Sunday, October 30, 2016
The Road Home (我的父亲母亲) at Maridon Museum, November 3.
The 1999 movie The Road Home (我的父亲母亲) will play at the Maridon Museum on November 3 as the fourth installment of its Chinese Film Series.
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China,
Events,
movies,
Pittsburgh
Friday, October 28, 2016
Documentary Live From UB. about the rock music scene in Mongolia, November 3 at Pitt.
The 2015 documentary Live From UB will play at the University of Pittsburgh on November 3. A synopsis, from the documentary's official site:
LIVE FROM UB explores the small but vibrant rock scene in Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar (also called ‘UB’). It blends the story of one band creating original Mongolian rock with interviews from experts and Mongolian rock legends. Rock was a catalyst in the democratic revolution of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Now, more than twenty years later, the first generation to grow up in this new society is making its own music. Unlike the generation before them, the new music makers grew up watching MTV and can access music from anywhere in the world in an instant. But these young Mongolians are defying the forces of globalization and using modern music to both explore and assert their own unique heritage. Like Mongolia at large, they are eager to be recognized beyond their borders, but without sacrificing their identity.Filmmaker Lauren Knapp will also be on hand. The event starts at 6:00 pm in 232 Cathedral of Learning (map) and is free and open to the public.
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Events,
Mongolia,
movies,
music,
Pittsburgh
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Singaporean film Apprentice (徒刑) at Three Rivers Film Fest, November 19.
The schedule for the 2016 Three Rivers Film Festival was released today, and the 2016 Singaporean film Apprentice(徒刑)---the lone Asian movie on the program---will play on November 19.
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Events,
movies,
Pittsburgh,
Singapore
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
"Colorful Silence and Sad Laughter: Drawing Recovery in post-March 2011 Japan", November 1 at Pitt.
On November 1, the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Disaster Management and the Asian Studies Center will host Dr. Ronni Alexander and her talk "Colorful Silence and Sad Laughter: Drawing Recovery in post-March 2011 Japan".
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Events,
Japan,
Pittsburgh
Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language Workshop "Teaching Chinese in NGO Settings", November 4 at Pitt.
The University of Pittsburgh's School of Education will present the second Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language Workshop of the Fall 2016 term on Friday, November 4. The topic is Teaching Chinese in NGO Settings, presented by tutors at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. The talk will be held in 5604 Posvar Hall (map). Presentations are held primarily in Mandarin Chinese, and is free and open to the public.
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China,
Events,
Pittsburgh
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
New restoration of 1985 film Tampopo (タンポポ) at Hollywood Theater, November 12 - 14.
A new restoration of the 1985 Japanese movie Tampopo (タンポポ) will play at the Hollywood Theater from November 12 through 14.
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Events,
food,
Japan,
movies,
Pittsburgh
"Globalization, Demographic Change, and Institutional Reform: The Case of Japanese Agricultural Cooperatives" October 28 at Pitt.
The University of Pittsburgh's Asian Studies Center will host Dr. Patricia L. MacLachlin of the University of Texas at Austin and Dr. Kay Shimizu of Pitt's Political Science Department for a Talking About Asia lecture ""Globalization, Demographic Change, and Institutional Reform: The Case of Japanese Agricultural Cooperatives" on October 28.
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Events,
Japan,
Pittsburgh
Monday, October 24, 2016
Ming Wong lecture at Carnegie Mellon School of Art, November 1.
From 明年 / Next Year / L'Année Prochaine, via artist's site.
The Carnegie Mellon School of Art will host Ming Wong on November 1 as part of it's Fall 2016 Lecture Series. The School of Art profiles the artist:
Ming Wong re-interprets cinema and popular culture to consider how identity is constructed, reproduced and circulated. Through imperfect translations and re-enactments, the artist portrays multiple key characters irrespective of language, gender, ethnicity, nationality or historical period. His videos, photographs, installations and performances uncover the gaps and slippages that haunt the notions of “authenticity” and “originality” in self and society. The Singapore-born, Berlin-based artist represented Singapore at the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009 with his solo presentation Life of Imitation, which was awarded a Special Mention.The talk begins at 5:00 pm in Kresge Theater (map), and is free and open to the public.
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art,
Events,
Pittsburgh,
Singapore
ACA Compliance Group hiring part-time Mandarin Chinese Language Email - Social Media - Document Analyst.
The Mt. Lebanon office of ACA Compliance Group is still hiring an Email - Social Media - Document Analyst proficient in written and spoken Mandarin Chinese. An excerpt of the job posting, which originally went up in June but added the Mandarin component in September:
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China,
Jobs,
Pittsburgh
Former Pittsburgh Pirate Kris Johnson wins Sawamura Award as Japan's top pitcher.
Kris Johnson, who pitched briefly for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013, won the Eiji Sawamura Award today as Japan's top pitcher in 2016.
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Japan,
Pittsburgh,
Sports
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