Matt Alt, a Japanese major alumnus, published "The United States of Japan," in the May 4, 2018 edition of The New Yorker.
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Japanese language professor retires, leaving a lasting legacy
May 11, 2018 By Cade Campbell Since joining UW–Madison in 1976, Professor Naomi Hanaoka McGloin has become a pioneer in the field of Japanese language and linguistics, making UW–Madison a flagship university for the next generation …
Professor Zhang’s Recent Award and Service recognition
Professor Hongming Zhang was recently awarded with the title of “Wilson T.S. Wang — New Method College Visiting Professorship in Language Education” by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In addition, at the 26th Annual Conference of …
Report on the 26th Annual Conference of International Association of Chinese Linguistics & the 20th International Conference on Chinese Language and Culture
The joint meeting of the 26th Annual Conference of International Association of Chinese Linguistics (IACL-26) and the 20th International Conference on Chinese Language and Culture (ICCLC-20) was held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on May …
Workshop at Nanjing University by Professor Nienhauser
Professor William Nienhauser was in Nanjing University giving a two-week Workshop on the Assassin-Retainer biographies from the Shiji (Grand Scribe’s Records). For two weeks he read the original text, translated and annotated it with about thirty …
Congratulations to Akiko Imamura
On May 11, 2018 Akiko Imamura (Ph.D. Japanese) successfully defended her dissertation, "The interactional organization of Positive coparticipant assessments in Japanese ordinary conversation: Revisiting two conflicting preferences,” (Junko Mori, Advisor). Akiko is a Visiting Assistant …
Congratulations to Aaron Kenna Reich
On May 9, 2018 Aaron Kenna Reich (Ph.D. Chinese) successfully defended his dissertation, "Seeing the Sacred: Daoist Ritual, Painted Icons, and the Canonization of a Local God in Ming China,” (Mark Meulenbeld, Advisor). Since graduation, …
Japanese Language Faculty Member Retires Leaving Behind a Lasting Legacy
JAPANESE LANGUAGE FACULTY MEMBER RETIRES LEAVING BEHIND A LASTING LEGACY Professor Naomi Hanaoka McGloin was recruited as a tenure-track professor of Japanese Language and Linguistics by the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature at …
Long a center for Chinese studies, UW-Madison to host language, culture conferences this week
Hundreds of scholars of Chinese language and culture will gather at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, long a center for Chinese studies, on May 5 and May 6 for a pair of prestigious international conferences. It will …
Celebrating Asian Studies at UW
Madison, WI (April 20, 2018) — The Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC) department hosted a symposium last Friday to highlight Asian studies students and the departments’ new degree program. The symposium brought together members of …