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Upcoming Events
Book Talk on Sacred Journeys and Institutional Rivalries: Pilgrimage Mandalas and the Art of Fundraising in Medieval Japan (Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies)
October 21, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT
2026 October 21 (Wed) 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm | Online Event: Zoom Book Talk on Sacred Journeys and Institutional Rivalries: Pilgrimage Mandalas and the Art of Fundraising in Medieval Japan Speaker: TALIA ANDREI, Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies and...
Uyghur Language Table
October 21, 2026
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5:00PM - 6:30PM EDT
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Yenching Common Room, 2 Divinity Avenue Room 136
Uyghur Language Table Fall 2026: Wednesdays Sept. 9 & 23, Oct. 7 & 21, Nov. 4 & 18, Dec. 2 Address: 2 Divinity Avenue, Room #136 Contact Gulnar E. Yulghun, geziz@fas.harvard.edu
Madness as Metatheater: Reorienting Perception in Noh's Eccentric Dances
October 30, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
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Kang Room (S050), Concourse Level, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge
2026 October 30 (Fri) 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | (In-Person) | Kang Room Room (S050), Japan Friends of Harvard Concourse, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street Madness as Metatheater: Reorienting Perception in Noh's Eccentric Dances Speaker: HANA LETHEN...
Uyghur Language Table
November 4, 2026
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5:00PM - 6:30PM EST
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Yenching Common Room, 2 Divinity Avenue Room 136
Uyghur Language Table Fall 2026: Wednesdays Sept. 9 & 23, Oct. 7 & 21, Nov. 4 & 18, Dec. 2 Address: 2 Divinity Avenue, Room #136 Contact Gulnar E. Yulghun, geziz@fas.harvard.edu
Picturing Otherwise: Alternate views of History and Futurity, Religion and Literature
November 6, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EST
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Kang Room (S050), Concourse Level, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge
2026 November 6 (Fri) 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | (In-Person) | Kang Room Room (S050), Japan Friends of Harvard Concourse, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street Picturing Otherwise: Alternate views of History and Futurity, Religion and Literature Speaker...
What Animated Artificial Humans in Interwar Japan? (Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies)
November 13, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EST
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Kang Room (S050), Concourse Level, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge
2026 November 13 (Fri) 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | (In-Person) | Kang Room Room (S050), Japan Friends of Harvard Concourse, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street What Animated Artificial Humans in Interwar Japan? Speaker: CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR, Reischauer...
Uyghur Language Table
November 18, 2026
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5:00PM - 6:30PM EST
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Yenching Common Room, 2 Divinity Avenue Room 136
Uyghur Language Table Fall 2026: Wednesdays Sept. 9 & 23, Oct. 7 & 21, Nov. 4 & 18, Dec. 2 Address: 2 Divinity Avenue, Room #136 Contact Gulnar E. Yulghun, geziz@fas.harvard.edu
The Emperor After Empire: Hirohito, Cold War Statecraft, and Imperial House Diplomacy, 1945 -1975 (Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies)
November 20, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EST
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Kang Room (S050), Concourse Level, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge
2026 November 20 (Fri) 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | (In-Person) | Kang Room Room (S050), Japan Friends of Harvard Concourse, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street The Emperor After Empire: Hirohito, Cold War Statecraft, and Imperial House Diplomacy, 1945...
Sendai and the Asia-Pacific War: Soldiers, Civilians, Occupation, and Memory (Harvard-Yenching Institute)
December 1, 2026
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11:30AM - 1:00PM EST
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Yenching Common Room #136, 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge
Speaker Clinton GODART | Professor, History, Tohoku University; HYI Visiting Scholar, 2026-27 Chair/Discussant James Robson | James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University; Director, Harvard-Yenching...
Uyghur Language Table
December 2, 2026
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5:00PM - 6:30PM EST
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Yenching Common Room, 2 Divinity Avenue Room 136
Uyghur Language Table Fall 2026: Wednesdays Sept. 9 & 23, Oct. 7 & 21, Nov. 4 & 18, Dec. 2 Address: 2 Divinity Avenue, Room #136 Contact Gulnar E. Yulghun, geziz@fas.harvard.edu
Past Events
Haunted Archipelago: Snakes, Serpents, and Dragons in the Eco-Social Imaginary of Japan (Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies)
October 16, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
2026 October 16 (Fri) 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | (In-Person) | Kang Room (S050), Concourse Level, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St. Haunted Archipelago: Snakes, Serpents, and Dragons in the Eco-Social Imaginary of Japan Speaker: HARUO SHIRANE, Shincho...
Odysseus Returns: Reflections on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (Feat. EALC Prof. Jie Li)
October 13, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:30PM EDT
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Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall
HARVARD UNIVERSITY; Fong Auditorium (Boylston 110), Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA Sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center and the Center for Hellenic Studies. Featuring a panel discussion with Emily Greenwood (Harvard University), David Elmer (Harvard...
Film Screening: On Healing Land, Birds Perch (Đất Lành, Chim Đậu)
October 9, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South (S010)
Join HVA for a screening of Naja Lockwood’s short film, On Healing Land, Birds Perch . 📅 Date: Friday, October 9 📍 Location: Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South (S010) ⏰ Schedule: 6:00–7:00 PM - Film Screening 7:00–9:00 PM - Q&A Session The event will feature a...
Uyghur Language Table
October 7, 2026
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5:00PM - 6:30PM EDT
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Yenching Common Room, 2 Divinity Avenue Room 136
Uyghur Language Table Fall 2026: Wednesdays Sept. 9 & 23, Oct. 7 & 21, Nov. 4 & 18, Dec. 2 Address: 2 Divinity Avenue, Room #136 Contact Gulnar E. Yulghun, geziz@fas.harvard.edu
Tết Trung Thu — Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with us
September 25, 2026
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6:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
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Yenching Common Room, 2 Divinity Avenue Room 136
Hosted by the Vietnamese Language Program at Harvard and the Harvard Vietnamese Association (HVA) When: 6–8 PM, September 25 Where: Yenching Building, Room 136 (2 Divinity Ave.) Activities: Làm lồng đèn (Lantern making) Trò chơi dân gian (Folk games) Bánh...
Uyghur Language Table
September 23, 2026
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5:00PM - 6:30PM EDT
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Yenching Common Room, 2 Divinity Avenue Room 136
Uyghur Language Table Fall 2026: Wednesdays Sept. 9 & 23, Oct. 7 & 21, Nov. 4 & 18, Dec. 2 Address: 2 Divinity Avenue, Room #136 Contact Gulnar E. Yulghun, geziz@fas.harvard.edu
Uyghur Language Table
September 9, 2026
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5:00PM - 6:30PM EDT
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Yenching Common Room, 2 Divinity Avenue Room 136
Uyghur Language Table Fall 2026: Wednesdays Sept. 9 & 23, Oct. 7 & 21, Nov. 4 & 18, Dec. 2 Address: 2 Divinity Avenue, Room #136 Contact Gulnar E. Yulghun, geziz@fas.harvard.edu
EALC Hooding Ceremony
May 27, 2026
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11:00AM - 1:00PM EDT
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Yenching Auditorium, 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge
EALC Graduate Student Hooding Ceremony
Special Screening of 'Rise of the Conqueror' at Harvard University
May 16, 2026
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5:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
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2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
We are delighted to invite you to a special screening of Rise of the Conqueror — a captivating historical film that brings to life the extraordinary civilizations of Central Asia. This film offers a compelling window into a pivotal era of Central Asian...
G4 Prospectus Conference
May 4, 2026
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10:30AM - 2:30PM EDT
Open to EALC and other Harvard Affiliates. Lunch will be served.
Vietnamese Language Program Talent Show and Language Citation Ceremony
April 30, 2026
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6:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
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Yenching Auditorium, 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge
