What does a respected researcher and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution share with martial arts superstars Jackie Chan and Jet Li? With this opening query (and introduction of the Chinese characters that make up his name), Dr. Cheng Li...
Sixteen new students completed their Master's in East Asian Studies program Orientation on Friday, August 25, 2017. They began by meeting in the Perkins Library (where else?), learned about the resources available to them at Duke, then met with...
All of the APSI staff look forward to welcoming 16 new EAS-MA students on August 25. Nine students have elected the interdisciplinary track , while seven will focus on Critical Asian Humanities coursework.
On Friday, May 12, 2017, seven talented individuals joined the ranks of APSI alumni with a Master of Arts in East Asian Studies. Joined by their friends and family members, each graduate enjoyed a celebratory reception. At the conclusion...
Following a century of violent anti-religious campaigns, China is now filled with new temples, churches and mosques--as well as cults, sects and politicians trying to harness religion for their own ends. Driving this...
The Academy of Korean Studies, Duke Korean Forum, Asian Pacific Studies Center, Duke's Program in Arts of the Moving Image, in collaboration with the Department of Asian and Middle East Studies, hosted three South Korean members of the film...
Congratulations to Professor Eddy Malesky and his co-authors on the publication of their book: China's Governance Puzzle - Enabling Transparency and Participation in a Single-Party State
Synopsis: What are the motivations behind China's...
Up to $20,000 in pilot funding is available from Duke’s Office of Duke Kunshan University Programs to help faculty develop innovative education and research programs at Duke Kunshan University and throughout China. Proposed projects may include...
Taipei - July 15, 1961: 15-year-old Mao Wu stabs his girlfriend to death for her unfaithfulness. Three decades later, Taiwanese director Edward Yang created A Brighter Summer Day , restaging the crime of passion amid the socio-political events...
