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Fluid Asia Through Two Blockages: Labor Unfreedom and Geothermal Justice A CAS Brief by Shae Frydenlund The theme of this year’s Center for Asian Studies symposium – Fluid Asia – invites critical engagement with the social and physical fluidities that are shaping life and landscapes in the region. As the...

Rachel Rinaldo Returns After Fulbright Just a few weeks ago, I returned to Boulder after spending a wonderful sabbatical year as a Fulbright Scholar in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. As I step back into the CAS faculty director position, I am excited to welcome four new staff members. Shae Frydenlund is a...

The Center for Asian Studies celebrates the following students who have earned a B.A. in Asian Studies Fall 2022 Gabriel Hooper Spring 2023 Katie Edelson Derek Arlo Niederer Erin Sandau Summer 2023 Luca Gorla Asian Studies Minor Ethan Smith At our graduation ceremony, students will present their thesis research: Katie...

(Re)Conceptualizing Climate Justice: The importance of place , scale , and social relations by Denise Fernandes , PhD Student, Department of Environmental Studies, CU Boulder As CAS prepares for its annual Asia Symposium, we feature here a Brief by roundtable panelist Denise Fernandes, PhD student in Environmental Studies at CU...

Looking Back Fifty Years, America in Vietnam: Commemorating the 50 Year Anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords by Steven Dike (History and Honors, CU Boulder) American combat in Vietnam ended 50 years ago with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in early 1973. 50 years ago, it would have...

Two new factsheets on China’s global development model published Over the past decade, China has seemingly exploded onto the international development scene. President Xi Jinping’s 2013 launch of the ‘Belt & Road Initiative’ heralded a newly assertive posture on China’s part, and since then there has been a lot of...

China's Nuclear Belt and Road: CAS Brief and Upcoming Event Over the past decade, China has emerged as a major global actor in the financing and construction of energy infrastructures, particularly in Asia. With Beijing’s recent announcement that it plans to discontinue funding and building coal-powered electricity plants beyond China’s...

Center for Asian Studies Event and Fundraiser Wednesday, December 1 at 5pm MST CAS invites you to our first ever virtual fundraiser on Wednesday, December 1 at 5 pm US mountain time. We aim to raise $25,000 for our speaker series. Join us as we highlight three of our faculty...

Looking to the Future of CAS, Near and Far As a new academic year begins, I am deeply honored and excited to be taking on the role of faculty director of the Center for Asian Studies. A few months ago, many of us thought the COVID-19 pandemic was winding down...

CAS in the Spotlight highlights news about what we have been working on and upcoming events. Look for a new volume two or three times each semester! Three Kinds of Courage and the Importance of Telling the Xinjiang Story Over and Over By Darren Byler Over the past several years...