Events

Past Event

The Special Collection of the Extensive Correspondence of Chin-Tang Lo

February 25, 2026
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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School of International and Public Affairs, 420 West 118th Street, Room 918, New York, NY 10027

For non-Columbia affiliates, registration is required to access the Morningside campus. After registering you will receive an email with a QR code that must be presented along with a government-issued ID (your name must match exactly the name registered for the event) at either the 116th Street & Broadway or 116th Street & Amsterdam gates for entry. Please register using a unique email address (one email address per registrant) by 4:00 pm on Feb. 24 for campus access.

Names will be submitted for QR codes 1-2 days prior to the event. Registrants will receive an email from CU Guest Access with the QR code before or on the day of the event. NOTE: You cannot access campus using the QR code from Eventbrite.

Speaker: Juliet Tierney, freelance writer

Discussant: Allison Bernard, MA Program Director and Lecturer in Discipline, EALAC, Columbia University

Moderator: Chengzhi Wang, Chinese Studies Librarian, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University

Chin-Tang Lo, professor emeritus of The Department of East Asian Languages ​​and Literatures of University of Hawaii, donated his papers to the C.V. Starr East Asian Library. The special collection includes about 600 letters exchanged with prominent scholars in East Asia such as Hu Shih, Chien Mu, and Masaru Aoki. As a friend of and a researcher on Lo, Juliet Tierney will introduce Lo as a multifaceted scholar and a significant contributor to many fields of modern Chinese studies.

Speaker's Bio: Juliet Tierney (陈艳群) was born in Changsha, Hunan province of the PRC. She graduated from Hunan Normal University majoring in Music. Since 2000 she has lived in Honolulu, Hawaii. She previously worked as a journalist for World Journal(世界日报)and is now a freelance writer. She has published two collections of essays.

Please note: This program will be partly in Mandarin.

This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and co-sponsored by C.V. Starr East Asian Library and EALAC.

Registration:

  • To attend this event in-person, please register HERE.
  • To attend this event online, please register HERE.

Contact Information

Julie Kwan