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East Asian Languages and Cultures 35th Anniversary

Oct 30, 2026   8:30 am - 5:00 pm  
Levis Faculty Center
Festival/Celebration
Sponsor
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures; Co-Sponsored by Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies
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Originating Calendar
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Tentative Schedule

  • 8:30 a.m. – Morning coffee & tea

  • 9 a.m. – Opening remarks by Champaign Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen, School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics director Mariselle Melendez, and Antony Augoustakis, associate dean for humanities & interdisciplinary programs for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 

  • 9:30–10:45 a.m. – After EALC: Educators and Global Impact (roundtable)
    • Mark Frank, assistant professor, Fulbright University, Vietnam
    • Barbara Greene, associate professor, Jissen Women's University, Japan
    • Jinhee Lee, professor of history and chair of Asian Studies, Eastern Illinois University
    • Hui Xiao, professor and chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Kansas
    • Shaodan Zhang, associate professor, Xi'an International Relations University, China
  • 10:45–11 a.m. – tea break

  • 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.– Beyond the Classroom: Alumni Career Journeys
    • AJ Brewer, Japanese interpreter
    • Grace Cho-Adams, program manager, Amazon
    • Leigh Deusinger, director of Grainger College of Engineering Career Services 
    • Grace Mitchell, program associate, USHCA
    • Ryan McCarthy, HR business partner, HoYoverse
    • David Mungenast, language instructor, GABA Corporation; former CEO of Gogolak 
    • James Noonan, academic director of the Master's of Science in Technology Management Program, Gies College of Business
    • Lawrence Walker, former diplomat stationed in China, Germany, and other countries, currently a translator of Chinese novels
    • John Wheeler, director of production, XSEED JKS

  • 12:30–2 p.m. – Lunch reception

  • 3–5 PM – Campus tour (for in-person guests)


If you have any questions, please contact: 
SHAO Dan
head, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Jeeyoung Ha
chair of EALC 35th Anniversary Committee

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