Professor Prasenjit Duara, Oscar Tang Chair of East Asian History at Duke University, has been elected vice-president of the Association of Asian Studies of America. Following his term as vice-president, he will take on the role of AAS president...

Want to know how to say "trick or treat" in Chinese? Just ask the EAS-MA students of APSI!

On Saturday, October 28, the students were hosted by APSI's Director of Graduate Studies, Kristina Troost , who introduced them to the joy of...

"We have to remember the nuclear crisis is about the Korean peninsula, not about the U.S."

With these sobering words, B. R. Myers, a professor of international studies at Dongseo University in South Korea, explored North Korea's nuclear...

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...

On September 1, 2017, Prof. Prasenjit Duara was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Oslo, Norway.

As part of his award, he travelled to Oslo and presented a seminar on Sustainability and the Crisis of Transcendence: The...

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.

Orientation activities for all...

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...

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...