Desperate to save her marriage, a woman in China hires a professional to go undercover and break up her husband’s affair. With strikingly intimate access, Mistress Dispeller follows this unfolding […]
Speaker: Saloni Mahajan is an Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University, where she teaches a range of courses including Theatre Design, World Culture and Performance Studies, Page and Stage, and […]
LIQUOR STORE DREAMS is an intimate portrait of two Korean American children of liquor store owners who set out to bridge generational divides with their immigrant parents in Los Angeles. […]
Synopsis: Cinema Strada is a poignant memoir tracing the life of Hong Kong film critic Law Kar, who has devoted his life to cinema and the arts. From wartime memories to Cold War tensions and […]
A History of Aging in Qing China examines the history of aging and old age during the Qing dynasty, a pivotal period marked by rapid demographic growth that resulted in […]
Jay Winter is the Charles J. Stille Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University. He is a specialist on World War I and its impact on the 20th century. Previously, […]
Albert Leung began his film career as an actor, later expanding his experience as a stuntman and stunt coordinator before moving into directing. His directorial debut, STUNTMAN, co-directed with his […]
Eileen Chang spent less than three years living in Hong Kong, but her student days at the University of Hong Kong proved to be a formative experience that would help […]
Between 1945 and 1949, up to 113,000 American soldiers were stationed in China for various missions. This talk analyzes the vibrant debate over “Jeep girls” (吉普女郎), a term coined to describe […]