Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University

04/29/2025

Join China Books Review’s Book Club for an evening of spirited literary discussion and connection on April 30.

04/12/2025

Film screening of Three Seasons and talk with director Tony Bui and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute's Dr. Lien-Hang Nguyen. Part of Columbia University's symposium on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

10/11/2024

Current and Upcoming LEGACIES: Pema Tseden & New Tibetan Cinema Series Finale—Films by the Next Generation Share Add to Calendar: Google Yahoo Finale Poster September 21, 2024 - September 22, 2024 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM Event time is displayed in your time zone. Lenfest Center for the Arts Join us for ...

10/11/2024

📣Calling young leaders ages 18-30! Join us for the first-ever War Legacies and Peace Youth Forum for an opportunity to share your experiences and collaborate on projects that address the legacies of war in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

Learn more and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/war-legacies-and-peace-youth-forum-shared-roots-shared-future-tickets-1014164672837

Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University Legacies of War US ASEAN Young Professionals Association Vietnam Society

10/11/2024

Join us for our event “Elections Aftermath: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges in U.S.-Japan Relations” on Monday, November 18th, from 9AM-4PM in Pulitzer Hall. This event will be apart of our 75th Anniversary Event Series and is in collaboration with Keio University.

This full-day conference will convene top experts on East Asian and global politics to explore the challenges and opportunities arising from leadership transitions in both Tokyo and Washington and discuss how the two allies can shape the security and political dynamics of the Korean Peninsula, in Southeast Asia, across the Taiwan Strait, and the International Order. Join us as we examine how the U.S.-Japan partnership can navigate these complexities and shape a cooperative future in an increasingly intricate global landscape.

For more event information and registration, please follow this link: https://weai.columbia.edu/events/elections-aftermath-exploring-opportunities-and-challenges-us-japan-relations

08/03/2024

07/30/2024

Friends of ISEAS - Pleased to host Prof Lien-Hang Nguyen, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University University, and her team at ISEAS today. They were traveling around the region as part of WEAI’s 75th Anniversary Summer Series. They met up with Dr Terence Chong and Dr Norshahril Saat to discuss Southeast Asian research, our different missions, and US domestic politics.

09/15/2023

Ambassador Mori 🇯🇵, together with Consul General Kim Euy Whan 🇰🇷, attended a Japan-Korea student dialogue hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University. Moderated by Prof. Lien-Hang Nguyen, the discussion was very fruitful and meaningful on all aspects of future Japan-Korea and Japan-U.S.-Korea relations, including security, economics, and culture. The two Consul Generals expressed their admiration for the students' positive engagement and look forward to further developing warm ties between Japan and Korea from New York City. 🗽

주뉴욕총영사관(Consulate General of Korea in New York)

12/19/2022

Happy Holidays from the Weatherhead East Asian Institute! Please take a look at our Year in Review here:
https://weai.columbia.edu/content/year-review-2022