Asia

Asia Program lecture series ‘East Meets West’ focuses on ‘resilience’

By Adriana Aumen, College of Arts and Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Themes of resilience from multiple regional and disciplinary perspectives will be explored in the WSU’s Asia Program’s “East Meets West” lecture series, continuing through Oct. 24.

Feb. 21: Foley hosts new ‘great game’ in central Asia

PULLMAN, Wash. – International consultant Anara Tabyshalieva will discuss central Asia’s critical role in the strategic visions of China, Russia, the U.S. and others at noon Friday, Feb. 21, in Bryan 308 as part of the Foley Institute’s coffee and politics series.

Seminar to introduce businesses to exporting

SEATTLE – A seminar title “New to Export” will be presented by the Washington Small Business Development Center and International Trade Alliance March 16-18 in Seattle.   The seminar is designed for small- and medium-sized businesses that want to generate or expand sales in international markets. The program will provide the primary information and resources needed […]

China scholar probes culture and economics

Considered by many to be the world’s leading expert on Chinese economics, Kenneth Pomeranz will take part in two public events during his visit to WSU Oct. 17-18. The Chancellor’s Professor of History and professor of East Asia languages and literatures at University of California, Irvine, will lecture on “Historical Perspectives on the East Asian […]

Asia expert to open new Foley Institute Lecture series

 Internationally acclaimed Harvard University professor Susan Pharr will speak on the rise of civil society in Japan and other Asian nations at Washington State University on Sept 20. She will be the inaugural speaker for a new lecture series sponsored by the Thomas Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service and the International Christian […]