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DEALL Students celebrate Spring with Chinese Caligraphy!
On Friday, February 13, 2025, The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures collaborated with the Humanities Institute to celebrate the Lunar New Year by creating Spring Festival Couplets…
Prof. Bender featured at International Conference on Folk Narratives
On February 25, 2026, Prof. Mark Bender, Department of East Asian Languages and Literature, gave a guest speaker presentation at the International Seminar on Folk Narratives in Indian Literary and…
Korean Heritage: Columbus’s Hope: The Continuing Journey of Korea on Stage
Korean Heritage: Columbus’s Hope: The Continuing Journey of Korea on Stage
In American society, Korean culture is no longer a temporary trend but a…
Award-winning professor advances folklore at Ohio State
The study of folklore at Ohio State – ranging from tales of ghosts and goblins to stories of cultural heritage throughout the world – dates back nearly 100 years. In recent decades, developments…
DEALL’s Japanese Program Hosts the Third Professionalization Workshop: “Life in Japan – Ask Senpai.”
On February 12th, the Japanese Program, in collaboration with Oshaberi-ka (Japanese Language Table), hosted a special workshop titled “Life in Japan – Ask Senpai.” The session was led by …
Exploring Language, Culture, and Opportunity: A Student’s Experience in Global May Korea
For many students, studying abroad offers a rare chance to step outside familiar boundaries and experience learning in a deeply immersive way. For Lily Myers, the Global May Korea program became…
Summer 2026 - Spring 2027 $1,000+ SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
DEALL is excited to announce:
Dr. Jonathan and Dr. Olive Wilkin Scholarship Fund
The purpose of the Dr. Jonathan and Dr. Olive Wilkin Scholarship Fund is to facilitate…
Professor Etsuyo Yuasa Appointed Co-director of AATJ Spring Conferences
Professor Etsuyo Yuasa has been appointed as the Co-director of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) Spring Conferences in 2027 and 2028.
AATJ is a national…
In Memoriam of Former DEALL Chair Timothy Light (1938-2025)
Timothy Light, Professor Emeritus of Chinese Religion at Western Michigan University, passed away on 14 December 2025. We in the Department of East Asian Languages and…