By: Center of Asian Studies
April 03, 2003
Jamaica, NY - St. John's University's Center of Asian Studies will host a paid of lectures in the month of April. Both events will be held in the Seminar Room of Sun Yat-Sen Hall on the Queens Campus, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, NY.
Monday, April 7, 2003 –
2 p.m. Dr. Thomas B Lee, Professor, American Studies at Tamkang University, Taiwan
What Would the U. S. - Iraq War Mean for Asian Countries
Dr. Lee is the author of
A Quest for Ethics I Diplomacy: The Role of American Missionaries in East Asian International Relations, 1850-1950, and other books.
Wednesday, April 30, 2003 –
2 p.m. Dr. Edward Wang, Chair and Professor, History Department at Rowan University
Rae, Identity, and History in East Asia
Dr. Wang is the author of
Inventing China through History: the May Fourth Approach to Historiography, Suny Press, 2001;
Turning Points in Historiography: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (co-edited with George Iggers) Rochester U. Press, 2002, and
Taiwan Shixue 50 nian, 1950-2000 (Taiwan's historiography of the last 50 years).
Both lectures are free and open to the public. A reception will follow each event. Parking is permitted in the Visitors Parking Area ONLY. For more information, please call 718-990-1526. Note: All visitors must enter and exit at Gate 1 on Utopia Parkway.