Teacher Workshops

Yo Azama, 2012 National Language Teacher of the Year (Japanese Education) discusses language and learning during his keynote address at the Japanese Language Symposium held on February 18, 2012 at the Asian Art Museum.

Nasrin Naraghi, Independent Scholar, discusses the Persian epic, the Shahnameh at the Ancient Worlds teacher workshop.

Touraj Daryaee, UC Irvine, discusses trade and exchange in the Persian World at the Ancient Worlds teacher workshop at the Asian Art Museum. Note: The first five minutes of the lecture are not available due to technical difficulties.

Linda Lei, Asian Art Museum Docent, gives teachers a lesson on Chinese brushpainting.

Nasrin Naraghi, Independent Scholar, discusses Nowruz: The Persian New Year Celebration as part of the Asian Art Musuem's New Years Celebrations teacher workshop on February 4, 2012.

Linda Lei, Asian Art Museum Docent, discusses the symbols of Chinese New Year with teachers at the New Years Celebrations Teacher Workshop at the Asian Art Museum on February 4, 2012.

Qamar Adamjee, Asian Art Museum

Learn more about hidden meanings in Chinese art from Asian Art Museum docent, Linda Lei. This talk was given to teachers from the Chinese American International School (CAIS) for their professional development day at the Asian Art Museum on August 23, 2011.

Thomas Metcalf, Professor at UC Berkeley discusses the raj at the Art & Power in Colonial India Teacher Institute (August 3-5, 2011) at the Asian Art Museum.

Terese Bartholomew, Asian Art Museum

Michael Knight, Curator, Asian Art Museum, and Dany Chan, Assistant Curator, Asian Art Museum

Richard Hill gives a lecture to educators on Kendo, a Japanese martial art.

Richard Hill and students demonstrate the Kendo, a Japanese martial art.

Richard Hill and students demonstrate the Kendo, a Japanese martial art.

Richard Hill and students demonstrate the Kendo, a Japanese martial art.