Speakers on East Asia

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CEAS can deliver inspirational and educational speakers to your K-12 or Community College.

CEAS can facilitate bringing in university faculty, professionals, and students to talk to your class about East Asia. Whether it is a professor who has years of research, a professional who has mastered working in East Asia, or a student from East Asia who can talk about their life back home, CEAS can cover the topics and complexity level to match the needs of your students. Speakers from CEAS provide students with concrete examples of people who have succeeded in adapting to foreign cultures and languages. They show fluency is attainable while sharing experiences that excite and motivate students.


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Speech in front of class

Case Story: Mr. Leland Lazarus 

"Leland's Chinese pronunciation is better than mine!"

Mr. Leland Lazarus gave an inspirational speech to primary school students enrolled in a dual language instruction course. He called on his personal experience as a Fulbright scholar, Foreign Service officer, and speechwriter to engage with the students. His experiences and ability to speak English, Spanish, and Chinese greatly impacted the students, motivating them to aim high.

 


Essentials

Student Grade Range Class size Speech Duration Venue
3rd Grade and up Any 20 to 90 minutes In-person, online or blended

Possible Subjects

  • Benefits of language learning
  • Motivational, personal experience
  • Living in East Asia
  • Traveling in East Asia
  • Food Culture in East Asia
  • Sustainability in East Asia
  • International relations
  • Human Rights in East Asia
  • East Asian geography
  • East Asian religion
  • East Asian pop culture
  • East Asian history
  • East Asian politics

*feel free to inquire regarding a topic not found on this list

Booking Instructions

Contact CEAS  with the following information, and we will match you with one of our many possible speakers.
Email: eas-center@arizona.edu
Phone: 520-621-0777

  • School, organization, institution name
  • Preferred date
  • Preferred time
  • Contact person
  • Student grade
  • Class size
  • Duration
  • Topic or theme
  • Focus area in East Asia (e.g., China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan)

Note: Speakers are subject to availability.

Do you have knowledge and experience with East Asia and would like to be a speaker?
Please get in touch with CEAS! (eas-center@arizona.edu)