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The Asian/Pacific Studies Institute

The focal point of research and teaching on the Asia Pacific region at Duke University.

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Upcoming Events

Aug

22

Altered States: Painting Myanmar in a Time of Transition (open through Oct. 28)

Monday 9:00 am

John Hope Franklin Center Main Gallery

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Oct

04

Grand Strategy and American Power in the Asia Pacific Since 1783

Tuesday 6:00 pm

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Oct

18

Screen/Society--Cine-East: East Asian Cinema--Memory Project [China]--"Self-portrait: Dying at 47 KM"

Tuesday 7:00 pm

Bryan Center Griffith Film Theater

Asian/Pacific Studies Institute

Oct

20

Screen/Society--Cine-East: East Asian Cinema--Memory Project [China]--"A True Believer"

Thursday 7:00 pm

White 107 (White Lecture Hall)

Asian/Pacific Studies Institute

Oct

25

Screen/Society--Cine-East: East Asian Cinema--Memory Project [China]--"No Land"

Tuesday 7:00 pm

Bryan Center Griffith Film Theater

Asian/Pacific Studies Institute

Oct

26

From Isolation to Open-Access: Painting Myanmar in the 21st Century

Wednesday 12:00 pm

John Hope Franklin Center Room 240 -- Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall

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News

Introducing Bora Clara Park

August 26, 2016

Bora Clara Park joins us as a postdoctoral research associate with interests in international political economy and economic policies in the Asia Pacific region.

APSI Welcomes New MA Students

August 25, 2016

This fall, 16 outstanding individuals are matriculating to the MA program in East Asian Studies, joining 12 returning students.

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Species at Risk from Southeast Asia Tree Plantations

August 9, 2016

As Southeast Asia’s natural forests are cleared, a Duke-led study finds that 42 percent of the region's endemic species face a higher risk of extinction than previously thought.

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Launching a Global Asia Initiative at Duke

June 15, 2016

In this video, APSI faculty member Prasenjit Duara outlines the new Global Asia Initiative and its mission at Duke.

MA in East Asian Studies

Find out more about an MA in East Asian Studies can prepare you for a PhD in humanities or social sciences or to advance your career in the diplomatic corps, law, education, journalism, consulting or business.

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Study Abroad in Asia

An overseas experience in Asia can be part of your time at Duke! Explore opportunities to deepen your regional expertise or language skills through study abroad.