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Apr 14 2023
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May 1 2023

Location: Asia Collection

This exhibit showcases the library’s collection of the creative, scholarly and critical works of two keynote speakers – renowned author Amitav Ghosh and architect Kazi... View "Showcasing the Writing of Amitav Ghosh and Kazi Khaleed Ashraf" Exhibit

Portraits of young adults in Korea
Jan 13 2023
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May 31 2023

Location: Asia Collection

Contemporary Korean society can be described as "in rapid transformation." Generation after generation, young adults in Korea have experienced different phases of economic development and... View "Portraits of Young Adults in Korea" Exhibit

Okinawan Concerto Exhibit Banner and view of display cases
Oct 26 2022
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May 31 2023

Location: Asia Collection

The Okinawan Concerto exhibit links the past Okinawan culture with the present through the rhythm of the music. It’s a special collaboration of the Edo... View "Okinawan Concerto" Exhibit

Group photo of chinese studies students and faculty
Apr 20 2022
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Aug 31 2022

Location: Asia Collection

To commemorate 100 years of Chinese studies at the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa, this online exhibit focuses on the first fifty years (1920-1970), highlighting the... View "China100 @ UH Mānoa" Exhibit

Display cabinets for the Very Selected Publications exhibit
Mar 21 2022
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Apr 29 2022

Location: Asia Collection

The Association for Asian Studies is holding their annual conference in Honolulu from March 24-27, 2022. In anticipation of visitors, starting from Friday, March... View "Very Selected Publications By University of Hawaiʻi Faculty In Asian Studies" Exhibit

A woman sits among discarded tables and benches. From the Afghanistan: “Graveyard” of Empires Exhibit Flyer
Oct 1 2021
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Jan 31 2022

Location: Asia Collection

With the current focus on Afghanistan in the media and in the US Congress providing a backdrop to the complexities of the country, this exhibit aims... View "Afghanistan: “Graveyard” of Empires" Exhibit

Arts of North Korea Exhibit Website Banner featuring cranes in a natural landscape
Aug 12 2021
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Oct 31 2021

Location: Asia Collection

This online exhibit presents the creative and visual arts of North Korea (and Korea as a whole). It highlights selected artworks as well as North Korea’s... View "Arts of North Korea" Exhibit

Logs floating downstream
Sep 28 2020
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Nov 28 2020

Location: Asia Collection

Southeast Asia as a major source of key raw materials and markets plays an important role in the world economy. Teak was an important resource... View "Teak Trading in Thailand during the Nineteenth Century" Exhibit

Dark noodles in a white sauce with a tomato slice on top
Jun 25 2020
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Aug 31 2020

Location: Asia Collection

The exhibition, Korean Noodle Road, is focusing on the history and background of Korean noodles.  Also, it introduces six types of Korean noodles like Naengmyŏn... View "Korean Noodle Road" Exhibit

Thousands of Kwangju citizens in the city square during the Kwangju uprising
May 1 2020
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Jun 30 2020

Location: Asia Collection

Human Brutality and Dignity: To Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Kwangju Uprising on the May 18th, 1980 This online exhibit Human Brutality and Dignity is held to commemorate the... View "Human Brutality and Dignity: To Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Kwangju Uprising on the May 18th, 1980" Exhibit

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