| February 26, 2021 |
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NYU Shanghai marked Black History Month this February with a series of student-led events celebrating the diversity of Black identity and culture at the university and exploring the long legacy of Black multiculturalism. |
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Students welcomed the Year of the Ox earlier this month with a New Year's Eve feast of 23 traditional dishes, a lunchtime dumpling making session with University leaders, and other festive activities with their NYU Shanghai family. | NYU Shanghai’s annual I AM LIMITLESS conference, designed to increase students’ awareness of possible career paths in social impact, is back next week with more speakers, panels, and workshops than ever before. NYU Shanghai’s annual I AM LIMITLESS conference, designed to increase students’ awareness of possible career paths in social impact, is back next week with more speakers, panels, and workshops than ever before. |
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| Perspective | With COVID-19 preventing travel during the Lunar New Year, many Shanghai students stepped forward to share this essential Chinese holiday with their classmates. For Shanghai native Xu Ziming ’24 and Korean classmate Jinuk “Enzo” Kim ’24, the Chinese New Year's Eve celebration at Xu's home was only the latest in a series of Chinese holidays the pair have celebrated together. |
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| Quick Takes | | | NYU Shanghai Director of the Center for Global Asia Tansen Sen joins the likes of Bill Gates, Joseph Stiglitz, and Malala Yousafzai at the Jaipur Literature Festival held annually in India. In his session with festival co-director William Dalrymple, titled the ‘Connections and Disconnections Between India and China,’ Sen discusses breaking through traditional conceptions of India-China relations. Sen will also participate in a live talk on Sunday at 5:30 pm with Oxford Professor Rana Mitter, “Will China Shape the Future of the World?” Those interested can register and watch the events here: |
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| Photo of the Week |  | Happy Lantern Festival!
The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar calendar, which marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebration. During the festival, celebrants carry paper lanterns, solve riddles, and eat rice balls (元宵) filled with sesame or red bean paste. |
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| From the NYU Global Network | Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. has seen troubling waves of anti-Asian discrimination and violent attacks nationwide. In a study now underway, Doris F. Chang and Sumie Okazaki are exploring how Asian Americans are responding. |
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| In the Media | | | Steel Structure Now Capped at NYU Shanghai’s Qiantan CampusKankan News visited the construction site for NYU Shanghai’s new campus in the Qiantan neighborhood, reporting that work had continued through the Chinese New Year holiday and that the campus' steel structure is now capped. |
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Global Journey: Explore the NYU Study Away Sites
In partnership with the Office of Global Programs, Academic Advising presents you with an exciting opportunity for academic enrichment and cross-cultural exploration.
Travel virtually within the NYU Global Network, learn about each study away site, and engage in dialogues led by the site director and faculty on academics and beyond.
Monday, March 1
NYU Paris | Thinking Machines from Blade Runner to GPT 3: Science Fiction or Not
8:00 pm | China Standard Time
via Zoom
Wednesday, March 3
NYU Tel Aviv | A Meeting Between the Ancient and the Modern
7:00 pm | China Standard Time
via Zoom
Thursday, March 4
NYU Accra | Creating Shared Social Value in the Middle of the Covid 19 Pandemic in Ghana
8:00 pm | China Standard Time
via Zoom
For a complete listing of events at NYU Shanghai, check out the Weekly Events Newsletter, delivered to your inbox every Monday when school is in session. If you wish to highlight your event in the Weekly Events Newsletter, upload your event to Engage no later than the Thursday before the Monday newsletter. |
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