It is with sadness that we share the news that Mavis Mayer, who was the first coordinator for Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke, died on February 6, 2020 from complications after a fall.
Dr. Kristina Troost of Duke University is the 2020 and the inaugural recipient of the Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) Distinguished Service Award . This prestigious award honors an individual CEAL member who has made significant contributions...
The Hong Kong publishing market may be smaller than that of mainland China or Taiwan, but its annual book fair— which is organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and held every summer at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center—...
At a public panel, four distinguished China scholars shared a summary of their past and current research, offering perspective on what it takes and means to "get China right" amid the challenge of China's changing and dynamic role in the world.
This article originally appeared in Duke Today on December 3, 2019. The Schwarzman Scholarship covers the costs for American students to pursue a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in Beijing...
Engaging with peers is an essential part of the graduate student's academic and social experience. Not only does it have positive effects on learning outcomes, it provides a crucial avenue for establishing and strengthening collegial bonds among...
Asking big questions and distilling the answers into an approachable narrative is a rewarding part of the scholar's job. No stranger to this work, Nicole Barnes, Assistant Professor of History at Duke University, delivered a riveting presentation...
Congratulations to Prof. Leo Ching, Associate Professor of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, on the publication of his latest book, Anti-Japan: The Politics of Sentiment in Postcolonial East Asia (Duke University Press, 2019). Extensively...
Congratulations to Nicole Barnes, Associate Professor of History at Duke and one of APSI's core faculty, on winning the Joan Kelly Memorial Prize for her new book, Intimate Communities: Wartime Healthcare and he Birth of Modern China, 1937-1945 (...
