On April 25th, 2024, seniors from the Departments of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, American Studies, and Religious Studies presented their theses in our yearly honors colloquium to their friends, family, and the general public. After showcasing their research and … Read more

Dr. Pamela Lothspeich has been chosen as the new Director of the Carolina Asia Center! Former CAC Director Morgan Pitelka stated, “With her significant experience managing programs at the IAH and serving in leadership positions in DAMES, I know the … Read more

Please join us all here in DAMES in congratulating Dr. Claudia Yaghoobi, who has been appointed Roshan Distinguished Professor. (You can read more about Roshan Institute and its contributions to UNC here.)

Logan Dosher’s interest in studying Chinese was sparked during an immersive Mandarin language program in Xi’an, China. Dosher, a UNC senior from Winston-Salem, traveled there on a full scholarship after his junior year of high school as part of the … Read more

Alumni of our programs here in DAMES go on to do great things. The very first student to defend her thesis in our new graduate program, Caroline Williams, is no exception! Caroline has accepted a Social Studies teaching position in … Read more

Congratulations are in order! Teaching Associate Professor Luoyi has earned a Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Professor Cai has a very deep commitment to authenticity in language teaching. She is caring, generous, flexible, enthusiastic like all good teachers. … Read more

I recently interviewed Professor Lini Ge Polin about the Carolina Asia Center (CAC) STARTALK, a program she and her colleagues here in DAMES, not to mention the local community, have created for teachers of Chinese from across the country! Professor … Read more

Here in DAMES, our professors do more than teach. They inspire, they collaborate, they research, they write… and they publish! During the annual meeting of the Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies this year, the 2024 article prize … Read more

Sound the trumpets! Incoming student achievement in 3, 2, 1… During this year’s annual meeting of the Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, the 2024 undergraduate paper prize went to Sam Dietrich of UNC-Chapel Hill for his paper … Read more

Please join us here in DAMES in congratulating Dr. Pamela Lothspeich, whose 42-chapter edited volume, The Epic World (Routledge, 2023) is now out. The edited volume can be seen below: https://www.routledge.com/The-Epic-World/Lothspeich/p/book/9780367252366 Another note: chapter 37 of this volume was authored … Read more