associate Director of UNC’s Asian American Center.

Synopsis: Unhappy at first with his father’s decision to come to the United States, Tai Go must overcome the racism he discovers in both others and himself and forge his own version of the American Dream.

Questions? Contact Prof. Becky Butler at [email protected]

Study Abroad in Singapore (Phillips Ambassadors Give Back)📍March 4, 2026, at 6:00pm in McColl Rm. 3550Join Phillips Amba...
02/23/2026

Study Abroad in Singapore (Phillips Ambassadors Give Back)

📍March 4, 2026, at 6:00pm in McColl Rm. 3550

Join Phillips Ambassadors and Kenan-Flagler students, Freeda Alvarez, Ava Moss, and Katrina Samuel, for a presentation and Q&A session on study abroad in Singapore, complete with delicious catering from Hawkers Asian Street Food.

02/23/2026

Please join us at 6PM on March 6th in the atrium of the FedEx Global Education Center! In light of our impending closure, this will be the final iftar hosted by the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies. We are really looking forward to celebrating with our community during these difficult times.

Registration is required and will be closed once the maximum of 250 attendees has been reached. Please individually register all participants at

https://go.unc.edu/CMEISIftar2026

This iftar is made possible by generous support from Med Deli and our incredible co-sponsors UNC Muslim Students Association, Carolina Asia Center, UNC Center for Slavic, Eurasian & East European Studies, UNC Arab Students Organization, and Nadi Al-Mutakalimeen / The UNC Arabic Department.

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FedEx Global Education Center, 301 Pittsboro Street, CB#7582, The University Of
Chapel Hill, NC
27599

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+19199620355

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