February 5, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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U-M Center for Japanese Studies Noon Lecture Series

Feb. 5 & 19. Talks by visiting scholars.

Feb. 5: “Distant Listening: Conceptions of Sound and Language in Japanese Sinitic Poetry.” A talk by Brandeis University East Asian literature professor Matthew Fraleigh on classical Chinese poetry composed by Japanese writers who didn’t necessarily speak Chinese.

Feb. 19: “Remembering the University of Michigan’s Wartime Japanese American Workers.” A talk by University of Southern California history grad student Brad Hammond on how formerly interned Japanese Americans came to work as janitors, cooks, and hospital orderlies at U-M during WWII.

Noon–1:30 p.m., Weiser Hall, 10th fl., 500 Church. Free. (734) 764–6307.

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