Cassie Etter-Wenzel is a 2013 graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill. She majored in History and International Relations with a minor in Asian Studies. This upcoming year she is teaching English in northwest Japan through the JET Program. Though she knew nothing … Read more

Urbanization and the transportation revolution are fundamentally challenging our inherited knowledge-models about Asia. Asia is shifting from rural to urban, the Himalayan barrier between China and India is rapidly becoming part of the past, while Japan, which was the first … Read more

Duke Asian American Theater (DAAT) is hosting a visit by Obie-award winning stage and screen actor James Saito. Come to the Multicultural Center at 8pm on Monday, October 28 to enjoy some refreshments, meet some new friends, and hear about … Read more

Japan’s national Gender Equality Law was introduced in 1999, followed by the passage of municipal gender equality ordinances throughout the country. A backlash against feminism then occurred as a reaction to the perceived “invasion” of feminism to local political arena, … Read more