{"id":27441,"date":"2019-09-30T20:45:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T00:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2019\/10\/01\/neccs-first-friday-events-focus-on-east-asia\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:18:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:18:57","slug":"neccs-first-friday-events-focus-on-east-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/09\/30\/neccs-first-friday-events-focus-on-east-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC\u2019s First Friday Events Focus on East Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/09\/china-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-21393 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/09\/china-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of the natural landscape of China with homes located on the water\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Northern Essex Community College is continuing their \u201cOne Geographic Region\u201d program, this time focusing on East Asia. Free and open to the public, these events will be held on the first Friday of each month\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0fall\u00a0semester, beginning Friday, October 4, 2019, with a presentation on the 250-year history of the relationship between the U.S. and China given by Professor Andrew Morse of the Department of Global Studies.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning at 2 p.m. in Lecture Hall A in the Spurk Building, Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, Professor Morse\u2019s presentation will give an overview of the U.S.\u2019s relationship with China through the current \u201ctrade wars\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The First Friday lectures are a part of the larger project along with films, and other presentations to be hosted on the NECC campus. The next two First Friday events will cover Confucianism on November 1 at 2 p.m. and Chinese writing and language on December 6 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>At NECC, \u201cOne Geographic Region\u201d focuses on one part of the world for a period of two years, with a special focus on the culture, history, politics, economy, and other topics of the region. \u201cOne Geographic Region\u201d is a project developed by NECC\u2019s Office of International Studies in conjunction with the NECC Library. Its intent is to promote learning across disciplines and borders. For the next two years, the One Geographic Region will be East Asia.<\/p>\n<p>This event is open and free to the public. For more information on this event contact Dr. Stephen Russell, at (978) 556-3237 or by email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:srussell@necc.mass.edu\">srussell@necc.mass.edu<\/a>. 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