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Asian Languages and Cultures
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Humans of ALC #1: Professor Deirdre de la Cruz
The first Humans of ALC spotlight features Professor Deirdre de la Cruz reflecting on the personal and intellectual path that led her to Asian Studies.
2025 ALC Graduation and Awards Ceremony
Highlights from the 2025 Graduation and Awards Ceremony
Events
May
20
KYLYN Festival | Jogakbo Fabric Workshop
Kim DeBord
6:00 PM
4th Floor Program Room
Off Campus Location
May
20
GETSEA SERIES | How to do research in Timor Leste
Ariel Mota Alves (University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa) Andrew Kline (University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa) Xueting Wang (Tsinghua University) Moderated by: Dr. Lia Kent (Victoria University)
9:00 PM
Off Campus Location
May
22
Nam June Paik: The Moon is the Oldest TV followed by a Q&A with Chien-An Yuan
Chien-An Yuan
7:00 PM
Off Campus Location
May
30
Dancing with the Dragon | Dragon Dance Performance at the Peony Garden
U-M Dragon Team
11:00 AM
Peony Garden
Nichols Arboretum
Jun
14
Multi
Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026 | Visit the Melvyn C. Goldstein Bonsai Garden at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Featuring one of the premier collections of Bonsai in North America
10:00 AM
Melvyn C. Goldstein Bonsai Garden
Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Jun
14
Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026 | Bonsai Demonstration at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Demo and Conversation with Bonsai Specialist Carmen Leskoviansky
1:00 PM
Melvyn C. Goldstein Bonsai Garden
Matthaei Botanical Gardens
