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SUMMARY:Asia and Asians at Harvard Conference
DESCRIPTION:Asia and Asians at Harvard Conference\n\n  \nHarvard’s enduring engagement with Asia has shaped scholarly inquiry\, public policy\, and campus life—within the University and across the region. This two-day conference convenes faculty\, students\, alumni\, and institutional partners from across Schools and disciplines to examine the evolving relationship between Harvard and Asia from the late nineteenth century to the present and to consider paths forward. \nThrough a series of presentations\, the program revisits formative encounters\, collaborations\, and institutional linkages; recognizes the contributions of Asian students\, scholars\, and visitors who have transformed fields and enriched the University; and offers an assessment of Harvard’s roles in U.S. policy\, development\, and institution-building in Asia\, acknowledging both contributions and consequences. \nLooking ahead\, the conference asks how Harvard can advance more inclusive\, equitable\, and regionally balanced approaches to the study of Asia and to University engagement with the region—strengthening partnerships\, deepening interdisciplinary research and teaching\, and enhancing public impact. \nRegistration is not required but appreciated for planning purposes. \n  \nTwo-Day Conference\nDay 1: Thursday\, November 13\, 2025\nCGIS South\, 1730 Cambridge Street\n4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.\nOpening and Introductions\nMichael Puett\, Victor and William Fung Foundation Director\, Harvard University Asia Center; Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology; Harvard College Professor\nSugata Bose\, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs\, Harvard University \nReception\nConcourse Area\, CGIS South\, 1730 Cambridge Street \nDay 2: Friday\, November 14\, 2025\nCGIS South\, 1730 Cambridge Street\n8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast \n9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.\nDistinguished Visitors: Asian Intellectuals and Public Figures at Harvard  \nModerator: Shigehisa Kuriyama\, Reischauer Institute Professor of Cultural History; Director\, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies; Interim Chair in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations; and Faculty Director for the Humanities\, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study\nPanelists: \nSusan J. Pharr\, Edwin O. Reischauer Research Professor of Japanese Politics\, Harvard University \nMou Banerjee\, Assistant Professor of History\, University of Wisconsin–Madison; Ph.D. in History\, Harvard University\nYan Yu\, Associate Professor\, Shanghai Jiao Tong University\, and Visiting Scholar\, Harvard History Department\nEugene Chua\, Harvard College Student \n10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break  \n10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.\nPioneers and Pathways: Asian Student Experiences at Harvard \nModerator: Sun Joo Kim\, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History\nPanelists:\nSujin Elisa Han\, Ph.D. candidate in History and East Asian Languages\, Harvard University\nMui Poopoksakul\, Literary Translator; Harvard College Graduate\nShayna Leng\, Harvard College Student \nKashish Bastola\, Harvard College Student  \n12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch  \n1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nHarvard’s Engagement in U.S. Policy towards Asia \nModerator: Sugata Bose\, Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs\, Harvard University\nPanelists:  \nEleanor Wikstrom\, MSt in Global and Imperial History\, University  of Oxford; Harvard College Graduate \nErika Lee\, Bae Family Professor of History and the Faculty Director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America\, Harvard University\nThitinan Pongsudhirak\, Director of the Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS) and Associate Professor of International Political Economy\, Faculty of Political Science\, Chulalongkorn University\nNghia Nguyen\, Harvard College Student \n3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break  \n3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.\nHarvard’s Asian Futures: Rethinking Institutional Legacies and Regional Engagement \nModerator: Jay Rosengard\, Lecturer in Public Policy\, Harvard Kennedy School\nPanelists: \nJoseph Esherick\, Emeritus Professor of Modern Chinese History\, University of California\, San Diego\nBill Alford\, Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law; Director\, East Asian Legal Studies Program; Chair\, Harvard Law School Project on Disability\nRobin Albrecht\, MArch Candidate\, Department of Architecture\, Harvard  University Graduate School of Design\nMichael Puett\, Victor and William Fung Foundation Director\, Harvard University Asia Center; Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology; Harvard College Professor \n4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.\nClosing Acknowledgement\nRachelle Walsh\, Executive Director\, Asia Center\, Harvard University  \nEvent details can be found on the Asia Center website.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/asia-and-asians-at-harvard-conference-2025/
LOCATION:CGIS South\, Tsai Auditorium (S010)
CATEGORIES:Conference/Symposium,Event of Interest
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SUMMARY:Lawfare in the 21st Century: The Constitutional Court vs Democracy in Thailand
DESCRIPTION:Asia Center Thai Studies Seminar Series \nEugénie Mérieau\nAssociate Professor of Public Law\, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne \nAgainst established theories linking constitutional courts to democratization\, the introduction of constitutional review in Thailand in the late 20th century has led to democratic breakdown in the 21st century. Since its creation\, the Thai Constitutional Court has dissolved most\, if not all\, of the pro-democracy\, anti-military political parties\, dismissed almost all elected prime ministers to date\, and paved the way for two military coups in 2006 and 2014. It has upheld the lese-majeste law and ruled any attempt to reform it as anticonstitutional\, while ruling democratic constitutional amendments as unconstitutional. This talk will analyze recent Thai Constitutional Courts cases targeting the youth movement and the Future Forward Party\, and offer reflections on the future of lawfare in Thailand. \nEugénie Mérieau is Associate Professor of Public Law at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne\, and a member of the Sorbonne Institute of Legal and Philosophical Research (CNRS). She is also an associate researcher at the Centre for International Research\, Sciences Po Paris\, and the Centre for Asian Legal Studies\, National University of Singapore. A specialist of authoritarian constitutionalism\, she has published extensively on Thai law and politics. Her latest book\, “Constitutional Bricolage : Thailand’s Sacred Monarchy vs the Rule of Law” was published by Hart in 2022. \nEvent details on the Asia Center website (opens in a new tab). \nSponsored by the Asia Center and the Thai Studies Program\, Harvard University.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/eugenie-merieau-2025/
LOCATION:CGIS South S153
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T180000
DTSTAMP:20260505T063545
CREATED:20240422T235131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T150119Z
UID:10000017-1678292100-1678298400@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Journey of an Exile Tibetan Leader: From Harvard to Dharamsala
DESCRIPTION:Harvard University Asia Center’s 17th Tsai Lecture \nLobsang Sangay\, Former Sikyong (President)\, Central Tibetan Administration; Senior Visiting Fellow\, East Asian Legal Studies\, Harvard Law School \nWith introductions by James Robson\, James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations\, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations; Victor and William Fung Director\, Asia Center; Harvard College Professor \nIn-person public event. The talk will be followed by a reception in the concourse\, CGIS South. \nLobsang Sangay is a Senior Visiting Fellow at East Asian Legal Studies Program\, Harvard Law School. He was a democratically elected Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration and served two terms (2011-21). Lobsang completed his BA and LLB from Delhi University. He did his LLM ’95 and SJD ‘04 from Harvard Law School and received Yong K. Kim’ 95 Memorial Prize for excellence in dissertation and contributions to the understanding of East Asia at the Harvard Law School. While at Harvard\, akin to track III\, he organized seven rounds of meetings/conferences between Tibetan\, Western and Chinese scholars most notably\, the first ever meeting between HH the Dalai Lama and 25 Chinese scholars and students. \nHe was a researcher for the report “Tibet: Human Rights and the Rule of Law”\, published by the International Commission of Jurists in Geneva\, Switzerland (2008). He also published Legal Autonomy of Tibet: A Tibetan Lawyer’s Perspective\, in the Journal of East Asia and International Law and “Education Rights for Tibetans in Tibet and India\,” in John D. Montgomery\, ed. Human Rights: Positive Policies in Asia and the Pacific Rim\, SOKA University Press. He wrote an article\, Tibet: The Exile’s Journey published in the Journal of Democracy (2004). He was selected as one of the twenty-four Young Leaders of Asia by the Asia Society (2006). He has spoken at international conferences such as Forum 2000\, Halifax Security Forum\, and Oxford Union. He has written numerous Op-eds in major newspapers including The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal\, and appeared on many international TV networks like BBC and CNN. \nHe was awarded the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse\, College Historical Society (CHS)\, Trinity College\, Dublin (2014) and Salisbury University Presidential Medal for Distinguished Community Leadership (2015). He has visited various capitals and parliaments around the world and played an important role in the passage of Tibetan Policy and Support Act 2020 signed by the United States Government. \nHe was most recently a lecturer at the Harvard Law School in the Fall of 2022\, teaching a reading group on China and Tibet and presently teaching a reading group on Tibet at the Harvard Kennedy School. \nEvent details on Asia Center website \nSponsored by Harvard University Asia Center. Co-sponsored by Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute\, Harvard University; Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\, Harvard University.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/lobsang-sangay-2023/
LOCATION:CGIS South\, Tsai Auditorium (S010)
CATEGORIES:Event of Interest,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191126T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191126T131500
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CREATED:20240430T185615Z
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SUMMARY:Constitutional Bricolage: Thailand's Sacred King Versus the Rule of Law
DESCRIPTION:Asia Center Thai Studies Seminar Series \nEugenie Merieau\nPostdoctoral Visiting Researcher\, Institute for Global Law and Policy\, Harvard Law School \nChair: \nMichael Herzfeld\nErnest E. Monrad Research Professor of the Social Sciences\, Department of Anthropology\, Harvard \nDiscussant: \nMalavika Reddy\nPostdoctoral College Fellow\, Department of Anthropology\, Harvard University \nEvent details on the Asia Center website. \nSponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/constitutional-bricolage-thailands-sacred-king-versus-the-rule-of-law/
LOCATION:CGIS South Room S050
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190503T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190503T133000
DTSTAMP:20260505T063545
CREATED:20240423T232613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T112531Z
UID:10000048-1556885700-1556890200@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Sovereignty in China: And The Long Legacies of History
DESCRIPTION:Asia Center Fellows Seminar Series \nDr. Maria Adele Carrai\nFellow\, Harvard Asia Center\nSenior Researcher\, KU Leuven\, Belgium \nChair: Professor William Alford\nJerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of East Asian Legal Studies\nDirector\, East Asian Legal Studies\, Harvard Law School \nCommentator: Professor Anne Orford\nVisiting Professor of Law and John Harvey Gregory Lecturer on World Organization\, Harvard Law School \nSponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center. Co-sponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and East Asian Legal Studies.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/sovereignty-in-china-and-the-long-legacies-of-history/
LOCATION:S153\, 1st Floor\, CGIS
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180417T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180417T121500
DTSTAMP:20260505T063545
CREATED:20240424T000932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T164507Z
UID:10000065-1523967300-1523967300@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:His Excellency Cui Tiankai Speaking on U.S.-China Relations
DESCRIPTION:His Excellency Cui Tiankai\nAmbassador of the People’s Republic of China to the United States \nModerator: Professor Michael Szonyi \nDirector\, Fairbank Center For Chinese Studies\nProfessor of Chinese History\, Harvard University \nCo-sponsored by the Fairbank Center For Chinese Studies\, the Harvard University Asia Center\, and EALS.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/his-excellency-cui-tiankai-speaking-on-us-china-relations/
LOCATION:Austin Hall 100
CATEGORIES:EALS Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170419T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170419T181500
DTSTAMP:20260505T063545
CREATED:20240424T003727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T070144Z
UID:10000080-1492618500-1492625700@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Park Chung Hee and Modern Korea: The Roots of Militarism\, 1866-1945
DESCRIPTION:Asia Center Seminar Series \nCarter J. Eckert\nYoon Se Young Professor of Korean History\, Harvard University \nChair: Sun Joo Kim\nHarvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History\nDirector\, Korea Institute\, Harvard University \nDiscussants: \nAndrew Gordon\nLee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History\, Harvard University\nActing Director\, Harvard University Asia Center\, 2016-2017 \nRebecca A. Nedostup\nAssociate Professor of History\, Brown University\nDirector of Graduate Studies \nAndre Schmid\nAssociate Professor\, Department of East Asian Studies\, University of Toronto \nSponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center. Co-sponsored by the Korea Institute\, East Asian Legal Studies\, Harvard-Yenching Library\, and Weatherhead Center Program on U.S.-Japan Relations.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/park-chung-hee-and-modern-korea-the-roots-of-militarism/
LOCATION:Belfer Case Study Room S020\, CGIS South S20
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Co-Sponsored Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170324T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170324T133000
DTSTAMP:20260505T063545
CREATED:20240424T004450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T062854Z
UID:10000084-1490357700-1490362200@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Japanese Law and the Global Diffusion of Trust Law
DESCRIPTION:Asia Center Seminar Series \nMasayuki Tamaruya\nProfessor of Law\, Rikkyo University\, Japan;\nEALS Visiting Scholar;\nHarvard-Yenching Institute Visiting Scholar \nChair: Andrew Gordon\nActing Director\, Harvard Asia Center;\nLee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor\, Harvard University \nSponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center. Co-sponsored by EALS.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/japanese-law-and-the-global-diffusion-of-trust-law/
LOCATION:CGIS South S153
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140307T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140307T133000
DTSTAMP:20260505T063545
CREATED:20240429T195859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T060212Z
UID:10000139-1394194500-1394199000@eals.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:The Evolution of East Asian Intellectual Property Law Through the Lens of Chinese Trademark Law
DESCRIPTION:Asia Center Modern Asia Seminar Series \nJeffrey M. Smith\nPrincipal Shareholder\, Greenberg Traurig\, LLP\, Attorneys at Law\, Atlanta\, GA \nSponsored by the Harvard Asia Center. Co-sponsored by EALS.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/the-evolution-of-east-asian-intellectual-property-law-through-the-lens-of-chinese-trademark-law/
LOCATION:CGIS South S153
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Talk/Panel
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