On May 6 th the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute (APSI) celebrated a cohort of five graduating students from the Master of Arts program in East Asian Studies. This marked the second year in a row the graduation ceremony was held virtually due to...

In May 2021, three Duke undergrads, Ansley Arnow (Trinity '21), Aaron Zhao (Trinity '22), and Albert Sun (Trinity '23), were named as recipients of the first Kristina Troost Prize for an Undergraduate Project in East Asian Studies.

Dr. Matthew Hayes has accepted an appointment as the Librarian for Japanese Studies for Duke University Libraries, effective August 2, 2021.

In the 2020-21 academic year, APSI inaugurated the Kristina Troost Prize for an undergraduate project in East Asian Studies

In Fall 2020, APSI added three members of the Duke faculty to its roster of Asia-focused experts at Duke University.

On November 10, APSI and DUCIGS organized a local webinar about science and technology cooperation and engagement between the U.S. and China featuring Duke Professor Denis Simon, Richard P. Suttmeier (University of Oregon), Mark Cohen (University of California, Berkeley), and Paul Triolo (Eurasia Group). The event was a local follow-up to the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations' CHINA Town Hall.

On October 28, 2020, APSI hosted the first Duke Study in China (DSIC) Virtual Alumni Reunion, celebrating 38 years of this unique language immersion program.

Register online for the Spring 2021 semester at dukehub.duke.edu.

“Globalism was designed precisely to … show sufficient deference for and understanding of your roots, your home culture while at the same time being engaged globally and enhancing your global awareness.” - Dr. Denis Simon, quoting Liu Jingnan, the first chancellor of Duke Kunshan University

On Friday, October 23, Caroline Randall Williams and Cathy Park Hong, both authors and poets, discussed the role of the engaged artist in building Black and Asian alliances and communities in a pandemic that has led to polarization. The virtual event was moderated by Professor of Theater Studies Esther Kim Lee and Patrice Douglass, Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies with an introduction by Nayoung Aimee Kwon, Associate Professor in the Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies and director of the the Asian American & Diaspora Studies Program.