Events – Asian Languages & Literatures – Carleton College

Tuesday, Apr 08, 2025 - Tuesday, Apr 07, 2026

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April 2025

Tue 8

5:15pm At Vision's Edge: Modern China, the United States, & Global Encounters in Lost Photographs & Film - 1h 15m In-Person • Library Athenaeum • from Religion

Thu 10

7:00pm Chinese Movie Night - Let the Bullets Fly - 2h In-Person • Parish House basement • from Language Center

Tue 15

5:15pm "Autocracy & Protest Culture in Asia: The "Milk Tea Alliance" with Jeffrey Wasserstrom - 1h 30m In-Person • Alumni Guest House Meeting Room • from Political Science and International Relations

Wed 16

8:30am Breakfast with Jeffrey Wasserstrom - 1h In-Person • Hasenstab 002 • from Political Science and International Relations

Thu 24

4:30pm Lily Johnston '25 Presents "Modern Marriage in Post One Child Policy China" - 1h In-Person • LDC 104

Wed 30

4:45pm Lily Johnston '25 Presents "Modern Marriage in Post One Child Policy China" - 1h In-Person • LDC 104

May 2025

Thu 1

5:15pm History Guest Lecture Dr. Byungjoon Kim - 1h 30m In-Person • Leighton Hall 305 • from History

Thu 8

4:30pm Rhys Wonacott '25 Presents Chinese Comps, "Balance Beyond Medicine: How TCM Embodies a Philosophy of Life" - 1h In-Person • LDC 104

Tue 13

4:30pm Rhys Wonacott '25 Presents Chinese Comps, "Balance Beyond Medicine: How TCM Embodies a Philosophy of Life" - 1h In-Person • LDC 104

Tue 20

5:30pm Poetry Without Borders - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Center Commons • from Language Center

Thu 29

5:00pm OCS Information Session for Chinese Studies - 1h In-Person • LDC 104

June 2025

Wed 11

Hiring Chinese Program Tutors for 2025-26! (begins) In-Person • 2nd Floor LDC

September 2025

Fri 12

Hiring Chinese Program Tutors for 2025-26! (ends) In-Person • 2nd Floor LDC

Mon 22

6:30pm Fall Recruiting Showcase - 2h 30m In-Person • St. Olaf College, Tomson Hall 280 & Atrium; To register, see Handshake • from Career Center

Tue 23

12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

Thu 25

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall
4:30pm Confucianism for Americans - Public Lecture by Professor Paul Goldin, University of Pennsylvania - 1h In-Person • LDC 104

Mon 29

7:00pm International Film Forum: Black Tea - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum

Tue 30

12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall
7:00pm International Film Forum: Timbuktu - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum

October 2025

Thu 2

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall
4:30pm Christopher U. Light Lectureship: Abderrahmane Sissako - 1h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from Arts at Carleton

Mon 6

6:00pm Career Discovery Week | Career Pathways for Students in Arts and Humanities - 1h In-Person • Leighton Hall 402; For more information or to register, see Handshake • from Career Center

Tue 7

12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

Wed 8

6:00pm Career Discovery Week | Career Pathways for Students Who Like to be Creative - 1h In-Person • Weitz Center Room 132; For more information or to register, see Handshake • from Career Center

Thu 9

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall
4:30pm OCS Information Session for the Japanese Program - 1h Hybrid • LDC 104
6:30pm Majors and Minors Fair - 1h 30m Great Hall • from Sophomore Week

Tue 14

12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

Thu 16

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

Tue 21

12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

Thu 23

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

Mon 27

7:00pm International Film Forum: The Legend of Hei - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum

Tue 28

12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

Thu 30

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

Fri 31

10:00am Government & Nonprofit Career Fair - 5h In-Person • University of Minnesota, Coffman Great Hall; register via Handshake • from Career Center

November 2025

Tue 4

12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall
5:15pm We Computers: A Ghazal Novel. A Conversation with Celebrated Author, Hamid Ismailov and his Translator, Shelley Fairweather-Vega - 1h 30m In-Person • Library Athenaeum • from Middle East Studies

Thu 6

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

Tue 11

12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

Thu 13

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

Tue 18

12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

January 2026

Tue 6

12:00pm Chinese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

Thu 8

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

Tue 13

12:00pm Chinese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
12:00pm Technos International Week Information Session (for First Year or Sophomore students) - 1h In-Person • Anderson 121 • from Student Fellowships

Thu 15

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

Tue 20

12:00pm Chinese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

Thu 22

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

Tue 27

12:00pm Chinese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
4:30pm OCS Information Session for Chinese Studies - 1h Hybrid • LDC 104

Thu 29

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

February 2026

Tue 3

12:00pm Chinese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
4:00pm Associated Kyoto Program in Japan Information Session - 1h 15m Hybrid • LDC 104

Thu 5

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

Tue 10

12:00pm Chinese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

Thu 12

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

Tue 17

12:00pm Chinese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center
11:59pm Carleton-Funded Fellowships Applications Winter TERM Deadline (see list) Online forms • from Student Fellowships

Wed 18

12:00pm Student Workshop: Writing Ancient Chinese Oracle Bone Script with a World-Renowned Specialist - 1h In-Person • Alumni Guest House Meeting Room • from Asian Studies
4:30pm Origins of Chinese Civilization: Writing, Divination, and Mentality. A Public Lecture by Dr. Ken-Ichi Takashima - 1h In-Person • Alumni Guest House Meeting Room • from Asian Studies

Thu 19

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

Tue 24

12:00pm Chinese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

Wed 25

4:30pm Enmity and empathy : Japanese Americans in Minnesota during World War II. A public lecture by Prof. Ka Wong - 1h 30m In-Person • Leighton 305 and CGRS Lounge • from Asian Studies

Thu 26

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

March 2026

Tue 3

12:00pm Chinese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

Thu 5

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

Tue 10

12:00pm Chinese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

Thu 12

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall • from Language Center

Tue 31

12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

April 2026

Thu 2

12:00pm Japanese Lunch Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

Fri 3

4:00pm Visiting and Enjoying Japan with the Roy F. Grow Fellowship - 45m Hybrid • LDC 104

Tue 7

12:00pm Chinese Table in the LDC Dining Hall - 1h In-Person • LDC Dining Hall

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