Events

All posts with this tag are the events held by the UMN East Asian Library or other departments related to East Asian studies.

2026 Lunar New Year Stickers

To celebrate the Lunar New Year, the East Asian Library is offering free Lunar New Year stickers. The stickers are at the table near the entrance of the East Asian Library. Everyone can visit the East Asian Library on the Sub-basement floor of Wilson Library to grab the stickers.

Pop-up exhibit and Open House at the Wangensteen Library on Feb 27th, 2025

On Thursday, February 27 from 11:30 am-1 pm, the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine (WHL) is holding a pop-up exhibit to showcase our recent acquisitions of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean materials. All are welcome to attend the pop up exhibit! WHL will also be showcasing their recent translation work through a project with Dr. Wayne Soon (HMED), which has been funded through a Creative Collaboratives grant from the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS). 

Andersen Horticultural Library 50th anniversary event: The Art and Legacy of Nakashima Woodworkers

The Andersen Horticultural Library is home to the largest publicly accessible collection of George and Mira Nakashima furniture. In celebration of its 50th year, the Library is hosting a weekend of special events surrounding the stunning collection of Nakashima furniture including a film screening of “George Nakashima, Woodworker,” by his nephew John Nakashima, and a special lecture by Mira Nakashima, daughter of George and Creative Director of Nakashima Woodworkers. 

Happy Halloween!

Halloween is coming! Do you want to know what the East Asian monsters or spirits look like? Check out the books about East Asian monsters (near the entrance) in the East Asian Library!

2022 East Asian Library Open House

 

When: September 16, 1:30-4:30 PM

Where:  East Asian Library (S75 Sub-basement of Wilson Library)

What:  Meet Shuqi Ye, the East Asian Studies Librarian, and learn about the East Asian Library. At 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30, Shuqi will lead an info session about the history of the East Asian Library and East Asian resources at UMN.