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The Center for East Asian Studies is the nexus of East Asia-related research, teaching, outreach and exchange across the Stanford campus.

Recent News

  • Alumni Spotlight
Former U.S. Ambassador to Thailand and Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) alum, Michael G. DeSombre (M.A., '90), has been nominated as the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
  • Faculty
The award, the highest recognition bestowed by the government of the Republic of Korea, honors Zur for her contributions to promoting the Korean writing system, Hangeul.
  • Student Spotlight
Sijia Li (PhD student, East Asian Languages and Cultures) was awarded the 4th annual Connie Chin Memorial Writing in East Asian Studies, for her paper "Natural Knowledge, Global Trade, and Translation: Mapping Asbes

Upcoming Events

Tue
April
1
Tue April 1st 2025, 4:30pm - 5:50pm
Location
Bishop Auditorium
518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305

Please join us for our 2025 Spring seminar series on “Entrepreneurship in Asian High-Tech Industries.” Each year, this series surveys…

Tue
April
8
Tue April 8th 2025, 4:30pm - 5:50pm
Location
Bishop Auditorium
518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305

On April 8th we'll be exploring the rise of deep tech startups in India. Our panelists will share their perspectives on investment trends,…

Wed
April
9
Wed April 9th 2025, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location
Humanities Center
424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA 94305
Levinthal Hall

The Evans-Wentz Lectureship
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"Color" 2012 / Photo courtesy of Beidi Zhang

Alumni Newsletter

Horizons 2022-23

CEAS invites you to read Horizons, our annual newsletter offering updates on faculty, alumni, students, interesting programs, and other developments in the East Asian Studies community at Stanford. 

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