The Center for Latin American Studies will present Machuca on Wednesday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. in room 100, Mendenhall Labs (please note that the room for this screening is different than those for the rest of the film series). Admission is free, and the film will be shown with English subtitles. Machuca is a 2004 Chilean film, and the fourth in the "Film and the City" series.

Consul General of Japan in Detroit Kuninori Matsuda will present "The Importance of Learning Japanese in Ohio" on Wednesday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. in Smith Lab, room 1009. Matsuda will discuss the importance of learning Japanese within the modern day global context and explore the benefits of being proficient in Japanese. He will also address the breadth of opportunity for Japanese language speakers right here in Ohio.

The East Asian Studies Center and the Institute for Korean Studies will screen Seoul Train on Wednesday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. in 180 Hagerty Hall. The film's director and producer, Jim Butterworth, will introduce the documentary. Seoul Train exposes the life-and-death struggle faced by North Koreans who attempt to flee their homeland through China, a country that does not recognize their legal status as refugees. Butterworth's film features courageous individuals from all over the world who put their own lives at risk to operate Asia's own Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and hidden routes through China set up to lead refugees to freedom in South Korea.