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Dear Friends of CAS, In 1998, a small group of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ faculty met with a vision for an Asian area studies center that would bring together Asian Studies scholars from all corners of campus. With a start-up grant from then-Provost Phil DiStefano, the

As noted elsewhere in the Newsletter, this year we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Center for Asian Studies. Hats off to its first two Directors Dennis McGilvray and Laurel Rodd and to the current CAS Team ably led by Faculty Director

Asian Studies Faculty UpdatesLoriliai Biernacki (Associate Professor of Religious Studies) gave several invited talks last year, one in particular for the opening plenary panel of a conference in Sanchi, India (see photo) in December. This talk

In Summer 2018, Colleen Berry (Instructor of Asian Studies and CAS Associate Director) took 12 students to China on a Global Seminar with scholarship funding supplied by the CAS Tang Endowment. Students from a variety of majors participated in the “

2018 CAS Speaker Series EventsIn 2018, CAS sponsored 42 events. Some highlights include:a talk by Tsering Shakya of the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia on how the 13th Dalai Lama became a global figure;Tyler Harlan

Updates from the Program for Teaching East AsiaProgram for Teaching East Asia Grant: Builds US-Japan Elementary School PartnershipsWith a grant from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP), the Program for Teaching East Asia (

During my time at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ I dreamed of someday moving to Japan to work in marketing or communications. Thanks to luck, good timing (and perhaps grit), I did just that, moving to Tokyo two weeks after graduating. I initially worked in market research, and

2018 Asian Studies GraduatesThe interdisciplinary major and minor in Asian Studies allow students to study the astonishing diversity of the Asian region. Information is available on the Academics tab of our website.Asian Studies BA    

CAS benefits from the generosity of our donors and sponsors, and in turn, we are able to create opportunities for financial support for our students and faculty members. If you would like to support the study of Asia on the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ campus and expand