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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
35 years since the fall of the Berlin wall and last Thursday evening a group of our German students and their instructors gathered in SP 337 to acknowledge this historical landmark moment. “What belongs together is now growing together!” - Willy Brandt The event opened with a welcome speech from German instructor Cristina Finger.... More
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
With bands like BTS, Blackpink, and Stray Kids, Korean pop music has been on the rise for years now, since the Hallyu (Korean Wave) began in the early 2000’s. But what about more traditional forms of Korean music like Sinawi, Hyangak, and Pungmulnori? Turns out Korean traditional music is very much alive here in... More
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
In Japan, autumn is celebrated as a time rich in cultural activities, highlighted by Cultural Day, during which many universities host cultural festivals for visitors. On November 1st, we hosted our own version of the cultural festival titled “Ink and Paper: Exploring Japanese Traditions.” During the event, participants explored traditional... More
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Since 2001, Italian organizations around the world have dedicated the third week of October as a time to celebrate the “Week of the Italian Language in the World.” Each year, events are organized around particular theme. This year’s theme was “Italian and the Book: The World Between the Lines,” a celebration of the connection... More
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
“In the 1950's, noodles were the product of science" in North Korea, said Dr. Sunho Ko in his invited presentation last Friday night, and the ways in which food was produced and consumed in the country in the years during and after the Korean War has much to tell us about the history and... More
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Yesterday, the flag of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) was raised from coast to coast across Canada to mark the beginning of the International Week of the Deaf. In Newfoundland, the flag was raised to fly over St. John's City Hall, in Victoria, over the Legislative Assembly of BC, and here at... More
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
More than hockey and poutine, last Sunday, while the enchanting smells of the Indian Food Festival filled a Nepean park, the Greek Festival danced the Hasapiko just across the canal from Carleton, and the Capital Pride Parade snaked through the streets of downtown, a small group of visiting Japanese students were here in the... More
Monday, August 5, 2024
Four Carleton alums are on their way to Japan as part of this year’s JET (Japan Exchange & Teaching) programme. The group, part of Ottawa’s fourteen-member cohort, left Saturday after a Friday evening celebration held in their honour at the Embassy of Japan in Ottawa. Attended by Embassy officials, a representative of Global Affairs... More
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
"Building knowledge, vision, and a bridge between cultures," Carleton was one of three institutions honoured Friday with a prestigious Ambassador's Award in recognition of their ongoing efforts to deepen the bonds of mutual understanding and friendship between Japan and Canada. In a ceremony characterized by humour, storytelling, and heartfelt... More
Friday, April 12, 2024
March and April have been busy months for language students in the School of Linguistics and Language Studies, as they took the stage to expand their language skills beyond the classroom. In March, students studying Korean and Japanese competed in regional and national speech contests. In April, students gathered in Carleton University's Kailash... More
Monday, March 11, 2024
Carleton’s third annual Korean Speech Contest took place Friday, 1 March, 2024 with winners advancing to the national contest held in Toronto. The competition was broken into three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Fourteen students competed in the Beginner category with speeches exploring, among other things, their reasons for... More
Thursday, February 8, 2024
"Once upon a time" or, as a Korean story teller might have told it, “Back when tigers used to smoke (호랑이 담배 피우던 시절)”, Korean artists painted pictures - "Minhua" - to ward off evil spirits and to invite prosperity. At the same time, up and down the Korean peninsula, people scoured beaches to... More
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