Student Perspectives

Nan Xu
  • Student Spotlight

Making a laser beam red is more than an aesthetic choice in Nan Xu’s (M.A. '26, Modern Chinese Literature) M.A. thesis “How Colorless Light Turns Red: Laser, Affect, and the Logic of Activation in Post-Socialist China". By analyzing the role of…

Yiyi Gu holding a Gender Equality poster at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD).
  • Student Spotlight

The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) sat down with MA student Yiyi Gu (MA '26), who recently completed a transformative winter quarter internship with the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section (GESIS) at the United Nations Economic and…

Sandi Khine holds a certificate of completion with others in her cohort studying Korean at Inter-University Consortium (IUC) at Sungkyunkwan University.
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Advanced Language Study for Women's Science Fiction ResearchSandi Khine, East Asian Studies

This winter and spring, I spent a semester at the Inter-University Consortium (IUC) at Sungkyunkwan University learning advanced academic and research…

Ekaterina Mozhaeva is recognized at a celebration honoring her award. From left: John Groschwitz (Associate Director of CEAS), Ekaterina Mozhaeva, Kate Kuhns (Executive Director of SGS), and Xueguang Zhou (Director of CEAS).

Ekaterina Mozhaeva, events and communications officer in the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS), is the recipient of the 2026 Dean’s Award of Merit.

Presented annually by the School of Humanities and Sciences, the award recognizes…

Stella the Bike Safety Anime Mascot
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CEAS student Sera Wang ('25, MA) was one of two students to win the Bike Safety Mascot Contest. An anime character she created has been selected as an official mascot for Stanford Transportation’s Bike Safety program! Check out her winning design…

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