Carolina Asia Center Funds New Library Material

We have a bunch of awesome new materials for check out thanks to the Carolina Asia Center at UNC. Funded by their Title VI grant from the Department of Education, the Carolina Asian Center fosters Asian studies on campus by supporting instruction, collaborating on cultural events, and working with faculty interested in adding Asian content to their courses.

Howl's Moving Castle DVD cover.

The following titles are new films we have available for check out.

  • A Taxi Driver
  • Ponyo
  • Howl’s Moving Castle
  • Kiki’s Delivery Service
  • Castle in the Sky
  • Princess Mononoke
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

New Graphic Novels

  • Uncomfortably Happy
  • Kari
  • Sumo
  • A Childhood in China
  • The Shadow Hero
  • Little White Duck
  • Showa: A History of Japan (four volumes covering 1926-1989)
Cover for the book Made in the Americas: The New World Discovers Asia by Dennis Carr.

We also now have Made in the Americas: The New World Discovers Asia by Dennis Carr and I’ll Be  Right There by Kyung-Sook Shin.


“We’re happy to have these new materials to expand student horizons.”


Courtney Bippley, Reference Librarian

About Courtney Bippley

Courtney is a Reference Librarian at the Main Campus Library. Her favorite genres are fantasy and science fiction. She loves dogs, coffee, and dancing.