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Street view of Korea Town in Tokyo’s Shin Okubo neighborhood
  • Faculty

By Gary Mukai

On December 10, 2020, 44 educators from across the United States joined a webinar titled “Global Human Rights and Minority Social Movements in Japan.” The webinar was offered on Human Rights Day, 72 years after the Universal…

Alyssa Ma ‘ili Yee
  • Student Spotlight

Every year, hundreds of students apply to participate in the Stanford Global Studies Internship Program, which offers undergraduates and graduate students an opportunity to extend classroom learning while engaging in…

Laborers and Rocks Near Opening of Summit Tunnel
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BY GARY MUKAI

Upwards of 15,000 to 20,000 individual migrant Chinese laborers performed the bulk of the work constructing the Central Pacific span of the First Transcontinental Railroad. Between 1864 and 1869, these…

Zoë Gioja
  • Alumni Spotlight

Zoë Gioja, M.A. '19, graduated last year with a master’s degree in East Asian Studies. During her time at Stanford, Zoë’s research centered on the history of the Women’s Bureau in Korea, which was established under U.S. military government…

Sasha Chanko
  • Student Spotlight

Sasha Chanko, M.A. '21, is pursuing his master’s degree at the Center for East Asian Studies. At Stanford, Sasha’s research centers on a combination of religious studies, history and international relation, with a focus on secularization in…