The Asia Institute Report
September, 2016 – February, 2019
Seminars
“Coal and Micro-particle Pollution in Korea and Northeast Asia”
Date: Saturday, August 20th (5-7 PM)
Seminar cosponsored with the Korea Federation of Environmental Movements
Asia Institute Chinese Language Seminar: “Urban Environment in Korea & China”
Date: Saturday, July 6th (6-8 PM)
Cosponsored with Kyunghee Cyber University
“Visions For East Asia’s Future”
Date: Saturday, July 24th, 2016 (3:00-4:30 PM)
Speakers:
Benjamin Butler
Philip Franses
Emanuel Pastreich
David Mason
Asia Institute Seminar: “공공외교”
Date: August 12th (6:30)
“The Nuclear Power Question in Korea and Northeast Asia”
Date: Saturday, October 15th
“The Spread of Deserts in Northeast Asia”
Date: Saturday, November 19th
“Recycling in Korea and Northeast Asia”
8.) “The Future of North Korea and Its Implications For Northeast Asia”
Date: Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 (5:30-7:00)
Speakers: Wang Son-Taek
9.) “Korean and International Perspectives on Journalism in Seoul”
Date: Thursday, September 29th, 2016 (5:30-7:00)
Speakers: Wang Son-Taek, Don Kirk, Steven Borowiec
10.) “History, Memory, and the Promise of Peace in Northeast Asia”
Date: Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 (5:30-7:00)
Speakers: Alexis Dudden, Hope May,
Date: China/Korea/Japan = Tuesday, November 15th
China: 8-9 AM
Korea/Japan: 9-10 AM
US = November 14th
US West: 5-6
US East: 8-9
Speakers: none listed
12.) “What Do Young People in Korea Want?”
Date: Wednesday, December 21st (6-7:30 PM)
Speakers: Emanuel Pastreich, Lee Jin-woo, Yaerin Ku, Michael Lammbrau
13.) “Apocalypse Yesterday: The Climate Crisis as the Ultimate Boon For Innovation”
Date: Monday, February 27th, 2017
Speakers: Daniel Garrett, Emanuel Pastreich
14.) Future Forest-Asia Institute Memorandum of Understanding
Date: January 14th, 2017
Speakers: none
Date: Thursday, April 13th (5:30-6:45)
Speakers: Keun-wook Paik, Mason Richey
16.) Senior Associate Jin Kai publishes book (Rising China in a Changing World: Power Transitions and Global Leadership) Date: March 8th, 2017
Speakers: none
Date: Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 (5-6 PM)
Speakers: Raekyung Lee, Emanuel Pastreich, Lee Jong-heon
Date: March 18th, 2017
Speakers: Inobe Kota, Nakafuji Hirohiko
19.) Senior Associate John Feffer publishes book (Splinterlands)
Date: March 25th, 2017
Speakers: none
20.) “Hell Chosun and the 5.9 Election”
Date: April 17th (6:30-8:00)
Speakers: Emanuel Pastreich, Jeong Sang-kyu, Park Kyung-hong
21.) “The Road to a Shrinking Society: How To Make Ourselves Truly Renewable”
Date: Monday, May 15th, 2017 (6:00-7:30)
Speakers: Matsuhisa Hiroshi
Date: April 10th, 2017
Speakers: none
23.) “A European Perspective on Korea and Its Potential”
Date: June 13th, 2017 (5:00-7:00)
Speakers: Christoph Heider
24.) Asia Institute March For Peace
Date: May 15th, 2017
Speakers and Performers: Dr. Lakvinder Singh, Kawanaka Yo,
Link:
25.) “India’s Strategic Interests in East Asia”
Date: June 17th, 2017 (6:00-7:30)
Speakers: Rahul Raj, Emanuel Pastreich
26.) “New Possibilities For Exchange Between Korea and Japan”
Date: Sunday, March 28th (8:00-9:00)
Speakers: none listed
27.) “Is Northeast Asia the Source of the Climate Crisis, or the Solution?”
Date: Thursday, October 19th, 2017 (5:30-7:00)
Speakers: Emanuel Pastreich
28.) “A Republic of Korea Greater Than Koreans Imagined: Is It Possible?’
Date: Friday, October 27th, 2017 (7:00-9:00)
Speakers: Emanuel Pastreich
29.) Second Asia Institute Chinese Culture Seminar
Date: September 28th, 2017 (6:30-8:00)
Speakers: none
30.) Asia Institute Report: “The Crisis In Korean Politics Today”
Date: October 13th, 2017
Speakers: none
Date: Thursday, November 2nd, (3:00-5:00)
Speakers: Choo Mi-ae, In Jae-gun, Raekyung Lee, Kim Sang-jun
Date: January 6th, 2018
Contributors: Emanuel Pastreich, Rachel L. Stine, Olga Krasnyak, Ibrihim Ahmaid, Kadir Ayhan
33.) Opening of the Asia Institute Vietnam Office
Date: January 12th, 2017 (10:00-11:30)
Speakers: NguyễnThị Thu Hường, Emanuel Pastreich, Jung Woojin
34.) Founder’s Comments on China’s Tradition of Think Tanks
Date: end of January 2018
Speakers: Emanuel Pastreich
35.) “North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, and Prospects For Peace”
Date: Tuesday, March 6th, 2018 (6:30)
Speakers: none listed
36.) Asia Institute Report on Think Tanks Completed
Date: June 15th, 2018
Contributors: Emanuel Pastreich, Shi Yuefung, Park Sunyong, Loren Da Costa, Viviane Brockel, Cho Hyo-seok, Kim Min-jong, Gong Min-Seung, Jeong Hyunju, Rachel Stine, Kawanaka Yo
37.) “Prospects For Korea-India Cooperation in a Radically Changed Geopolitical Environment”
Date: July 9th, 2018
Speakers: Lakhvinder Singh, Emanuel Pastreich
38.) “An Affirmation of the United Nations Charter in a Time of Peril”
Date: Thursday, July 19th, 2018 (10:00-12:00)
Speakers: none listed
39.) Korea Times Feature: “Asia Institute Stresses Global Governance To Solve World’s Problems”
Date: July 17th, 2018
Author: Jon Dunbar
40.) “Corea as Commons: Cooperative Citizen-centered Concepts for Connecting the Coreas”
Date: Tuesday, December 11th, 2018 (7:00-8:30)
Speakers: Choi Yong-kwan, Emanuel Pastreich, Lakhvinder Singh
41.) “Prime Minister Modi’s Visit to Seoul and the Future of the Korean Peace Process”
Date: Monday, February 11th, 2019 (7:00-8:30)
Speakers: Lakhvinder Singh, Emanuel Pastreich
42) “Wildfire: Two Roads Diverging in a Woods on Fire: The spread of climate chaos and trends in global response today”
Date: Monday, February 11th, 2019 (7:00-8:30)
Daniel Garrett
Senior Associate (former American diplomat)
The Asia Institute
Moderated by
Rachel Stine
Researcher
The Asia Institute
Publications
Writings of members
Emanuel Pastreich
John Feffer
Honda Hirokuni
Daniel Garrett
Woojin Jung
