Hobart and William Smith Colleges - Asian studies

Forgach '06 on Asian Studies Panel

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Nandor Forgach '06 will present a paper on a panel at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) in Philadelphia next month. Forgach's paper is titled, "Japan's Population Decline and Its Implications for Japanese Society." "The Association for Asian Studies is the single most important academic meeting in Asian Studies in the U.S., and presenting a paper there is an importan...

Embracing Differences

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

On Thursday, Dec. 3, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Etin Anwar's Introduction to Women's Studies course will host "Embracing Differences," a celebration of everything that is not considered the "norm." Puja Patel '13, one of the organizers of the event, says the event will "allow students an opportunity to learn about the ways in which different cultures, genders, and races can all come...

Renowned Japanese Drummers at the Smith

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The size and deep resonance of the Taiko makes it perhaps the most recognizable instrument of traditional Japanese music. On Friday, Sept. 18, Hobart and William Smith Colleges' Asian Studies Department, Music Department and Education Department, with the New York State Council on the Arts, are co-sponsoring a concert by the famous SEN & HIBIKI, a traditional Japanese drumming troupe, at the...

Student Scores MTV Internship

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Most current Hobart and William Smith Colleges students have watched either MTV or Nickelodeon at some point in their lives. Little did Caitlin Lugar ’10 know that one day she would be working for MTV Networks, home of both stations. Lugar is spending her summer in Santa Monica, Calif., as an intern in the Digital Advertising Sales Department for Nickelodeon. Through the Salisbury Center for Ca...