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Professor Kären Wigen
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Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities

Professor Kären Wigen is appointed as Director of Stanford's Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities. She will serve a three year term, starting September 1, 2022. The Mellon…

Hong Song
  • Student Spotlight

Hong Song (MA '22, East Asian Studies) was awarded the 2nd annual Connie Chin Memorial Writing in East Asian Studies, for his paper "In the World of Disorder: Trafficking, Vagabonds, and State in Late Qing Jianghuai."…

Tami Zhu in front of laptop

The Center for East Asian Studies and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures are excited to have AI and digital media executive Tami Zhu as the keynote speaker at our Departmental Commencement Ceremony on June 12!

Ms. Zhu is…

Professor Dafna Zur with K-pop group aespa.
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Prof. Dafna Zur shares impressions from her visit with Soo-Man Lee, founder and chief producer of SM Entertainment, and the rare opportunity to tour the Seoul-based company and see the K-pop megastars-in-training. The preliminary results of this…

Hokusai painting "Totoumi Sanchu"

The East Asia Library is hosting an exhibition of student projects from the Winter 2022 course, Japanese Functional Objects (JAPAN 126/226), currently on view in the second floor display cases. 

This exhibit revolves around work made…