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Oct. 31, 2014
The Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language, and Literacy (CERCLL) at the University of Arizona (UA) was awarded a third Title VI Language Resource Center grant to develop resources for the teaching and learning of foreign languages at…
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May 22, 2014
We are proud to announce that Chloe Love is the recipient of this year's Hucker Founders Award for excellence in Chinese Studies. Chloe transferred to the University of Arizona at the beginning of her sophomore year from a small, private university…
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May 20, 2014
Congratulations to Darryl Hutchinson on being awarded the 2014 Blair Prize in Japanese Studies. Darryl graduated summa cum laude with honors, majoring in East Asian Studies with a focus in Japanese Culture and a minor in Astronomy. Darryl graduated…
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March 31, 2014
Dr. Jiang Wu was recently invited to UC Berkeley to attend a forum featuring the abbot of Shaolin Temple Shi Yongxin from China and served as his translator during the discussion. Entitled “Gongfu and Meditation in Buddhist Practice: A View from…
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March 24, 2014
Dr. Jiang Wu recently received the Provost’s Author Support Fund ($1,100) from the Provost’s Office of the University of Arizona to help to defray the cost of indexing his new book forthcoming from Oxford University Press. This book, entitled “…
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March 10, 2014
Dr. Pinnington has come out with another volume of Monumenta Nipponica, The Early HIstory of the Noh Play!
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March 6, 2014
Our very own Dr. Philip Gabriel is featured in the TImes of India for his English translation of Haruki Murakami's latest novel, "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage." Check out the link to the article here!  
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March 5, 2014
We are proud to announce the first volume of the Arizona Undergraduate Journal of East Asian Studies.    Objective:    "The aim of this journal is to facilitate discussion on subjects regarding East Asia, and to give undergraduates an opportunity to…
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Feb. 21, 2014
Xiaowen Nie, doctoral student in Chinese linguistics, will present with Dr. Wenhao Diao a paper entitled "Mainland Chinese's Perception of Taiwan Mandarin" at the 22nd annual Symposium on Language and Society (SALSA) to be held on April 11-12, 2014…
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Feb. 17, 2014
Dr. Duff was at the U of A on Friday, February 7th, as a part of the EAS Department's Colloquium Series. Flier for Dr. Duff's Talk on Negotiating Identities, Ideologies, and Agency in Learner's Socialization into East Asian Studies Photos from the…
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Feb. 17, 2014
Our first annual Lunar New Years Festival was a big success! Click on the links to view pictures of the event.  Dr. Welter and Dr. Diao in Cultural Attire Ikebana Students Singing ÁúãÈÅé‰æÜ Langlais Sensai Karate Shih Laoshi Student Performing