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Fast Facts about our Department
Research Project on Intercultural Engagement Funded by a Federal Grant ($179k, 2020-2023)
Apply for MA in Contemporary Asian and Asian American Studies (CAAAS)
Apply for MA in History of Philosophies East and West (HPEW)
2020 Korean Studies UG Scholarship Recipients
- Yeon Ko & Cynthia Zhu (Teacher Education)
- Hanny Baek , Marina Escarra, Helen Park and Inna Trygubchuk (Academic Excel. & Leadership)
2019-2020 Shiming Hu/Eli Seifman Memorial scholarship Recipients:
- Suzanna Liang (Freshman scholarship)
- Joshua Galardi (China Studies Scholarship)
- Qiulei Zhang & Anita Ho (Leadership Award)
Prof. Nicholson speaks about the History of Yoga on NPR.
Nick Staffa (class of 2009) featured in
America the Bilingual!
Ashley Brown (class of 2013) is currently pursueing her Ph.D. in China!
News & Announcements
March 5 th @3:30–5pm ––MIC Language & Social Justice Workshop III: “Creating Equitable Participation Opportunities in the Classroom” (Facilitator: Agnes)
March 10 th @5:00pm ––University of Hawai‘i Center for Chinese Studies Seminar on China: “Sinophone Literary Articulations Across the Borderlands” (Speakers: E.K. and Dr. Brian Bernards) Co-sponsored by SBU AAAS
March 10 th @8:00pm ––CKS Colloquium Series: "Monumental Gifts" (Speaker: Onejoon Che)
March 25th @ 4 pm--AAS Book Talk:
“Imagining ‘Our’ Hometown: A Taiwanese Writer Tzeng Ching-wen's Children's Literature
and His Literary
Works” (Speaker: Hiroko Matsuzaki)
March 30 th @4:45pm ––CKS Colloquium Series: "Elite Graffiti, Kinship, and Social Capital" (Speaker: Dr. Maya Stiller)
March 31 st @4:30pm ––CKS Colloquium Series: "Divergence Against" (Speaker: Dr. Ross King)
April 30th, 1 pm ––MIC Distinguished Lecture: "Decolonizing the Mobility Turn: Tward Indigenous Traditions of Spatial Linguistics for the Anthropocene" (Speaker: Prof. Suresh Canagarajah, Penn. State University)
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Symposium on Multilingualism: In honor of Prof. Kamal K. Sridhar on her retirement (Coming!)
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For Students
Pathway to Major/Minor in Asian and Asian American Studies, China Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Religious Studies, and South Asian Studies
NYS Teacger Certification: Chinese, Japanese and Korean
Frequently Asked Questions (UG students) New!
Hear from our AAS Students (video)
Study Abroad in Asia (over 40 programs)
Challenge Exams and Placement Exams for Asian languages