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Past Asian Studies Center Events

Chai and Chat Date 10/04/2018
Time: 17:00:00 - 18:00:00
Location: 302 International Center

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Join your fellow Indian and South Asian language learners for Chai and Chat. Practice speaking the language you're learning in a relaxed environment.

Education Abroad Expo Date 10/04/2018
Time: 13:00:00 - 17:00:00
Location: Breslin Center

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A comprehensive information event for anyone interested in learning more about the many exciting education abroad opportunities available at Michigan State University. Close to 200 exhibits displaying information about MSU's wide variety of programs and support services will be available for students to browse and ask questions. If you've ever thought about international study, the Education Abroad Expo is the perfect place to begin your search
 

Muslims and U.S. Politics Date 10/01/2018
Time: 19:00:00 - 21:00:00
Location: 303 International Center

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Dalia Mogahed is the Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, where she leads the organization's pioneering research and thought leadership programs on American Muslims. Mogahed is former Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies. With John L. Esposito, she co-authored the book Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think. President Barack Obama appointed Mogahed to the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships in 2009. She has testified before Congress and her 2016 TED talk was named one of the top TED talks that year. She is a frequent expert commentator in global media outlets and international forums. She is also the CEO of Mogahed Consulting.
 

Climate Change Impacts on Staple Food Production...Bangladesh Date 09/28/2018
Time: 12:00:00 - 13:30:00
Location: 305 International Center

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Asia Hub/South Asian Partnership seminar. Hosting two scientists from the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Md. Pann Ali and Sheikh Shamiul Haque. Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change, which currently faces a serious challenge in agricultural production to feed the growing population in the context of both shrinking agricultural land and climate change impacts.

Arabic Tea and Conversation Hour Date 09/27/2018
Time: 14:00:00 - 15:00:00
Location: 302 International Center

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Arabic Diwan is a gathering of Arabic students who are in the Arabic program, where they speak the language and learn about the culture in a relaxed environ­ment with our Fulbright teaching assistant. Students from all Arabic language levels are encouraged to attend. Also, we extend the invitation to the Arabic speaking students at the English Center. 

For more information please contact Fatima Alaiwi, fatima_bh(at)msn.com.

Chai and Chat Date 09/27/2018
Time: 17:00:00 - 18:00:00
Location: 302 International Center

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Join your fellow Indian and South Asian language learners for Chai and Chat. Practice speaking the language you're learning in a relaxed environment.

Korean Conversation Table Date 09/27/2018
Time: 17:30:00 - 18:30:00
Location: A216 and A228 Wells Hall

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Join us for an hour of conversation in Korean. All levels (beginners to native speakers) are welcome. 

Symposium: Japanese Higher Education & The "Glonacal" Date 09/27/2018
Time: 14:30:00 - 19:00:00
Location: 252 Erickson Hall

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In this symposium, HALE faculty and students share observations and analyses
regarding their recent study abroad tour of higher education institutions in Japan for
the course EAD 972: International Comparative Higher Education. Issues discussed
include but are not limited to: different types of higher education institutions,
internationalization, academic work, demographics, organizational change,
governance, and curriculum. Overall, this symposium highlights how global, national,
and local (glonacal) forces interact in shaping the higher education landscape in the
non-Western country setting of Japan.

http://chae.msu.edu/

Film Screening/Arabic: When Monaliza Smiled Date 09/27/2018
Time: 14:00:00 - 16:00:00
Location: 302 International Center

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A romantic comedy set in Amman. Arabic with English subtitles

A film by Fadi G. Haddad (Jordan, 2012).

Spartan Remix Date 09/26/2018
Time: 18:00:00 - 21:00:00
Location: TBA

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Spartan Remix is an event where diverse communities from select cultural and diversity student organizations come together in celebration and education of their communities with the larger MSU community. Participating groups including APASO (Asian Pacific American Student Organization) and ISA (International Student Association)
 

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