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Student Perspectives

Richard Liang standing in front of a conference poster
  • Student Spotlight

Spanning medicine, public health, and East Asian studies, Richard Liang’s rare academic path at Stanford has fueled collaborations that bridge research and policy across borders and disciplines.

Noa Ronkin

Stanford medical student…

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  • Student Spotlight

Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University announced its 2025 cohort of 84 new scholars from 25 countries and 46 graduate degree programs across Stanford University. Scholar Cameron Waltz of Fort Worth, Texas, will pursue his…

Jihui Seong standing in front of a column in the Stanford arcade
  • Student Spotlight

Jihui Seong (MA '25 East Asian Studies) is the recipient of the 14th annual Korea Program Prize for Writing in Korean Studies, for her thesis "A Truce Built on Tension: The Korean War Armistice Negotiations and the Strategic Divergence Between…

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  • Student Spotlight

Yinuo Jin (MA '25, East Asian Studies) was awarded the 5th annual Connie Chin Memorial Writing in East Asian Studies, for her paper "Active Cooperation and Legitimate Transgression: Yan Yonghua’s Interactions with the Couple’s Retreat Garden…

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The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) are thrilled to announce that international musical theater actor, singer, writer, producer, and Stanford University alum Michael K. Lee will…