Congratulations to APSI Director Richard Jaffe on the publication of his newest book exploring the connections between Japanese and South and Southeast Asian Buddhists, Seeking Śākyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism ....
On Friday, May 10, thirteen graduating MA students and their families were joined by members of the APSI faculty and some of the first-year EAS-MA students to celebrate the end of the academic year and to recognize their academic achievements. We...
APSI Professor Nayoung Aimee Kwon has been named the 2019 winner of the Trinity College Dean's Diversity Award. An Associate Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Aimee Kwon is also the founding director of the Asian American...
We are happy to announce the winners of the Duke in China Summer 2018 Photo Contest!
We have received dozens of amazing entries for the photo contest. These photos captured numerous wonderful moments during the past summer’s program—...
Beginning in Fall 2018, Duke students will find a new addition to their menu of options: the Asian American Studies Program has officially been launched at the university. This initiative is the product of a decade of student activism, supported...
Congratulations to Prof. Eddy Malesky on the publication of his newest book, Incentives to Pander: How Politicians Use Corporate Welfare for Political Gain . In this book, along with co-author Nathan M. Jensen of the University of Texas-Austin,...
Eleven graduating Master of Arts in East Asian Studies students received their diplomas on Friday, May 11, 2018, at a ceremony in the John Hope Franklin Center. Joined by friends and family as well as many of their faculty, this dynamic group...
Mark-To-Joe（马克吐舟）is an avant-garde Chinese poet and folk-rock singer-songwriter. He graduated from Peking University with a bachelor's degree Chinese Literature, and earned his M.A. in East Asian Studies from Duke University (2015). He was the...
