# Events ## expand\_more Vietnamese Language Program welcomes the Harvard Community to our scheduled events! ## Past Events [### EALC Hooding Ceremony ](/event/ealc-hooding-ceremony?occ_id=0)May 27, 2026 | 11:00AM - 1:00PM EDT | Yenching Auditorium, 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge In Person EALC Graduate Student Hooding Ceremony ![Unofficial EALC logo: a line drawing of a Fu lion in profile, facing left, against a background of deep crimson](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/ealc/files/ealc-logo-official-crimson2.png?itok=vRfOMJ_T) [### Special Screening of 'Rise of the Conqueror' at Harvard University ](/event/special-screening-rise-conqueror-harvard-university?occ_id=0)May 16, 2026 | 5:00PM - 8:00PM EDT | 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 In Person 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... ![Rise of the Conqueror](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Rise-of-the-Conqueror_Film%20Screening.jpg?itok=RIl0GTRR) [### G4 Prospectus Conference ](/event/g4-prospectus-conference?occ_id=0)May 4, 2026 | 10:30AM - 2:30PM EDT In Person Open to EALC and other Harvard Affiliates. Lunch will be served. ![Unofficial EALC logo: a line drawing of a Fu lion in profile, facing left, against a background of deep crimson](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/ealc/files/ealc-logo-official-crimson2.png?itok=vRfOMJ_T) [### Vietnamese Language Program Talent Show and Language Citation Ceremony ](/event/vietnamese-language-program-talent-show-and-language-citation-ceremony?occ_id=0)April 30, 2026 | 6:00PM - 8:00PM EDT | Yenching Auditorium, 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge In Person ![VLP Citation Ceremony and Talent Show 2026](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/vlpcit.png?itok=lT2Hl-wA) [### Harvard Vietnamese Association Phở Night ](/event/harvard-vietnamese-association-pho-night?occ_id=0)April 29, 2026 | 7:00PM - 9:00PM EDT | Lowell Underground In Person event [### Uyghur Language Table ](/event/uyghur-language-table-2?occ_id=0)April 27, 2026 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM EDT | 9 Kirkland Place Graduate Student Lounge In Person ![Uyghur Language Table: 02/09, 02/23, 03/09, 03/30, 04/13, 04/27](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/2026-01/Uyghur%20Language%20Table%20poster%20S26_update.png?itok=jD2bFdtY) [### EAS Study Abroad in East Asia Info Session ](/event/eas-study-abroad-east-asia-info-session?occ_id=0)April 27, 2026 | 2:00PM - 4:10PM EDT | Sever Hall Room 210 In Person P lease join EAS on Visitas Monday (April 27th) from 2pm-4:10pm in Sever Hall Room 210 for an info session on Study Abroad (and other travel opportunities) in East Asia and beyond! Both current and prospective Harvard undergrads are welcome. Eight... ![EAS logo: Fu lion line drawing on a crimson background, facing right, white Chinese characters for "East Asian Studies" behind it](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/ealc/files/eas_logo_hq.jpg?itok=vp5gvGzw) [### Uyghur Film Screening: "Silk Road of Pop" and "Dina" ](/event/uyghur-film-screening-silk-road-pop-and-dina?occ_id=0)April 20, 2026 | 6:00PM - 8:00PM EDT | Sever Hall Room 102 In Person The Harvard undergraduates for Uyghur solidarity is organizing this event on Monday, April 20. We will be showing “Silk Road of Pop” and “Dina,” a short film by Yadykar Ibraimov. Uyghur food will also be provided! Both films are English language... ![Uyghur Film Screening April 20 2026](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Uyghur%20film%20screening_0.jpeg?itok=SXRCQdhu) [### Uyghur Language Table ](/event/uyghur-language-table-1?occ_id=0)April 13, 2026 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM EDT | 9 Kirkland Place Graduate Student Lounge In Person ![Uyghur Language Table: 02/09, 02/23, 03/09, 03/30, 04/13, 04/27](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/2026-01/Uyghur%20Language%20Table%20poster%20S26_update.png?itok=jD2bFdtY) [### Meditation Workshop Guided by the Monastics from Plum Village ](/event/meditation-workshop-guided-monastics-plum-village?occ_id=0)April 9, 2026 | 10:30AM - 12:00PM EDT | Science Center, 1 Oxford Street, Room B.09.A (Lower Level) In Person ![04-09-26 VLP Meditation Workshop](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/2026-04/Meditation%20Workshop%20VLP.png?itok=tMZMzEwm) [### April First Friday Talk - Prof. Karen Thornber and Queenie Luo ](/event/april-first-friday-talk-prof-karen-thornber-and-queenie-luo?occ_id=0)April 3, 2026 | 12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT | Yenching Common Room 2 Divinity Avenue #136 In Person Open to EALC Affiliates Only ![EALC First Fridays 2026-26](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-02/FIRST%20FRIDAYS%20newsletter%20banner%20new%20F25.png?h=fa32f0aa&itok=av5-a8x3) [### Vietnamese Language Table ](/event/vietnamese-language-table-5?occ_id=0)April 1, 2026 | 6:30PM - 7:30PM EDT | Yenching Common Room 2 Divinity Avenue #136 In Person ![Vietnamese Language Table April 1 in Yenching Common Room](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/Viet%20language%20table%20Apr%201.png?itok=G0vuCSy2) [### Japanese Language Table ](/event/japanese-language-table?occ_id=0)April 1, 2026 | 12:15PM - 2:00PM EDT | CGIS South S250, Porté Room, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge In Person Japanese Language Table All are welcome! Lunch will be served. Sponsored by the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies ![Unofficial EALC logo: a line drawing of a Fu lion in profile, facing left, against a background of deep crimson](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/ealc/files/ealc-logo-official-crimson2.png?itok=vRfOMJ_T) [### Uyghur Language Table ](/event/uyghur-language-table-5?occ_id=0)March 30, 2026 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM EDT | 9 Kirkland Place Graduate Student Lounge In Person ![Uyghur Language Table: 02/09, 02/23, 03/09, 03/30, 04/13, 04/27](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/2026-01/Uyghur%20Language%20Table%20poster%20S26_update.png?itok=jD2bFdtY) [### Against Erasure: Uyghur Poems, Imprisoned Souls, and the Act of Resistance ](/event/against-erasure-uyghur-poems-imprisoned-souls-and-act-resistance?occ_id=0)March 27, 2026 | 4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT | (In-Person) Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room (S050), CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 In Person Speaker: Aziz Isa Elkun, University of London In the face of the Chinese government1s systemic efforts to silence the Uyghur people, the written word becomes a profound act of resistance. Against this backdrop of cultural erasure, two recently pubIished... ![Imprisoned Souls Uyghur Poetry Flyer](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/uygh.jpg?itok=z9QFbUmk) [### Harvard Divinity School Center for the Study of World Religions Hackett Lecture: "The Light from the Other Shore”: The Rise of Public Christianity in Contemporary China, with Xi Lian ](/event/harvard-divinity-school-center-study-world-religions-hackett-lecture-light-other-shore-rise?occ_id=0)March 24, 2026 | 5:30PM - 7:00PM EDT | Common Room, CSWR, 42 Francis Ave. Cambridge, MA Hybrid Registration Required. Please register to attend in person. Please register to attend on zoom. In a major historical development in China since the 1980s, amid the crisis of belief in the post-Mao era, an assertive, homegrown Christianity has emerged in... ![Abstract art evoking a crown of thorns](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/DgCFbvvD64NdULm05Xb9Qtju.jpg?itok=OZF-hHf1) [### Vietnamese Language Table ](/event/vietnamese-language-table-4?occ_id=0)March 10, 2026 | 4:30PM - 5:30PM EDT | Yenching Common Room 2 Divinity Avenue #136 In Person event [### Uyghur Language Table ](/event/uyghur-language-table-4?occ_id=0)March 9, 2026 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM EDT | 9 Kirkland Place Graduate Student Lounge In Person ![Uyghur Language Table: 02/09, 02/23, 03/09, 03/30, 04/13, 04/27](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_scale_small/public/2026-01/Uyghur%20Language%20Table%20poster%20S26_update.png?itok=jD2bFdtY) [### March First Friday Talk - Prof. Andrew Gordon and Menglan Chen ](/event/march-first-friday-talk-prof-andrew-gordon-and-menglan-chen?occ_id=0)March 6, 2026 | 12:00PM - 1:00PM EST | Yenching Common Room 2 Divinity Avenue #136 In Person Open to EALC Affiliates Only ![EALC First Fridays 2026-26](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-02/FIRST%20FRIDAYS%20newsletter%20banner%20new%20F25.png?h=fa32f0aa&itok=av5-a8x3) [### Film Screening: Chân Trời Rực Rỡ (The Glorious Horizon) — following musician Hà Anh Tuấn back to Ninh Bình to rediscover heritage, roots, and the meaning of homeland. ](/event/film-screening-chan-troi-ruc-ro-glorious-horizon-following-musician-ha-anh-tuan-back-ninh?occ_id=0)March 3, 2026 | 6:00PM - 9:00PM EST | CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge In Person The Vietnamese Language Program at Harvard’s University warmly welcomes you to special screenings of two Vietnamese music documentaries followed by Q&A sessions afterwards with film director Lan Nguyen from Vietnam. Join us in a space for music, poetry... ![Poster for Film Screenings March 2 and 3 2026](/sites/g/files/omnuum3106/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-02/1.HARVARD_POSTER%20ALL.jpg?itok=ootbzHif)