April 8
Tea & Talk: Kris Imants Ercums, “Beyond Sports: Cultural Impact of the Olympics in China.” Ercums (East Asian Curator, Spencer Museum) will discuss the preparations for the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
Time: 4 pm
Location: Centennial Room, Kansas Union

April 8
Brownbag: “The Progressive Communist Community:  The Kansas Russian Commune.” Norman Saul, History, KU. 12-1pm, 318 Bailey.  

April 8
KU for Uganda presents " Uganda Rising," a chilling history of a twenty -year war. Alderson Auditorium 8:00 pm

April 10-12 Conference: “Olympian Desires: Building Bodies and Nations in East Asia”
This international conference will explore the Olympic games in East Asia and their impact on the politics, cultures, economic conditions, international relations, natural and built environments, and lifestyles of the host countries and the region. Opening lecture April 10, 7:30 pm, Regnier Hall Auditorium, KU Edwards Campus Conference April 11-12, Hall Center for the Humanities, KU Lawrence campus
For more information: www.ceas.ku.edu

April 10
Kansas African Studies Center Seminar Series- Culture and Events in North Africa
Ali Ben Hmida, University of New England:
The Sahara as a Contested Space: Two Cases from Libyan History
Pine Room, Kansas Union 3:30-5:00 pm

April 11
Friday Night at the Kino: Burnt by the Sun ( Утомленное Солнцем ). 7-9:00pm, 318 Bailey
Sponsored by Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

April 11
Lessons Learned, Future Paths: A Human Rights Symposium Green Hall ( Law School)
Room 203 8 A.M. – 4 P.M.
Join in for an exciting series of panel discussions on the changing face of human rights in a global context.  Panelists will discuss issues of human rights violations in areas of conflict, the politics of human rights in practice and from a judicial perspective, and the status of individual human rights in domestic immigration cases.  Q&A with the panelists will follow each panel.  Audience participation is highly encouraged.  Panels will be as follows:

April 12-19, 2008
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS WEEK
Sponsored by KU International Student Association
KU News Release

April 10-17
ISLAM AWARENESS WEEK

April 15
Brownbag: Marc Greenberg, Slavic Literatures and Languages, KU. 12-1pm, 318 Bailey
Sponsored by Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

April 15_CANCELLED
Henrietta Fore, USAID administrator will speak about several topics that the USAID is working on including public private partnerships, the development leadership initiative, and global development commons. Kate Weaver, John Head and Ebenezer Obadare will respond to her comments; then we'll open it up for Q&A.
Brewster Auditorium, 330 STRONG HALL, 4-5 p.m..

April 17
Tea & Talk: Yong Bai, "NSF Workshop in China: Research and Education in Bridge Construction." Assistant Professor Bai (Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering) will discuss the NSF workshop he organized in China last September.
Time: 4pm
Location: Pine Room, Kansas Union

Film: “Kwaidan.” Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Kwaidan features four nightmarish tales in which terror thrives and demons lurk. Adapted from traditional Japanese ghost stories, this lavish, widescreen production drew extensively on Kobayashi’s own training as a student of painting and fine arts. (1965, 161 minutes) Shown in conjunction with the exhibition Resounding Spirit: Japanese Contemporary Art of the 1960s.
Time: 6pm
Location: Auditorium, Spencer Museum of Art

April 17
WORLD EXPO. Ball Room KS Union 12-5 pm Sponsored by ISSS and ISA

Friday, April 18
Japanese Maintenance Lecture: Michiko Ito, “Japan’s Theatrical Performance Today: Gekidan Shinkansen’s ‘Kabuki’ Drama” [in Japanese]. Michiko Ito is the KU Japanese Studies Librarian.
Time: 1pm
Location: Governor’s Room (level 5), Kansas Union

April 18-19
Eurasia Security Conference, Dole Institute of Politics (details TBD)
Sponsored by Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

April 21
Kansas African Studies Center Seminar Series- Culture and Events in North Africa
Deborah Kapchan, New York University
Performing the Festive Sacred in Morocco: Sufi Tourism and Th e Promise of Sonic Translation
International Room, KS Union 1:00-2:30 pm

April 22
Brownbag: “A Kansas Apocalypse.” Eve Levin, History, KU. 12-1pm, 318 Bailey
Sponsored by Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

April 24 CANCELLED
Tea & Talk: Akiko Takeyama “‘Selling Dreams’: The Art of Seduction and Affect Economy in Japan” Assistant Professor Takeyama (Anthropology & Women’s Studies) will discuss her research on Tokyo’s popular host clubs. Time: 4 pm, Pine Room, Kansas Union
Sponsored by Center for East Asian Studies

April 24
KU UNICEF EDUCATION AND FUNDRAISING EVENT-Attention Somalia-ECM at 6 pm
Speaker- Huda Farah-She has a Masters degree in Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Harvard University training in improving health care services for the developing countries and Maternity Child Health epidemiology of Emory University. She is a researcher in public health, educator, cultural competency trainer, mentor, coach and a leader in public health and early childhood
 education. She is a dynamic national and international speaker, producer of many educational material videos and host/producer of TV and radio shows.For the past 10 years worked in early childhood education and for the past 4 years has been involved with children with special needs and mental illness as an advocate trainer of trainer of many curricula for child development and children with special need. She has a passion for giving back to her home country Somalia with emphasis on education and maternity and child health issues, therefore took part in many initiatives in rebuilding schools and building universities from ground zero.

April 29
Brownbag: “ Connecting Teachers in Rural Siberia: Educational Technology and Transformation.” Wendy Griswold, Project Manager, Center for Hazardous Substance Research, Kansas State University. 12-1pm, 318 Bailey
Sponsored by Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

Thursday, May 1
Discussion: Morris Rossabi (City University of New York), "More at Stake than the Olympics: Power and Influence between China and Post-Soviet Central Asia."
Roundtable discussion will follow, featuring Prof. Rossabi; Brigadier General Mark E. O'Neill (Deputy Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth); and Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Joseph G. D. “Geoff”  Babb (Instructor, Command and General Staff College).  Arienne Dwyer (Assistant Professor, Anthropology, KU) will lead the discussion.
Part of the Eurasian Security two-part symposium co-sponsored by Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Location: Pine Room, Kansas Union

Thursday, May 1
Discussion: Morris Rossabi (City University of New York), "More at Stake than the Olympics: Power and Influence between China and Post-Soviet Central Asia." Roundtable discussion will follow, featuring Prof. Rossabi; Brigadier General Mark E. O'Neill (Deputy Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth); and Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Joseph G. D. “Geoff”  Babb (Instructor, Command and General Staff College). Arienne Dwyer (Assistant Professor, Anthropology, KU) will lead the discussion. Part of the Eurasian Security two-part symposium co-sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies and the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
Time: 4-6pm
Location: Pine Room, Kansas Union

Friday, May 2
Concert: “Choral Music of China.” A joint concert with the University of Kansas World Music Choir, the Kansas City Chinese Instrumental Ensemble, and the University of Kansas Men’s Glee. Free admission and open to the public.
Time: 7:30pm
Location: First United Methodist Church, 10th & Vermont St., Lawrence

Saturday, May 3
Performance: Ki Daiko Taiko at Asian Fest. Open to the public.
Time: 12:30 pm
Location: Blue Valley Branch Library, 15185 S. Lowell, Overland Park

Monday, May 5
Film & Discussion: “Olympic Spotlight on Tibet.” The film, “Tibet: The Cry of the Snow Lion,” is a documentary about the Chinese occupation and domination of Tibet. Historical context and views on the current situation will follow with a panel discussion with the Venerable Champa Tenzin Lhunpo and Lu Yang (History), moderated by Eric Rath (History).
Time: 4pm
Location: Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union

May 6
Brownbag: Laird Essay Winner. 12-1pm, 318 Bailey
Sponsored by Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies