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Hong Kong activist Nathan Law continues the fight
Activist Nathan Law poses in front of a painting in Perry World House

Hong Kong activist Nathan Law at Perry World House earlier this month.

Hong Kong activist Nathan Law continues the fight

The exiled activist and Perry World House Visiting Fellow discusses his current work and his thoughts on the state of democracy around the world.

Kristen de Groot

India at 75, CASI at 30
Indians celebrating 75 years of India's independence in the street, holding flags.

India at 75, CASI at 30

The Center for the Advanced Study of India, the first institution in the U.S. dedicated to the study of contemporary India, is turning 30 this year, and celebrated with a symposium that also highlighted the 75th anniversary of India’s independence.

Kristina Linnea García

Chinese Americans, countries apart 
Adrian poses next to garden shrubbery that has been sculpted into the word "LIMA"

Adrian Ke poses in Lima’s historical center.

Chinese Americans, countries apart 

Fourth year Adrian Ke’s research into Chinese Peruvian immigrants fueled her thesis and a deeper connection to her own cultural identity.

Kristina Linnea García

Martial arts and Asian American identity
Angela Shen smiles in front of the red steel sculpture on Locust Walk

Angela Shen, a rising junior in the Huntsman program, is researching Asian American identity and martial arts. 

Martial arts and Asian American identity

Rising junior Angela Shen researches the ritual and practice of judo, taekwondo, kung fu, and karate.

Kristina Linnea García

Exploring Mongolia with an insider’s view, no luggage necessary
Penn Global seminar students hold up cups outside the Winter Palace

Professor Christopher P. Atwood (left), the group’s guide Javzandulam Sodnom (right), and Penn Global seminar students at the ceremonial gate near the entrance to the Bogd Khan’s Winter Palace in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They are toasting with small cups of “airag,” or fermented mare’s milk, a traditional drink which Penn graduate Yang Yuqing (yellow shirt, center), who is currently studying in Mongolia, brought for the class. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Global)

Exploring Mongolia with an insider’s view, no luggage necessary

Students in Christopher P. Atwood’s Penn Global seminar on Mongolian civilization explored the capital and vast grasslands of Mongolia, meeting welcoming locals along the way.

Kristen de Groot

The legacy of Shinzo Abe
People queue to offer flowers and prayers for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at Zojoji temple prior to his funeral on July 12, 2022, in Tokyo.

People queue to offer flowers and prayers for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at Zojoji temple prior to his funeral on July 12, 2022, in Tokyo. Abe was assassinated on July 8 while campaigning in Nara, western Japan. (Image: AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

The legacy of Shinzo Abe

Frederick R. Dickinson, ​​professor of Japanese history and director of the Center for East Asian Studies, offers his take on Abe’s impact on Japan, foreign policy, and lessons we can draw from his killing.

Kristen de Groot

Hong Kong handover, 25 years later
Hong Kong and Chinese flags fly in advance of the 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from Britain

Chinese and Hong Kong flags are hanged to celebrate the upcoming 25th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hong Kong marks the anniversary on July 1, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Hong Kong handover, 25 years later

Hong Kong marks 25 years under Chinese control on July 1. Jacques deLisle, director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China, discusses where Hong Kong stands now and what the future might hold.

Kristen de Groot

Can China stop climate change?
Scott Moore sitting on a bench Scott Moore, director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives, pictured along Locust Walk.

Can China stop climate change?

In a political science course and new book, Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives Scott Moore unfurls the layers of China’s approach to sustainability and technology.
Who, What, Why: Tamia Harvey-Martin presents her film debut
Tamia Harvey-Martin smiles in front of the LGBT Center with one hand in her pocket and one hand on a camera hung on a strap around her neck

Tamia Harvey-Martin premieres “A Foolproof Guide to Relationships,” a short film about asexuality, at the LGBT Center on June 28. 

Who, What, Why: Tamia Harvey-Martin presents her film debut

Tamia Harvey-Martin premieres “A Foolproof Guide to Relationships,” a short film about asexuality, at the LGBT Center on June 28. 

Kristina Linnea García