Table set for a meal at a restaurant in China

A Conversation About Chinese Foodways

Jun 07, 2021
4 students discuss how Chinese food developed in places they know well.
stir-fried beef on a plate at a restaurant

A Grinnell Student’s Guide to Chinese Cooking

May 24, 2021
“While we can’t promise authenticity or perfection, we believe these recipes will satisfy any curiosity or craving that the typical Grinnell student will have in regards to exploring Chinese cooking.”
Lana Katai ’21

One Chinese Language Learner’s Path to Valuable Career Skills

Feb 12, 2021
From study abroad project to independent study to publication
Jin Feng at a restaurant in China

Food Nostalgia in Contemporary China

May 27, 2020
Catch up with Jin Feng, professor of Chinese and Orville and Mary Patterson Routt Professor of Literature, in this Asian Ethnology Podcast interview.
photo of Michael Puett

Gates Lecturer: Michael Puett, Harvard University

Jan 09, 2020
Gates Lecturer: Michael Puett, Harvard University Michael Puett will present two lectures: “Ritual, Sincerity, and Human Flourishing: What Chinese Philosophers can Teach Us About the Good Life” and “Creating Worlds: Imagination and Interpretation in Classical China.”

Author of "American Sutra" to Discuss Book

Nov 13, 2019
When the FBI began mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, Buddhist priests were among the first to be incarcerated. "American Sutra" tells the story of Japanese American Buddhists (the largest group of Buddhists in the United States at that time) in the context of anti-Japanese sentiment during World War II and draws parallels to contemporary challenges to religious freedom facing Americans today.
Dept. of Chinese and Japanese students and faculty graduating senior celebration

Department of Chinese & Japanese Graduation Dinner 2019

May 13, 2019
The the Department of Chinese and Japanese held their annual graduation dinner at Choung Garden on May 10, 2019.
Students holding a long noodle stretched across their hands

Students Learn to Make Hand-Pulled Noodles

Apr 29, 2019
Chinese House resident Kai Gui taught students how to make hand-pulled noodles on Friday, April 26, 2019.
Peter Marsh ’19 (left) and Jacob Shima ’21 proudly display their finished mooncake.

Mooncake Workshop Held at Chinese House

Oct 03, 2018

More than forty people attended a workshop on making mooncakes. The workshop was held at Chinese House on September 26, 2018. 

Chinese and Japanese graduation dinner

Department of Chinese & Japanese Graduation Dinner 2018

May 14, 2018

The Department of Chinese and Japanese hosted its annual graduation dinner on May 11, 2018, at Chuong Garden in town. Those present included seven faculty members in Chinese and Japanese and three…

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