Chinese and Japanese

4 students discuss how Chinese food developed in places they know well.

“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.”

From study abroad project to independent study to publication

Catch up with Jin Feng, professor of Chinese and Orville and Mary Patterson Routt Professor of Literature, in this Asian Ethnology Podcast interview.

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.”

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.

The the Department of Chinese and Japanese held their annual graduation dinner at Choung Garden on May 10, 2019.

Chinese House resident Kai Gui taught students how to make hand-pulled noodles on Friday, April 26, 2019.

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