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Nov. 7, 2022
The Department of East Asian Studies joined the Center for East Asian Studies and ASU's School of International Letters and Cultures in co-hosting the annual meeting of the Western Branch of the American Oriental Society from Nov. 3-Nov. 5, 2022.…
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Sept. 15, 2022
The newly established Center for East Asian Studies has been featured on Arizona Public Media (AZPM). Dr. Wenhao Diao and Dr. Scott Gregory, co-directors of the Center and Associate Professors in the Department of East Asian Studies, were…
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Sept. 8, 2022
The University of Arizona will establish a new Center for East Asian Studies that will join three other longstanding international centers on campus. The four centers will receive a combined $5.9 million in federal Title VI grant funding over the…
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May 23, 2022
One professor in the Department of East Asian Studies has been promoted, demonstrating excellent performance in teaching, service and research.
Dr. Scott Gregory is promoted from Assistant Professor to tenured Associate Professor.…
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May 6, 2022
2022 Awards Winners
Charles O. Hucker Founders Award
Justin Mackie
Ming Sun
Charles O. Hucker Founders Award Honorable Mentions
Elizabeth Leong
Etienne Thompson
Libby Merchant
The Barbara Blair Prize
Isabella Anghel
Jamie Peterson
Japan…
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Oct. 21, 2021
The Department of East Asian Studies in the College of Humanities at the University of Arizona invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Contemporary Japanese Studies.
We are particularly interested in…
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June 1, 2021
Two professors in the East Asian Studies Department have been promoted, demonstrating excellent performance in teaching, service and research.Dr. Maggie Camp is promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Practice.Dr. Hai Ren is…
May 11, 2021
Kharen Morgan, graduating with degree in Applied Humanities: Public Health Emphasis and East Asian Studies: Chinese Language Emphasis, has received the 2020-2021 Native American Student Affairs Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award. A member…
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May 10, 2021
Nikita Ganesh, graduating with a double major in Chinese language and psychological science, will be awarded the University’s Merrill P. Freeman Medal. Ganesh is one of two recipients of the medal, which is named in honor of Merrill Freeman,…
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April 29, 2021
The University of Arizona is launching a new minor in Asian Pacific American studies, centered on what has become the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the United States.The new minor, housed in the Department of East Asian Studies…
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April 16, 2021
As the university recognizes APIDA Heritage Month, assistant professor Joshua Schlachet explains how he and his East Asian studies colleagues are helping increase the profile of the university's Japanese studies offerings.
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March 19, 2021
Dr. Hai Ren has just published a blog essay on China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI), a global infrastructure project. The blog article, entitled “Infrastructure as a Planetary Sculpture: The Future of the Belt and Road Initiative in the…