Haenicke Institute for Global Education
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5245 USA
(269) 387-3951
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Asian Initiatives offers low-cost Chinese language and culture classes that are open to WMU faculty, staff, students and the community.
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Enjoy the Chinese cultural experience at the annual China Festival.
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Asian Initiatives partners with the local schools in Kalamazoo to offer language & culture classes.
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Asian Initiatives offers language and culture services to K-12 communities in Southwest Michigan.
Asian Initiatives hosts guest lecture series and academic conferences.
The Haenicke Institute's Asian Initiatives unit includes the Soga Japan Center, the Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies and Chinese Language and Cultural Programing. Together, this expertise and centers enhance scholarship and disseminate knowledge about East Asia as well as provide language and culture opportunities on the WMU campus and in the greater Southwest Michigan community.