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Apply for the 2017-2018 Asian Studies Awards

Each academic year, the Asian Studies Program offers a number of merit-based awards and prizes to students. The Program is now accepting applications, which are due by 5:00 PM on…

April 1, 2018

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Professor Michelle C. Wang Publishes New Book

Professor Michelle C. Wang recently published her new book Maṇḍalas in the Making: The Visual Culture of Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang (Brill 2018). The first scholarly…

March 13, 2018

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Crystal Rie (MASIA ’17) Writes on the History of Korean Skiing

2018 marked the first time South Korea hosted the Winter Olympics. Shortly before this historic event, MASIA alumna Crystal Rie discovered her grandfather's unfinished manuscript…

February 27, 2018

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Event Highlight: Authoritarian Leaders of Asia and The Middle East

On February 15th, Director of the Asian Studies Program Michael Green led a panel conversation with Joseph Sassoon that included Sinan Ciddi and Dennis Wilder about…

February 22, 2018

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Michael Green Succeeds Victor Cha as the New Director of Asian Studies

The Asian Studies Program is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael J. Green as the new Director of Asian Studies. Green assumes the position of Director as of the…

January 29, 2018

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Anne Sherman (MASIA’18) Pursues Public Service Interests, Foreign Service Career

Anne Sherman (MASIA’18) chose Georgetown because of her interest in government and the opportunity to be on a campus close to the heart of major issues in national security,…

January 23, 2018

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Three MASIA Students Announced as Finalists for 2018 PMF

James Austin Lowe, Lily McFeeters, and Andrew Switzer (MASIA '18) have qualified as finalists for the 2018 Presidential Management Fellows (PMF).…

January 2, 2018

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MASIA Meets U.S. Ambassador to China

MASIA student shaking hands with U.S. Ambassador to China Terry…

November 8, 2017

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ASP Hosts Former PM of Japan and Current Commander of PACOM

This month, the Asian Studies Program had the honor of hosting both former Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda and Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., Commander of the U.S. Pacific…

September 28, 2017

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Professor Victor Cha’s Forthcoming Book on Asia-US Alliances Set for Release in August

Dr. Cha announces his forthcoming book Powerplay: The Origins of the American Alliance System in Asia will be released in August. In Powerplay, Cha draws from theories…

July 16, 2016