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NEWS & EVENTS!

Giving Day!  The Department of Asian and Asian American Studies is proud to continue being a part of SBU's annual Giving Day.  As this year's university-wide theme is  #SBUGivingDay  #HoldDoorsOpen, our department's project continues its focus on supporting students who are AAS double majors.  For more information, please click here.

Welcome, Alessandro Pagano, Our newest visiting scholar! Alessandro will be working Dr. Sato this spring 2024 semester. Learn more about his research interests here.

MARCH 2024

The Japan Center at Stony Brook presents Nasuko Oku, "The Choice to Become a Japanese Diplomat" on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 2:30 pm.

APRIL 2024

AAPI Heritage Month Event with Keynote Speaker Dr. Vivian Louie, Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

Best 2024 MIC-URECA Poster Presentation Award Abstract, Registration due on April 12, 2024

CKS 2024 Spring Colloquium Series presents Crossing Beats: K-Pop's Journey into the American Heartbeat with Jeff Benjamin on Friday, April 12, 2024 | 1:00 pm |1003 Humanities

MAY 2024

AAAS STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Wednesday,May 1, 2024 -Showcase your research and share your ideas!  We welcome submissions from students who are working on topics related to Asian & Asian American Studies.Registration link

 IN OTHER NEWS:

* E.K. Tan, AAAS Department Chair, Selected for National Humanities Center Fellowship.  Congratulations Dr. Tan!

*  Our Japanese language adjunct, Hiroko Matsuzaki won the Harvard-Yenching Institute Cross-national Interdisciplinary Research Grant for her collaborative project with Kevin Chang from Academia Sinica (Taiwan) titled "The Local and the World: Comparative Studies of Taiwanese Academics and Writers Before, During and After World War II."

* Martin Kordas (Class of 2023) won the Special Award for the 17th Japan Center Essay Competition sponsored by Canon USA

*  Prof. Ruf talks about his experience when he was a student: "Sweet & Sour Work: The Pains and Gains of Studying China" for 2022 CAS Preview Day. (Description: Sociocultural anthropologist Greg Ruf discusses the challenges and rewards on offer for American students interested in pursuing the study of Chinese culture, language, and history. Join the conversation as this SUNY graduate from Upstate New York reflects on the personal growth and professional development opportunities leading to a meaningful and engaging career – either within or beyond one’s undergraduate academic major.)

*  Agnes He was elected to the American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Executive Board.  She will be begin to serve as secretary to AAAL in March 2022.

* Testimonials from our graduates!

Learn Mandarin with our alumni Ashley Brown through "Mandarin on that Beat"

 * Taiko Tides makes history bringing regional conference to Stony Book!

* Chris Saunders (Class of 2017) was selected to be an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher)  for the JET (Japan Exchange Teaching) program

* William Chittick has been named SUNY Distinguished Professor.

SELECTED PAST NEWS & EVENTS

2024:

The Japan Center at Stony Brook presents Nasuko Oku, "The Choice to Become a Japanese Diplomat" on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 2:30 pm.

CKS presents: CKS Colloquium Series, Elegance in motion: The Hanbok Journey With Cheon-Shik Yang , Wang CenterTheater, on Friday, March 8, 2024 | 1:00 pm

CKS presents Flavors of Innovation: Chef Hooni Kim on Globalizing Korean Cuisine in the Heart of New York City.  Friday, February 23, 2024 | 1:00-2:20 pm in HUM 1003