WEAI Author Q&A: Fei-Hsien Wang’s “Pirates and Publishers: A Social History of Copyright in Modern China” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Pirates and Publishers: A Social History of Copyright in Modern China published by Princeton University Press. The book’s author, Fei-Hsien Wang, is assistant professor of history at Indiana University, Bloomington. She is also a research associate at the […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Claire E. Edington’s “Beyond the Asylum: Mental Illness in French Colonial Vietnam” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Beyond the Asylum: Mental Illness in French Colonial Vietnam published by Cornell University Press. The book’s author is Claire E. Edington, an Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Edington was the winner […]
Student Profile: Richard Lo - Richard Lo is a rising senior in the School of General Studies majoring in Political Science. He has worked at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute as a Student Assistant for two years. Before coming to Columbia, Richard served for four years in the US Navy as a seaman and an operations specialist. When I was […]
As teaching on Asia expands from niche to national, Asia for Educators’ repository of tools for teachers evolves - Asia for Educators (AFE) was established in 1977 with the goal of sharing Columbia’s wealth of expertise on East Asia with the wider public. Under the umbrella of the East Asian National Resource Center at Columbia, which is administered by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) and supported by the US Department of Education, AFE […]
The East Asian National Resource Center at Columbia: Seeding the future of East Asian studies - When the East Asian National Resource Center (NRC) was established at Columbia in 1960, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean were not yet widely studied in the United States. Recognizing its importance as a center of excellence engaged in the cultivation of American international experts, the US Department of Education included Columbia among its first Title VI […]
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists Joshua Wong and Brian Leung Hold Dialogue with Students - Joshua Wong and Kai Ping (Brian) Leung, two vocal activists in Hong Kong’s anti-extradition bill protests, visited Columbia on September 13 to speak with students about demonstrators’ aims and the significance of the leaderless movement. The event, held at the Columbia Law School and organized by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) with the […]
Alumni Profile: Trevor Menders - Trevor Menders is a 2018 graduate of Columbia’s East Asian Languages and Cultures Department and a former student worker at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. He recently completed a year as a Fulbright Research Fellow in affiliation with Tokyo University of the Arts. Beginning in September he will be a Toshizo Watanabe Fellow at the […]
New Faculty Feature: Takuya Tsunoda - Takuya Tsunoda is assistant professor of Japanese film and media in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. Since joining the Weatherhead East Asian Institute in January 2019, he has quickly become an invaluable member of the WEAI community, contributing insight into the nuances of contemporary Japanese film. An abridged version of this interview […]
Student Profile: Andrew Wortham - Andrew Wortham is a graduate student of Anthropology at Columbia Teachers College, where his work is focused on emerging LGBT communities in China. He has received support from WEAI in various forms since 2016, including Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) awards and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships, for Chinese language study to […]
Qin Gao publishes new article linking Dibao welfare participation and life satisfaction in rural China - WEAI’s Professor Qin Gao has published an article with Beijing Normal University’s Professor Huawei Han in the Journal of Happiness Studies. The article, titled “Does Welfare Participation Improve Life Satisfaction? Evidence from Panel Data in Rural China” uses recent national longitudinal survey data from the China Family Panel Studies in 2012 and 2014 and a […]
July 13 Event: Alumni Reception & Reporting Asia Panel - On July 13, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute hosted an alumni reception and the latest talk in the Reporting Asia series at the Columbia Global Center in Beijing. The event was well attended and drew a crowd of more than 130 attendees. Keith Bradsher, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Shanghai bureau chief for The New […]
Student Profile: Tenzin Dongchung - Tenzin Dongchung is a second year PhD student in the East Asian Languages and Cultures Department (EALAC) and a recipient of the Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Foundation (SYLFF) summer grant through the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI). Her research explores the Tibetan Buddhist material culture history through the spread of printing houses during the Qing […]
Qin Gao publishes new article in Journal of Asian Public Policy - Professor Qin Gao (with coauthors Fuhua Zhai and Xiaoran Wang) published a new article entitled “Education and Gender Gap in Couples’ Time Use: Evidence from China” in the Journal of Asian Public Policy. Using the 2010 China Family Panel Studies data, this article provides new evidence on education and gender gap in time use among Chinese […]
Andrew Nathan writes Foreign Affairs article on US-China trade war - Professor Andrew Nathan discussed the Chinese perspective in Sino-US trade talks in a new article for Foreign Affairs titled “How China Really Sees the Trade War.” According to Nathan, US President Donald Trump must “decide whether to accept the Chinese offer that has been on the table ever since early 2017 and end the trade war or to […]
Yokohama’s economic history threads together two WEAI titles in JAS review - A review of two titles in the Weatherhead East Asian Institute’s publication series roster was recently published in the Journal of Asian Studies. In the journal’s May 2019 issue, Eric C. Han, author of Rise of a Japanese Chinatown: Yokohama 1894-1972, discusses Yasuhiro Makimura’s Yokohama and the Silk Trade: How Eastern Japan Became the Primary […]
Carol Gluck recounts history of US perceptions of Japan’s emperor in Nikkei interview - In a recent article in the Nikkei Shimbun, Professor Carol Gluck discussed the evolution of public perception in the US of the emperor of Japan. In the more than 70 years since the end of the Second World War, US views of the position of emperor have changed dramatically, with a role once seen as […]
Andrew Nathan discusses Tiananmen Square anniversary with international media - Professor Andrew Nathan is poised to appear in a PBS documentary film on June 25 titled Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party, to be released in the wake of the 30th anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Ahead of the anniversary, Nathan published an article in Foreign Affairs introducing a new publication of […] Carol Gluck delivers keynote address at conference on “Modern Japan in the Comparative Imagination” - Professor Carol Gluck gave a keynote address at an interdisciplinary conference on the comparative imagination in history-writing in Durham, UK. The conference, which was held at Durham University May 9-10, considered how modern Japanese history, literature, and art have been shaped by and understood through comparisons across national and cultural boundaries. Professor Gluck also presented […]
New ASAP/Journal issue spotlights WEAI “Performing History” workshop - Arts and humanities journal ASAP/Journal has released an issue featuring essays on “Performing History,” based on a performance arts workshop organized in 2017 at Columbia University by former Borg postdoctoral scholar Miki Kaneda, with major funding from the WEAI. Titled “Swallowing and Spitting History: Performing History/Experimental Practices,” the workshop brought together performing artists and scholars […]
Modern Tibetan Studies looks back on 20 years - Interview by Ariana King Being the only higher education institution with a dedicated program in modern Tibetan studies has its advantages. “All the speakers that we have brought in—it’s really been amazing,” said Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Professor of Modern Tibet Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. “There’s just no […]
April 9 Event: “The Future of the US-Japan Alliance” - The Future of the US-Japan Alliance: Advancing the Vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Featuring H.R. McMaster Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution Bernard and Susan Liautaud Visiting Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University Former 26th Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs On April 9, Lieutenant General H.R. […]
Qin Gao coedits Journal of Asian Public Policy symposium section - A symposium section of the Journal of Asian Public Policy coedited by Professor Qin Gao has just been published and will be featured in the journal’s July 2019 issue. The first article in the section is titled “Supporting variability in women’s lifestyles: a study of single-motherhood transition in South Korea and Japan” and is coauthored […]
Vietnamese Studies initiative bridges the US with East and Southeast Asia at Columbia - Interview by Ariana King “Vietnam seems to be at an important crossroads” — Professor Lien-Hang Nguyen More than 40 years have elapsed since the end of the Vietnam War, but many in the US still view the country of Vietnam through the lens of war. “Vietnam” has long been synonymous with the conflict itself: an […]
Madeleine Zelin Elected Business History Conference Trustee - Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies Madeleine Zelin has been elected a trustee of the Business History Conference. Trustees are elected for three-year terms and with the elected officers administer the organization. The Business History Conference is a scholarly organization devoted to encouraging all aspects of research, writing, and teaching about business history and about the […]
A Video on the Institute’s 70 Years in Step with the Pulse of Asia - East Asia today is a very different place from the East Asia of 70 years ago. Yet as the region has changed and adapted to the realities of a globalizing world, so too has the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Watch the video and see how WEAI has kept in step with the pulse of Asia over the past seven decades.
Call for Papers: Tenth Annual Symposium of the Consortium for Asian and African Studies (CAAS) - Tenth Annual Symposium of the Consortium for Asian and African Studies (CAAS) Cultural Expression at the Age of Globalization SHISU ( Shanghai), October 19th and 20th, 2019 CALL FOR PAPERS The theme of the conference in 2019 is about cultural expression. Since cultural exchange is one of the important driving forces for the development […]
Duncan McCargo writes Asia Times article about Thailand’s closing National Assembly building - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote a December 14, 2018 article in the Asia Times titled “Lights Out on a Parliamentary Era in Thailand.” In his piece, Prof. McCargo retraces the history of Thailand’s National Assembly building, the “site […]
Carol Gluck Speaks at International Conference, Africa-Asia: A New Axis of Knowledge - Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, spoke at the second installment of Africa-Asia: A New Axis of Knowledge, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on September 20-23. The conference, which had 400 participants from Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America, sought to deepen explorations of new realities, and long histories connecting Africa and Asia. […] Duncan McCargo Writes Nikkei Asian Review Article About the Closing of Bangkok’s Dusit Zoo - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote an August 29, 2018 article in the Nikkei Asian Review titled “Politics of Thai Zoology: Closure of Bangkok’s Dusit Zoo Highlights State of Thai Democracy.” “The banishment of the zoo to the provinces is […] Andrew Nathan Discusses Being “Banned in China” with the Carnegie Council - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, spoke on a Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs podcast about being “Banned in China.” Professor Nathan, who has not been issued a visa to travel to China since 2001, talked with the Carnegie Council’s Senior Program Director Devin T. […] Duncan McCargo Writes Asia Times Article About the Closing of a Historic Bangkok Horse Track - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote an August 12, 2018 article in the Asia Times titled “Finish Line for Century-old Bangkok Horse Track,” about the upcoming September closure of the illustrious military-affiliated Royal Turf Club. “…The Club’s eviction is a […]
Columbia to Offer a Range of New Vietnam-Related Courses in 2018-19 - As the 2018-19 academic year approaches, we are excited to introduce undergraduate and graduate students to new course offerings at Columbia on Vietnam’s history and culture as well as on the Vietnamese language. Please watch the video below in which WEAI faculty members Lien-Hang Nguyen, Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United […] Duncan McCargo Writes Asia Times Op-Ed on the Cambodian Election - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote a July 31, 2018 op-ed in the Asia Times titled “The Trouble with Turnout at Cambodia’s Election.” “In Cambodia, indelible ink no longer serves as means to reduce election fraud: instead, it has become […]
Takako Hikotani Publishes the Article “The Japanese Diet & Defence Policy-making” in International Affairs - Takako Hikotani, who is serving a term appointment as the Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University, has published an article in the July 2018 issue of International Affairs (Vol. 94, no. 4) titled “The Japanese Diet and Defence Policy-making.” Professor Hikotani’s article looks at the evolving […]
Thomas S. Mullaney’s Study of the WEAI “The Chinese Typewriter” Wins Lewis Mumford Award - We congratulate Thomas S. Mullaney, associate professor of history at Stanford University and Columbia alumnus (M.A. 2004, Ph.D. 2006), whose Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute The Chinese Typewriter: A History was awarded the 2018 Lewis Mumford Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Technics from the Media Ecology Association (MEA). The book, […]
Dorothy Y. Ko and Chün-fang Yü Elected as Academicians of Academia Sinica - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute warmly congratulates faculty members Dorothy Y. Ko and Chün-fang Yü, both of whom were elected Academicians of the Academia Sinica on July 5, 2018. Professors Ko and Yü were among 21 scholars elected at the 2018 biennial Convocation of Academicians. They will join Academia Sinica’s society of Academicians, a group of […]
Yao Lu Receives Best Article Award from the American Sociological Association - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute congratulates faculty member Yao Lu, who, with co-author Ran Tao, received the 2018 Best Article Award from the American Sociological Association (ASA) section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements for “Organizational Structure and Collective Action: Lineage Networks, Semiautonomous Civic Associations, and Collective Resistance in Rural China.” American Journal of Sociology […]
Xiaobo Lü is Awarded an Ann Whitney Olin Professorship in Barnard College - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute congratulates longtime faculty member Xiaobo Lü, who has been appointed to an Ann Whitney Olin Professorship in Barnard College. Barnard College awards the Ann Whitney Olin Professorship to faculty members on the basis of scholarship, teaching, and other contributions to the academic community. An active member of the WEAI community, […] Duncan McCargo Talks to the Washington Post About Thailand’s Crackdown on Buddhist Monks - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the June 24, 2018 Washington Post article “‘Thai Crackdown Targets Buddhist Monks Amid Accusations of Embezzlement and Fraud.” The article discusses the recent arrests of six Thai monks, who were defrocked and charged with offenses related to embezzlement, fraud and robbery. “The […]
Charles K. Armstrong Talks to CNBC About the Possibility of Disarmament in North Korea - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, spoke on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on June 13, 2018 about the possibility of nuclear disarmament in North Korea. Professor Armstrong explained that the U.S. appears to be playing a longer game on its negotiation efforts with North Korea that […]
John Phan is Awarded ACLS Grant for an International Conference on Contact Zones & Colonialism in China’s South - We are pleased to announce that John Phan, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University, has, along with collaborator Erica Brindley of Penn State University, received a grant from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) to hold the international conference “Contact Zones and Colonialism in China’s South.” The conference will […]
Student Spotlight: Christopher Peacock - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to present a Student Spotlight video series that introduces viewers to Columbia University students whose research involves East Asia and Southeast Asia. This video features Christopher Peacock, a doctoral student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures who studies Tibetan literary writing – primarily Tibetan-language texts, but […]
Charles K. Armstrong Writes in East Asia Forum About the Potential of the Trump-Kim Summit Meeting - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, wrote the June 11, 2018 East Asia Forum article “Thinking Beyond Denuclearisation at the Trump–Kim Summit.” Professor Armstrong provides analysis on why the scheduled Trump-Kim Summit meeting may offer an opportunity to restructure the security environment in Northeast Asia […]
Diana Fu’s Study of the WEAI “Mobilizing Without the Masses” Wins APSA Book Award - We congratulate Diana Fu, assistant professor of Asian Politics at the University of Toronto, whose Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Mobilizing Without the Masses: Control and Contention in China was awarded the 2018 Gregory Luebbert Prize for the best book in Comparative Politics from the American Political Science Association (APSA). The book, published […]
Read a Q&A with Lien-Hang Nguyen About CNN’s “1968” Original Series - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of the Vietnam War on CNN’s original series “1968,” which will premiere over two nights: Sunday, May 27, 2018, and Monday, May 28, 2018. The broadcasts will air from 9:00 PM […]
WEAI Celebrates the Columbia Class of 2018 - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute congratulates the Master of Arts in Regional Studies-East Asia (MARSEA) and SIPA East Asia Concentration graduates, and all of the members of the Columbia University Class of 2018. We thank everyone who took part in the May 16, 2018 WEAI graduation celebration, the pictures of which are below: Qin Gao to Give Keynote Address at FISS 25th Anniversary International Conference - We are pleased to announce that Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Center for Social Policy, at Columbia University, will give the keynote address “China’s War on Poverty: Will it Succeed?” at the Foundation for International Studies on Social Security (FISS)’s 25th Anniversary International Conference, which will take place […]
Lydia H. Liu Elected a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study - We congratulate Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University, who has been elected to membership in the Institute for Advanced Study beginning in September 2018. Professor Liu, who will be a member of the Institute for Advanced Study’s […]
Senior Research Scholar Joel Wit Talks to CNBC About the US-North Korea Summit Meeting - Joel Wit, Senior Research Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, recently spoke to CNBC about the scheduled talks between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump. In the May 16, 2018 article “North Korea Unlikely to Withdraw from Talks with President Trump, Experts Say,” Dr. Wit told CNBC that North Korea may be attempting to heighten […]
Duncan McCargo Appears on Bloomberg TV to Discuss the Malaysian Election - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, appeared live on Bloomberg TV’s “What’d You Miss” on May 11, 2018 to discuss Mahatir Mohamad’s recent electoral victory in Malaysia. Please click here to watch the video (Professor McCargo’s appearance begins at 48 mins) Qin Gao Discusses China’s Social Assistance Programs with the Carnegie Council - On April 25, 2018, Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Center for Social Policy, at Columbia University, discussed China’s Dibao social assistance programs with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Professor Gao, an expert on China’a Dibao social welfare program, was interviewed by Stephanie Sy for the […] Charles K. Armstrong Talks to TIME About the History of North Korea – South Korea Relations - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, was quoted in the April 26, 2018 TIME article “Why North Korea and South Korea Are Technically Still at War.” In the article, Professor Armstrong provides background on the longstanding conflict between North and South Korea. “The idea of […] Lien-Hang Nguyen to Discuss the Vietnam War on CNN’s “1968” Original Series - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of the Vietnam War on CNN’s original series “1968,” which will premiere over two nights: Sunday, May 27, 2018, and Monday, May 28, 2018. The broadcasts will air from 9:00 PM […] Charles K. Armstrong Co-Authors Op-Ed on the Inter-Korean Summit in the South China Morning Post - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, co-wrote (with John Barry Kotch) the April 30, 2018 South China Morning Post op-ed “US-North Korea Summit Can Undo the Historical Mistakes that Led to Division,” about the historic talks between North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and South Korea’s Moon […]
WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick Receives Fulbright Global Research Award - WEAI congratulates Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick, who recently received a Fulbright Global Research Award that will allow her to spend six months in Shanghai, Vladivostok, and Almaty in 2018-19 conducting research for her book in progress, China’s Risk: Oil, Water, Food and Regional Security (forthcoming from Columbia University Press). Elizabeth Wishnick is Professor of […] Charles K. Armstrong Writes in World Politics Review About the North Korea-South Korea Summit Meeting - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, wrote the May 1, 2018 World Politics Review article “The Delicate Dance Toward Korean Peace May Have Just Begun,” about the historic talks between North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and South Korea’s Moon Jae-in. “The two leaders’ little unification dance […] Andrew J. Nathan Writes “China: Back to the Future” in The New York Review of Books - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, has published the new article “China: Back to the Future” in the May 10, 2018 edition of The New York Review of Books. In the article, Professor Nathan writes about Xi Jinping’s efforts to centralize his power, including the recent constitutional […] Charles K. Armstrong Talks to VICE News Tonight About the Historic North Korea-South Korea Talks - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, discussed the historic talks between North Korea and South Korea on VICE News Tonight on April 26, 2018. Professor Armstrong talked to VICE News about why the Korean War isn’t actually over and the significance of the meeting between […] New Q&A with Takako Hikotani - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a Q&A with Takako Hikotani, who is serving a term appointment as the Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University. Professor Hikotani focuses on civil-military relations and Japanese domestic politics, Japanese foreign policy, and comparative civil-military relations. Before […]
WEAI Adjunct Prof. Stephen Noerper Appears on Bloomberg Markets to Discuss U.S.-North Korea Talks - Stephen E. Noerper, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, appeared on Bloomberg Markets TV on April 18, 2018 to discuss the potential high level talks between the United States and North Korea and the potential Inter-Korean summit meeting. Watch Professor Noerper’s Bloomberg Markets TV appearance here. Professor Noerper’s appearance begins […]
Charles K. Armstrong Helps Inaugurate a New Academic Center in China - Charles K. Armstrong, the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, recently traveled to China with a group of Columbia scholars to help inaugurate the Center for Trans-Regional Studies of the Belt and Road at Yunnan Normal University in Kunming. On April 14 and 15, 2018, Professor Armstrong joined […]
Madeleine Zelin Speaks at Fordham About Late Imperial Chinese Business Practice - On April 13, 2018, Madeleine Zelin, the Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies at Columbia University, spoke about the customary and legal context for late imperial Chinese business practice at the Fordham Workshop on Business Organization in History, a program sponsored by the Fordham Corporate Law Center. A pioneering scholar of the study of Chinese […]
Call For Papers: October 2018 CAAS Symposium in Paris - Call for Papers for the Consortium for Asian and African Studies (CAAS) Symposium in Paris, October 2018 THEME: MINORITIES BETWEEN GLOBALIZATION AND AREA APPROACHES: [SELF]DEFINITIONS, CONSTRUCTIONS, REALITIES, IDENTITIES, and MEMORIES Two notes to applicants: 1) European and Asian members of the consortium include what we call the Middle East in their definition of Asian and […]
Newsweek Japan Features Four Cover Stories on Carol Gluck’s Special Seminar on World War II in Public Memory - Newsweek Japan recently devoted four cover stories to a series of two-hour special seminars led by Professor Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History at Columbia University. In these seminars Gluck engaged in spirited conversations with a group of around fifteen Columbia students on the subject of the public memory of World War II. […]
Ying Qian Receives 2018-19 Global Humanities Projects Grant - We congratulate Ying Qian, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, who will share a 2018-19 Global Humanities Projects Grant for the project “Thinking the Ecological in Media Studies.” The grants, awarded by Columbia University, support projects that engage collaboratively with scholars outside of the United States, with a focus on any topic that […]
WEAI Presents New “Student Spotlight” Video Series - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to present a new Student Spotlight video series that introduces viewers to Columbia University students whose research involves East Asia and Southeast Asia. Please click on the names below to watch the current videos: Clay Eaton, PhD student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (Area […]
Modern Tibetan Studies Holds March 2018 Events - In March 2018, the Modern Tibetan Studies program held three popular events: “Some Observations on the Social Status of the Spiritual Teacher in Tibet;” “A Conversation on Early Gelug Institutional History;” and “Social Mobility in the Tibetan Army.” Please read below to learn about the lectures. “Some Observations on the Social Status of the Spiritual Teacher […]
The Columbia China Center for Social Policy, Directed by Qin Gao, Hosts its Inaugural International Conference - Adapted from an article from the Columbia China Center for Social Policy: The Columbia China Center for Social Policy, directed by Qin Gao, Weatherhead East Asian Institute faculty member and Professor of Social Policy and Social Work at the Columbia School of Social Work, hosted its inaugural international conference on the theme of “Expanding Social […]
Student Spotlight: Norashiqin Toh - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to present a Student Spotlight video series that introduces viewers to Columbia University students whose research involves East Asia and Southeast Asia. This video features Norashiqin Toh, a doctoral student in the Department of Political Science who studies ethnic politics in Southeast Asia. More videos in the WEAI […]
Student Spotlight: Peter Moody - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to present a Student Spotlight video series that introduces viewers to Columbia University students whose research involves East Asia and Southeast Asia. This video features Peter Moody, a doctoral student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures who studies the cultural history of North Korea. More videos […]
Student Spotlight: Lei Lei - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to present a Student Spotlight video series that introduces viewers to Columbia University students whose research involves East Asia and Southeast Asia. This video features Lei Lei, a doctoral student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures who studies modern Chinese literature. More videos in the WEAI […]
Student Spotlight: Clay Eaton - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to present a Student Spotlight video series that introduces viewers to Columbia University students whose research involves East Asia and Southeast Asia. This video features Clay Eaton, a doctoral student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures who studies the history of the Japanese occupation of Singapore […]
Student Spotlight: Riga Shakya - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to present a Student Spotlight video series that introduces viewers to Columbia University students whose research involves East Asia and Southeast Asia. This video features Riga Shakya, a doctoral student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures who studies classical and contemporary Tibetan literature and Sino-Tibetan relations. […] Duncan McCargo Talks to The Guardian About Future Forward, Thailand’s New Progressive Political Party - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the April 1, 2018 Guardian article “‘I Might go to Jail Tomorrow’ – Thai Tycoon Takes on Junta.” The article discusses Thai tycoon Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, who recently co-founded Future Forward, an new progressive political party formed in March after Thailand’s electoral commission […]
Prachatai Reports on the WEAI Event “Thailand Update 2018: Towards Thailand 4.0?” - The Thai publication Prachatai published an April 3, 2018 article about the March 27 international conference “Thailand Update 2018: Towards Thailand 4.0?” The conference, organized by Visiting Professor of Political Science Duncan McCargo and California State-Fullerton professor Penchan Phoborisut, was co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the New York Southeast Asia Network, the School […] Duncan McCargo Talks to Quartz About Cambridge Analytica’s Influence on Southeast Asian Elections - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the March 29, 2018 Quartz article “From Indonesia to Thailand, Cambridge Analytica’s Parent Influenced Southeast Asian Politics.” The article explores how the SCL Group, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, aided political parties in several elections across Southeast Asia. “There’s no doubt […]
View Photos from the 2018 AAS Conference in Washington D.C. - We are pleased to share photos from the Weatherhead East Asian Institute booth at the 2018 Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference in Washington D.C. We thank all the authors, scholars, and students who stopped by the booth to discuss the Institute’s new books and academic programs. 
WEAI Welcomes New Faculty Member Seong Uk Kim - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Seong Uk Kim, the Il Hwan and Soon Ja Cho Assistant Professor of Korean Culture and Religion in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University, to the WEAI faculty. Professor Kim’s research investigates the intersections between Buddhism and other religions, religion and politics in modern […]
Benjamin L. Liebman Discusses the Chinese Legal System’s Treatment of Traffic Violations on the Sinica Podcast - On March 1, 2018, Benjamin L. Liebman, the Robert L. Lieff Professor of Law and director of the Center for Chinese Legal Studies at the Columbia Law School, discussed the ways China’s legal system handles traffic violations on SupChina’s Sinica Podcast. From the Sinica Podcast Description: “‘Having read hundreds and hundreds of these cases, I […]
WEAI Guide to the 2018 AAS Conference in Washington, D.C. - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to offer a guide to East Asia-related panels and presentations at the 2018 Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference that will feature current Columbia University faculty, postdoctoral scholars, affiliates, and graduate students. The AAS conference will take place at Washington D.C.’s Marriott Wardman Park Hotel from Thursday, March 22, […] Andrew J. Nathan Discusses China’s Possible Reaction to the U.S.-North Korea Summit Meeting in ChinaFile - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was one of several experts who discussed “When Trump and Kim Meet, What Will Xi Do?” in a March 13, 2018 ChinaFile Conversation. Professor Nathan was asked how the potential summit meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un might affect China’s […] Qin Gao Explains China’s Dibao Social Assistance Program on the Sinica Podcast - On March 15, 2018, Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Center for Social Policy, at Columbia University, discussed China’s Dibao social assistance program on SupChina’s Sinica Podcast. From the Sinica Podcast Description: “There is no question that China has seen a miracle of poverty reduction. According to the World […]
Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters about the Political Longevity of Japan’s Post-Abe Leaders - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, was quoted in the March 14, 2018 Reuters article “Japan Political Longevity Likely Elusive in a Post-Abe World.” The article asks whether successors to current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will experience similar longevity and power in office. “Abe is the culmination of […] Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick Publishes ”The Sino-Russian Partnership in the Arctic” on the China Policy Institute Blog - WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick published a March 15, 2018 article titled “The Sino-Russian Partnership in the Arctic” on the China Policy Institute blog. Dr. Wishnick is a Professor of Political Science at Montclair State University. “Climate change may make the Northern Sea Route ice-free and remove the legal basis for Russia’s claim to […] Lien-Hang Nguyen to Speak about the Tet Offensive on March 15 at Baruch College - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of the Vietnam War at the Friedman Symposium ““Rethinking the Tet Offensive, 50 Years On” at Baruch College on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Baruch College’s event description follows: “The Tet Offensive […] Carol Gluck Takes Part in Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Conference on Japan-Korea Relations - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, took part in the March 8, 2018 conference “Japan-Korea Relations 20 Years After the Kim-Obuchi Summit,” held at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. Nearly twenty years ago, the leaders of Japan and […]
Shang-Jin Wei Talks to the South China Morning Post About the Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on China - Shang-Jin Wei, the N.T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy at Columbia Business School, spoke to the South China Morning Post about the possible impact of President Trump’s tariffs on China in the March 9, 2018 article “Donald Trump Signs Off on Sweeping Tariffs, Singling Out ‘Unfair’ China and Defying Trade War Warnings.” “This […] Charles K. Armstrong Discusses Trump’s Diplomacy with North Korea in the Washington Post - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, discussed President Trump’s diplomacy with North Korea in the Washington Post‘s March 8, 2018 article “Trump has gotten credit on North Korea. But a Kim Jong Un meeting presents an unprecedented challenge.” “More likely it was the increasingly severe […] Charles K. Armstrong Discusses the Possible Summit Meeting Between North Korea and South Korea on WNYC’s “The Takeaway” - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, provided background on the possible summit meeting between North Korea and South Korea on WNYC Radio’s “The Takeaway” on March 6, 2018. After South Korean officials recently visited Pyongyang, the North Korean government has apparently told officials in South […]
Columbia GSAS Spotlights MARSEA Student Nicholas Reinhold - We are excited to share the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS)’s recent Student Spotlight article about Nicholas Reinhold, a current student in the Master of Arts in Regional Studies-East Asia (MARSEA) program, which is administered by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. MARSEA is an interdisciplinary, research-based program that provides students with […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Yulia Frumer’s “Making Time: Astronomical Time Measurement in Tokugawa Japan” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Making Time: Astronomical Time Measurement in Tokugawa Japan, published by the University of Chicago Press. The book’s author is Yulia Frumer, the Bo Jung and Soon Young Kim Assistant Professor of East Asian Science and Technology in the […] Madeleine Zelin’s Co-Edited Book “Chinese Law” Now Available in Paperback - We are pleased to announce the paperback publication of Chinese Law: Knowledge, Practice, and Transformation, 1530s to 1950s, a book co-edited by Madeleine Zelin, the Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies at Columbia University, and Li Chen, a Columbia PhD who is Associate Professor of History, Global Asia Studies, and Sociolegal Studies at University of […] Lien-Hang Nguyen to Speak about Vietnam on March 5 & 9 at the New-York Historical Society and at Vassar College on March 7 - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of Vietnam at the New-York Historical Society on Monday, March 5, 2018 and Friday, March 9, 2018, and at Vassar College on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Professor Nguyen will discuss the […] Qin Gao Co-Authors Social Science Research Article About the Influence of Social Benefits on Public Support of Government in China - Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Center for Social Policy, at Columbia University, has co-authored (with Xian Huang) a new article titled “Does Social Insurance Enrollment Improve Citizen Assessment of Local Government Performance? Evidence from China” in the journal Social Science Research, Vol. 70 (February 2018). From the article […] Duncan McCargo Publishes the Article “Thailand in 2017: Politics on Hold” in Asian Survey - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, published the article “Thailand in 2017: Politics on Hold” in the journal Asian Survey Vol. 58, no. 1 (2018). From the article abstract: “Following the epochal funeral of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in October […]
Takatoshi Ito Talks on Bloomberg TV About the Bank of Japan’s Monetary Policy - Takatoshi Ito, Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and Associate Director of Research, Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School, spoke on Bloomberg TV‘s “Daybreak” program on February 18, 2018 about the Bank of Japan’s current monetary policy. Professor Ito is an expert on international finance, macroeconomics, and the […]
WEAI Celebrates the Year of the Dog at its 2018 Lunar New Year Reception - We are pleased to share images from our February 15, 2018 Lunar New Year Reception. The event, celebrating the Year of the Dog, brought together students, faculty, visiting scholars, professional fellows, and staff from the Columbia community. Lien-Hang Nguyen Discusses the Tet Offensive at the Council on Foreign Relations - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, took part in a panel discussion titled “Fifty Years After the Tet Offensive: Lessons from the Vietnam War” on February 8, 2018 at the Council on Foreign Relations. Professor Nguyen was joined in the discussion […] Carol Gluck Presents at Panel in Berlin About Memorial Museums and the Historical Past - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, gave a talk titled “The Past is a Moving Target” at a conference on Memorial Museums and the Historical Past at the Topography of Terror in Berlin on February 6, 2018. The Topography of Terror is […] Lien-Hang Nguyen Discusses the Legacy of the 1968 Tet Offensive in a WEAI Video - We are pleased to present the short video “The 50th Anniversary of the Tet Offensive” in which Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, discusses the global impact of the 1968 Tet battles. Professor Nguyen is currently writing a comprehensive history of […] Qin Gao Talks to the BBC World Service About China’s Plan to Eliminate Poverty by 2020 - Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director of the China Center for Social Policy at Columbia University, spoke on the BBC World Service’s “More or Less” February 2, 2018 radio program about China’s plan to eliminate poverty by 2020. The program asks: How does China measure poverty and is it possible […]
WEAI Named One of 2017’s Top Regional Studies Centers and Think Tanks by UPenn’s Lauder Institute - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) at Columbia University is honored to announce that it has, for the second year in a row, been recognized as one of the top ten University-Affiliated Regional Studies Centers and as one of the top 40 University-Affiliated Think Tanks in the University of Pennsylvania Lauder Institute’s 2017 Global Go […]
WEAI Mourns the Death of Former Research Scholar Jayne Werner - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute mourns the death of Jayne Werner, who served as a WEAI Research Scholar from 2010 through 2015. A Professor Emerita of Political Science at Long Island University, Dr. Werner was a leading expert on the contemporary politics of Vietnam. She also served as a past Co-Chair of the University Seminar […]
Victor Louzon, 2016-18 INTERACT Postdoctoral Scholar, Publishes Article in the Journal of Asian Studies - Victor Louzon, the 2016-2018 International Network to Expand Regional and Collaborative Teaching (INTERACT) Postdoctoral Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, published the article “From Japanese Soldiers to Chinese Rebels: Colonial Hegemony, War Experience, and Spontaneous Remobilization during the 1947 Taiwanese Rebellion” in the Journal of Asian Studies. His article was published online on December […]
Call for Papers: October 5 Workshop on Technology, Politics and Material Transformation in Asia’s Long World War II - Call for Papers: “On the Natural History of Destruction: Technology, Politics, and Material Transformation in Asia’s Long World War II” Columbia University, Friday, October 5, 2018 Deadline for Abstract Submissions: Friday, April 6, 2018 This one-day workshop aims to illuminate the complicated relationship between political possibilities and material transformation in Asia during the catastrophe of […] Duncan McCargo Talks to the South China Morning Post About Thailand’s “Watchgate” Scandal - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, was quoted in the January 28, 2018 South China Morning Post article “Is Time Up for Thailand’s Junta After ‘Watchgate’ Scandal?” The article explores how the new delay in holding Thailand’s postponed 2016 election and […]
Columbia’s International Students and Scholars Office spotlights Immerman Professional Fellow Jack (Sheng-Shin) Chu - Columbia’s International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO) recently conducted a Q&A with Jack (Sheng-Shin) Chu, an Executive Engineer in the Taipei Water Department who, as a Robert M. Immerman Professional Fellow at the WEAI, is currently studying the impact of extreme climate crisis on water resources in East and Southeast Asia. Please click here to […]
New York Southeast Asia Network Receives Major New Funding from the Luce Foundation - We are pleased to announce that the New York Southeast Asia Network (NYSEAN), which was established in 2015 to serve as a center for the academic study of Southeast Asia in New York City, has recently received a major grant from the Luce Foundation. The network is a collaboration that was forged by four co-founders: […]
Two Studies of the WEAI Receive Award Recognition from the Association for Asian Studies - We are delighted to share the news that two recent titles in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series, Li Chen’s Chinese Law in Imperial Eyes: Sovereignty, Justice, and Transcultural Politics and Yoshikuni Igarashi’s Homecomings: The Belated Return of Japan’s Lost Soldiers, have been recognized for their outstanding scholarship by the Association […] Lien-Hang Nguyen to Speak at the New-York Historical Society and at the Council on Foreign Relations - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of the Vietnam War at the New-York Historical Society on January 29, 2018 and at the Council on Foreign Relations on February 8, 2018. Professor Nguyen will deliver the keynote address […] Madeleine Zelin Re-elected to the International Society for Chinese Law and History’s Board of Directors - We are pleased to announce that Madeleine Zelin, the Dean Lung Professor of Chinese Studies at Columbia University, has been re-elected to the Board of Directors of the International Society for Chinese Law and History. The International Society for Chinese Law and History (ISCLH) was established in 2014 to promote more regular exchanges of ideas […] Lien-Hang Nguyen Will Discuss the Tet Offensive on BBC Radio 4 - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of the 1968 Tet Offensive on BBC Radio 4’s program “Back to Vietnam” on Saturday, January 27, 2018. Professor Nguyen took part in the program, which focuses on BBC journalist Julian […] Duncan McCargo Writes Nikkei Asian Review Op-Ed “Will Thailand Return to Electoral Democracy in 2018?” - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote a January 2, 2018 op-ed in the Nikkei Asian Review about the possibility of Thailand finally holding its postponed election–which had been scheduled for 2016–this year. Titled “Will Thailand Return to Electoral Democracy in […] Charles K. Armstrong Discusses the Korean War with The New York Times - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, was quoted in the January 1, 2018 New York Times article “Korean War, a ‘Forgotten’ Conflict That Shaped the Modern World.” In the article, Professor Armstrong notes that “There was a lot of field contact between American and Chinese […] Carol Gluck Talks to BBC World News about Japan and South Korea’s Comfort Women Dispute - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, appeared on BBC World News on December 27, 2017 to discuss the recent finding of South Korea’s Foreign Ministry that a 2015 deal with Japan to compensate forced World War II sex slaves failed to meet […]
Eugenia Lean is Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant - We are pleased to announce that Eugenia Lean, the Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (on leave AY 2017-18) and Associate Professor of Chinese History at Columbia University, has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The NEH grant, announced in December 2017, will support the next six months […]
The Center for Korean Research Publishes Fall 2017 Issue of The Journal of Korean Studies - The Center for Korean Research in the Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce the publication of the Journal of Korean Studies Fall 2017 issue, Volume 22, No.2. Guest edited by Professor Steven Chung of Princeton University and Professor Hyun Seon Park of Yonsei University, the Fall 2017 thematic issue, “The Cold War in […]
Newsweek Japan Features Cover Story on Carol Gluck’s “War Stories” Discussion Group - Newsweek Japan devoted its December 12, 2017 cover story to a special discussion group at Columbia University on “War Stories: Memory and History” that is led by Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought. Participants in the discussion group included 20 undergraduate and graduate students from […] Andrew J. Nathan writes “What is Xi Jinping Afraid Of?” in Foreign Affairs - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, wrote the article “What is Xi Jinping Afraid Of?” in the December 8, 2017 edition of Foreign Affairs. “Why this intense concentration of power and emphasis on obedience?” Professor Nathan writes. “Xi claimed that China is on the brink of achieving […] Qin Gao Talks on Council on Foreign Relations Podcast About Her New Book on Social Assistance in China - Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Centre for Social Policy, at Columbia University, discussed her recently published book Welfare, Work, and Poverty: Social Assistance in China (Oxford University Press, 2017) on the Council on Foreign Relations’ December 8, 2017 podcast “Eradicating Poverty in China—An Impossible Task?” Professor Gao’s book […] Andrew J. Nathan Talks to UPI About Xi Jinping’s Power Grab - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the December 5, 2017 United Press International article “Analyst: Xi Jinping’s power grab copes with U.S. distrust.” The article is about how Chinese President Xi Jinping’s may be consolidating his power following the recent 19th Party Congress. “I […]
Yukiko Koga’s Study of the WEAI “Inheritance of Loss” Receives AAA’s 2017 Francis L. K. Hsu and Anthony Leeds Book Prizes - We are pleased to announce that WEAI associate research scholar Yukiko Koga‘s Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Inheritance of Loss: The Political Economy of Redemption After Empire has received the American Anthropological Association’s 2017 Francis L. K. Hsu and Anthony Leeds Book Prizes. The Francis L. K. Hsu Book Prize is awarded by […] Carol Gluck Presents Lecture Series at China’s Wuhan University - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, gave a series of three lectures at Wuhan University in China from November 6 through 10, 2017. Professor Gluck presented the lectures “Modernity in Common: Japan and World History,” “How Change Happens in Japan: A Grand […] Takako Hikotani Moderates Japan Society Event on Trump’s Asia Policy - Takako Hikotani, the Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University, moderated the November 20, 2017 Japan Society event “Trump’s Asia Policy: Will the United States Retain Leadership in Asia?” The event featured Daniel Russel, Diplomat in Residence & Senior Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute; former Assistant Secretary […] Qin Gao Talks to the South China Morning Post About Poverty in China and Hong Kong - Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Center for Social Policy, at Columbia University, was quoted in the November 26, 2017 South China Morning Post article “Tales from Beijing and Hong Kong Show Challenge of Fighting Poverty, Especially Among Working Poor.” Professor Gao, a leading expert on social policy in […]
Theodore Hughes and Charles K. Armstrong Featured in Columbia News Article on North Korea - Theodore Hughes, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities and Director of the Center for Korean Research, and Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences, were featured in the November 14, 2017 Columbia News article “Columbia Scholars Offer Critical Context on North Korea.” With Donald Trump threatening […] Qin Gao Talks with Sinovision and Asia Now About Her New Book on Social Assistance in China - In November 2017, Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Centre for Social Policy, at Columbia University, discussed her recently published book Welfare, Work, and Poverty: Social Assistance in China (Oxford University Press, 2017) with Sinovision and with the Association for Asian Studies’ Asia Now blog. Professor Gao’s book provides […]
“Rat Fire: Korean Stories from the Japanese Empire,” Co-Edited by Theodore Hughes, Named Daesan Prize Finalist - We are pleased to announce that Rat Fire: Korean Stories from the Japanese Empire, co-edited by Theodore Hughes, the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities and the Director of the Center for Korean Research at Columbia University, was named a Finalist for the Daesan Literary Translation Prize. The Daesan Literary Translation Prize, […] Lien-Hang Nguyen Discusses the State of the Vietnam War in 1967 on C-SPAN3 - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, discussed the state of the Vietnam War in 1967 on a C-SPAN3 forum on November 11, 2017. Professor Nguyen joined historian Mark Atwood Lawrence of the University of Texas at Austin to take viewer calls […]
Asian Security Journal Features Articles from WEAI Conference on Southeast Asian Foreign Policy - We are pleased to announce that a special issue of the journal Asian Security features papers from the November 10, 2016 Weatherhead East Asian Institute conference “Great Power Rivalries, Domestic Politics and Southeast Asian Foreign Policy,” which received funding from the Dorothy Borg Research Program. The collected papers are available in Asian Security, Volume 13, […]
Chinese Fashion Project “Thunderclap” Spreads Writings Featured in the Weatherhead Book on Asia “The Birth of Chinese Feminism” - A steganographic fashion zine in China called “Thunderclap” has used clothing to politically instrumentalize the writings of He-Yin Zhen (1886-1920?), whose groundbreaking theoretical texts on Chinese feminism were translated into English for the first time in the 2013 Weatherhead Book on Asia The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory, co-edited by Lydia […] Takako Hikotani Discusses Trump’s Visit to Japan on the “Background Briefing” Radio Program - Takako Hikotani, the Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University, discussed President Trump’s summit meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the November 6, 2017 broadcast of the Background Briefing radio program. Please click here to listen to audio from the program. Carol Gluck Takes Part in the International Conference “Order and Disorder: Critical Reflections on Japanese Studies” - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, took part in the international conference “Order and Disorder: Critical Reflections on Japanese Studies,” which was held at Cornell University on October 27 and October 28, 2017. A gathering of former students and colleagues of Cornell […] Qin Gao is Quoted in New York Times Article About Xi Jinping’s Vow to Eliminate Poverty - Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Centre for Social Policy, at Columbia University, was quoted in the October 31, 2017 New York Times article “Xi Jinping Vows No Poverty in China by 2020. That Could Be Hard.” Professor Gao, an expert on social policy in China, told the Times […] Theodore Hughes Awarded 2018-19 Heyman Center Fellowship - We are pleased to announce that Theodore Hughes, the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities and the Director of the Center for Korean Research at Columbia University, has received a Heyman Center Fellowship for the 2018-2019 academic year. Funded by the Office of the Executive Vice-President of the Arts & Sciences at […]
WEAI Welcomes New Faculty Member Weiping Wu - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Weiping Wu, Professor of Urban Planning at the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) and Director of the M.S. in Urban Planning Program, to the WEAI faculty. Before joining Columbia in 2016, Professor Wu was Professor and Chair in the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy […] Andrew J. Nathan Talks to the Washington Post About China’s Influence in Asia - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the October 31, 2017 Washington Post article “Xi Showed His Hand, Now It’s Trump’s Turn to Play His Cards in Asia.” The article is about Xi Jinping’s recent address at the 19th Communist Party Congress that asserted that […]
Sheena Greitens’ Study of the WEAI “Dictators and Their Secret Police” Wins APSA and ISA Best Book Awards - We congratulate Sheena Chestnut Greitens, assistant professor of political science at the University of Missouri, whose Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Dictators and Their Secret Police: Coercive Institutions and State Violence was named the co-winner of the 2017 Best Book Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA) Section on Comparative Democratization, and […] Qin Gao Makes Video Presentation to the UNDP about Universal Basic Income in China - Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Centre for Social Policy, at Columbia University, recently made a video presentation to the United Nations Development Programme about lessons from China’s Dibao system that might help inform a Universal Basic Income (UBI) program for China. Professor Gao’s presentation was part of an […] Charles K. Armstrong Co-Writes South China Morning Post Op-Ed about the United Nations and Peace in Korea - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, co-wrote (with John Barry Kotch) an October 18, 2017 op-ed in the South China Morning Post about United Nations involvement in the North Korea – United States standoff. In the article, titled “UN-led Multilateral Talks Offer the Best Hope […] Lien-Hang Nguyen to Deliver the Third Annual Judith Ladinsky Lecture at the University of Wisconsin – Madison - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will deliver the Third Annual Judith Ladinsky Lecture at the University of Wisconsin – Madison on Friday, October 20, 2017. Professor Nguyen’s lecture is titled “Rethinking the Tet Offensive Fifty Years Later.” Although the Tet […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Hilary A. Smith’s “Forgotten Disease” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Forgotten Disease: Illnesses Transformed in Chinese Medicine, published by Stanford University Press. The book’s author is Hilary A. Smith, an assistant professor of history at the University of Denver. Around the turn of the twentieth century, disorders that […]
Robert Barnett talks to the Washington Post about Tibetans in Exile in India - Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) was quoted in The Washington Post in an October 9, 2017 article titled “After Nearly Six Decades of Exile, Some Tibetans in India are Slowly Letting Go of the Past.” The article examines how the opportunity for Tibetans in exile in India to apply for Indian […]
Memorial Service at Columbia on Thursday, Oct. 5, for Prof. Wm. Theodore de Bary (1919-2017) - The memorial service for Wm. Theodore de Bary, former Provost of the University, noted Columbia educator, Sinologist, and alumnus, will be held on Thursday October 5th, at 5:00 p.m. in St. Paul’s Chapel, Columbia University, followed by a reception at 6:30PM in the CV Starr East Asian Library. Please join the Department of East Asian […] WEAI Author Q&A: Diana Fu’s “Mobilizing Without the Masses” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Mobilizing Without the Masses: Control and Contention in China, published by Cambridge University Press. The book’s author is Diana Fu, an assistant professor of Asian politics at the University of Toronto. Mobilizing Without the Masses was awarded the […] Andrew J. Nathan Writes About “The Chinese World Order” in The New York Review of Books - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, has published the new article “The Chinese World Order” in the October 12, 2017 edition of The New York Review of Books. In the article, Professor Nathan reviews three new books on China’s global power: The End of the Asian Century: […] Watch Duncan McCargo Speak on “Populist Plutocrats” at Harvard Law School - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and expert on Southeast Asian politics, participated in the “Populist Plutocrats: Lessons from Around the World” conference on September 23, 2017. The conference was sponsored by Harvard Law School and the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State at the University […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Alexander Zahlten’s “The End of Japanese Cinema” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: The End of Japanese Cinema: Industrial Genres, National Times, and Media Ecologies, published by Duke University Press. The book’s author is Alexander Zahlten, an Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. In The End […] Lien-Hang Nguyen Speaks on PRI Public Radio International About the 1968 Tet Offensive - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, spoke on PRI Public Radio International on September 26, 2017 about the Vietnam War’s 1968 Tet Offensive. Professor Nguyen spoke on the sixth episode, titled “The Shock of the Tet,” of PRI’s series on the […]
Columbia Event with Japan’s Foreign Minister, H.E. Tarō Kōno, Draws International Media Coverage - The Thursday, September 21, 2017 visit by H.E. Tarō Kōno, Foreign Minster of Japan, to Columbia University has drawn international media coverage. The sold-out event–the Foreign Minister’s only public address during his visit to the United States–was co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, the Center on […] Lien-Hang Nguyen Contributes to TIME Article Debunking American Myths - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, contributed to the September 26, 2017 TIME article “7 Things People Get Wrong About American History.” The article featured a collection of short essays by renowned scholars who dispelled myths about the U.S. and its […]
Call for Applications: 27th Annual Columbia Graduate Student Conference on East Asia - 27th Annual Columbia Graduate Student Conference on East Asia February 23rd and 24th, 2018 Graduate students are cordially invited to submit abstracts for the 27th Annual Columbia Graduate Student Conference on East Asia, to be held at Columbia University on February 23rd and 24th, 2018. This two-day conference provides students from institutions around the world […] Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters about Japan’s Possible October Snap Election - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, was quoted in a September 19, 2017 Reuters article about the possibility of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holding a snap election in October 2017. The Prime Minister is expected to hold such an election in order to take advantage of a […]
Learn How WEAI Faculty and Scholars Spent Summer 2017 - During the busy summer of 2017, Weatherhead East Asian Institute faculty and scholars participated in conferences, delivered lectures, led undergraduate study abroad programs, met with alumni and leaders in East and Southeast Asia, conducted research, and offered their expertise to the media. Please read below to learn about some of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute […]
WEAI Announces the Launch of the Tibetan Culture at Columbia University Website - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the Tibetan Culture at Columbia University website. The website is the product of over a decade of student projects, brought together in a single space with the support of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) at […] Carol Gluck Discusses the Impending End of Japan’s Heisei Era with the Asahi Shimbun - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, was interviewed on August 30, 2017 in Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper on the impending abdication of Emperor Akihito and the accompanying calendrical change in the name of the era, which, under the current emperor, has been […]
Lien-Hang Nguyen writes New York Times Article “North Vietnam Had an Antiwar Movement Too” - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, published an August 25, 2017 article in The New York Times’ Vietnam ’67 series titled “North Vietnam Had an Antiwar Movement Too” about the lesser known history of the antiwar efforts within North Vietnamese society. […]
WEAI Welcomes Tyran Grillo, the 2017-18 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in East Asia and the Americas - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to welcome Tyran Grillo, the 2017-2018 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in East Asia and the Americas, to the Columbia community. Dr. Grillo received his PhD in Japanese Literature in 2017 from Cornell University, where his research focused on (mis)representations of animals in Japanese popular culture, as well as […] Lydia H. Liu named the 2017-18 Frank M. Updike Memorial Scholar by the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program - Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities and Director of Columbia University’s Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, has been named the 2017-18 Frank M. Updike Memorial Scholar by the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program. The designation is awarded to a “distinguished scholar in the humanities, especially one who is […] WEAI Adjunct Prof. Stephen Noerper Talks to The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News About the Threat Posed by North Korea - Stephen E. Noerper, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, spoke to Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal on August 14, 2017 about the danger posed by North Korea, which has threatened to fire missiles at Guam. Professor Noerper is also a senior director with The Korea Society and a […] Takako Hikotani Publishes the Article “Trump’s Gift to Japan” in Foreign Affairs - Takako Hikotani, the Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University, has published an article in the September/October 2017 issue of Foreign Affairs titled “Trump’s Gift to Japan: Time for Tokyo to Invest in the Liberal Order.” “The most fundamental challenge that Trump poses for Japan relates to […] 2017-18 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar Tyran Grillo to Give Book Reading at Kinokuniya NYC on Sept. 9 - Tryan Grillo, who is joining the Weatherhead East Asian Institute as the 2017-2018 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in East Asia and the Americas, will be reading from his new translation of Yoshiki Tanaka’s science-fiction novel Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Volume 4: Stratagem at the Kinokuniya Bookstore in New York City at 3:00 PM on […] WEAI Adjunct Prof. Stephen Noerper Talks to CNN and NY1 About the Threats Between North Korea and President Trump - Stephen E. Noerper, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, spoke on both CNN and NY1 on August 11, 2017 about the escalating threats between North Korea and President Trump. Professor Noerper, who is also a senior director with The Korea Society and a former senior analyst at the U.S. Department […] WEAI Adjunct Prof. Stephen Noerper Talks to The Takeaway About U.N. Sanctions Against North Korea - Stephen E. Noerper, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, talked to WNYC’s The Takeaway on August 7, 2017 about the recent U.N. sanctions against North Korea. Professor Noerper, who is also a senior director with The Korea Society and a former senior analyst at the U.S. Department of State, discussed […]
Former WEAI Postdoc Paul Busbarat Writes About ASEAN in The Straits Times - WEAI’s former Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in Southeast Asian Studies (2015-16) Paul Busbarat has written an August 3, 2017 op-ed in The Straits Times titled “Why a Strong ASEAN is Essential for the Region.” “The current political structure in Southeast Asia may well dilute ASEAN’s ability to negotiate with external powers,” Dr. Busbarat writes. “It […]
Eugenia Lean meets in Summer 2017 with Taipei’s Mayor and Columbia Alumni in Taiwan - Eugenia Lean, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History at Columbia University, met on August 1, 2017 with Ko Wen-je, the Mayor of Taipei, to discuss continued cooperation between Taipei and the Columbia University community. Mayor Ko Wen-je and Professor Lean were joined by Steven Pan, a Columbia Business […] The Columbia University Community Remembers Prof. Wm. Theodore de Bary (1919-2017) - Members of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute community and the larger Columbia University community have been paying tribute to the late Wm. Theodore de Bary, the John Mitchell Mason Professor Emeritus and Provost Emeritus, who helped pioneer the study of the Asian humanities in the United States and who was a dedicated teacher and mentor […]
Bloomberg News Reports on Takatoshi Ito’s Career and the Possibility He Could be Considered to Lead the Bank of Japan - Takatoshi Ito, Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and Associate Director of Research, Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School, was the subject of a July 26, 2017 Bloomberg article that discussed his distinguished career as an economist and the possibility he could be considered for the job of […] WEAI Mourns the Death of Columbia Professor Wm. Theodore de Bary (1919-2017) - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute mourns the death of Wm. Theodore de Bary, the John Mitchell Mason Professor Emeritus and Provost Emeritus at Columbia University, who helped pioneer the study of the Asian humanities in the United States and who was a dedicated teacher and mentor to generations of Columbia students. Professor de Bary, who […] Andrew J. Nathan Remembers Liu Xiaobo in Foreign Affairs Magazine - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, wrote a July 13, 2017 article in Foreign Affairs titled “Remembering Liu Xiaobo: The West’s Responsibility in Upholding His Legacy.” Following the death of Liu Xiaobo, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who had been jailed for the last eight years of […]
Columbia Global Centers I Mumbai Reports on the Summer 2017 Global Scholars Program “Media Practices in India & China” - Columbia Global Centers I Mumbai recently reported on this summer’s successful Global Scholars Program “Media Practices in India and China,” which was organized by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the Office of Global Programs, and Columbia Global Centers. During the program, which ran from May 22 to June 30, WEAI faculty member Ying Qian, Assistant […]
Gerald L. Curtis is Interviewed by Munhwa Ilbo about East Asian Diplomacy and Security - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University and a renowned expert on Japanese politics, was interviewed by South Korea’s Munhwa Ilbo about numerous diplomatic and security issues related to East Asia. Professor Curtis had been in Seoul in June 2017 to give a talk at the Institute for Global […] Columbia PhD Student Peter Moody talks to Vice News About North Korea’s Propaganda Music - Peter Moody, a PhD student in East Asian Languages and Cultures and in History at Columbia University, was quoted in the July 10, 2017 Vice News article “North Korea’s Secret Weapon is Terrible Synth Pop.” The article explores how North Korea uses popular music as propaganda. “I think there’s a wide range of how much […] WEAI Congratulates Theodore Hughes on his Promotion to Full Professor - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute warmly congratulates faculty member Theodore Hughes on his promotion to Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Professor Hughes is the Director of The Center for Korean Research at Columbia University, which, under his leadership, has […]
Dorothy Ko discusses her Study of the WEAI “The Social Life of Inkstones” with the New Books in East Asian Studies Podcast - Dorothy Ko, Professor of History at Barnard College and faculty member of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, recently discussed her new book The Social Life of Inkstones: Artisans and Scholars in Early Qing China with the New Books in East Asian Studies Podcast. Published by the University of Washington Press in 2017, The Social Life […]
Watch WEAI’s Video about the Growth of Southeast Asian Studies at Columbia - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a short video introducing viewers to new faculty members who are expanding the study of Southeast Asia at Columbia University. Introduced by Eugenia Lean, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History, the video features Lien-Hang Nguyen, Dorothy Borg Associate Professor […] Lydia H. Liu to Take Part in July 14 Exhibition & Symposium on V. K. Wellington Koo at Columbia Global Centers I Beijing - On July 14, 2017, WEAI faculty member Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities and Director of Columbia University’s Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, will take part in Columbia Global Centers I East Asia – Beijing’s special symposium and exhibition surrounding the first public release of V.K. Wellington Koo‘s archive […] Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters, The Economist, and The Wall Street Journal about the LDP’s Loss in the Tokyo Metropolitan Election - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University and a renowned expert on Japanese politics, was quoted in a July 4, 2017 Reuters article titled “Japan’s Abe Vulnerable After Party’s Dismal Poll Showing,” a July 6, 2017 article in The Economist titled “An Electoral Defeat puts Japan’s Prime Minister on […]
Watch Peter E. Hamilton Discuss the 20th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s 1997 Handover to China - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share an interview with Peter E. Hamilton, the Institute’s Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World, about the significance of Hong Kong’s July 1, 1997 handover from the United Kingdom to China. Dr. Hamilton, who earned his PhD from the University of […] Theodore Hughes featured in Chosun Ilbo Article on AAS-in-Asia’s Korean Studies Roundtable - Theodore Hughes, the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities and the Director of the Center for Korean Research at Columbia University, was featured in a Chosun Ilbo article about a special roundtable discussion about the state of Korean Studies that was held on June 26, 2017 at the AAS-in-Asia Conference in Seoul. […]
WEAI Author Q&A: D. Colin Jaundrill’s “Samurai to Soldier” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Samurai to Soldier: Remaking Military Service in Nineteenth-Century Japan, published by Cornell University Press. The book’s author is D. Colin Jaundrill, who earned his PhD from Columbia University and is Associate Professor of History at Providence College. In […]
WEAI Research Scholar Kristy E. Kelly Receives Luce Foundation Grant for Vietnam Research - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute congratulates Research Scholar Kristy E. Kelly, who received a new grant from The Luce Foundation for a two-year research project on gender and corruption in Vietnam. Dr. Kelly has also been invited to serve as Associate Director of the Center for Vietnamese Philosophy, Culture, and Society, housed at Temple University. […] Watch Andrew J. Nathan Discuss “China’s Great Awakening” at the Council on Foreign Relations - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, recently moderated an event at the Council on Foreign Relations titled “
WEAI Professors Eugenia Lean, Carol Gluck, Theodore Hughes, and Paul Kreitman Presenting at AAS-in-Asia in Seoul - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that faculty members Eugenia Lean, Carol Gluck, Theodore Hughes, and Paul Kreitman will be presenting at this summer’s Association for Asian Studies (AAS) in Asia Conference, which will be held in Seoul from June 24, 2017 to June 27, 2017. Full conference details are available here. […]
Study of WEAI “Ethnic Conflict & Protest in Tibet & Xinjiang,” co-edited by Gray Tuttle, Named as One of 2016’s Best Human Rights Books - We are pleased to announce that the Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Ethnic Conflict and Protest in Tibet and Xinjiang: Unrest in China’s West, co-edited by Gray Tuttle, the Leila Hadley Luce Associate Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, and Ben Hillman, Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University’s Crawford School, […] Qin Gao Hosts International Exchange between the China Association of Social Workers and Columbia’s School of Social Work - Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Centre for Social Policy, at Columbia University, hosted the first international exchange between members of the China Association of Social Workers (CASW) and the Columbia School of Social Work. The meeting took place on April 3, 2017 at Columbia University. “Working with CASW […] Charles K. Armstrong Receives 2017 President’s Global Innovation Fund Grant from Columbia - Charles K. Armstrong, the Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, has received a 2017 President’s Global Innovation Fund Grant from Columbia University for the project “Educational Exchange with Scholars from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.” Professor Armstrong will coordinate the project with Joseph Terwilliger, Professor of Neurobiology […]
Watch Min Jin Lee Discuss Her Acclaimed New Novel “Pachinko” - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share an April 11, 2017 interview with Min Jin Lee, author of the acclaimed new novel Pachinko. During the interview, Ms. Lee discusses the experiences and research that led her to write the novel, which follows four generations of an ethnic Korean family living in Japan from […] Gerald L. Curtis Writes in East Asia Forum About the Current State of Japan’s Democratic Party - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, wrote about the current state of Japan’s Democratic Party in an April 30, 2017 East Asia Review article titled “Japan’s Democratic Party Doomed to Opposition.” “Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, may have taken a hit in the polls over recent weeks, but […] Qin Gao Publishes Article “Welfare, Work, and Poverty: How Effective is Social Assistance in China?” for the China Policy Institute - Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Centre for Social Policy, at Columbia University, has published a new article titled “Welfare, Work, and Poverty: How Effective is Social Assistance in China?” for the University of Nottingham’s China Policy Institute. Please click here to read the full article. Andrew J. Nathan Discusses Xi Jinping’s U.S. Visit with Columbia News - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, answered five questions for Columbia News on April 5, 2017 about Chinese president Xi Jinping’s April visit to the United States. During the trip, President Xi will hold a summit meeting with President Trump at the Mar-a-Lago Resort in Florida. “The […] WEAI Congratulates Qin Gao on her Promotion to Full Professor - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute congratulates faculty member Qin Gao on her promotion to full professor in the Columbia School of Social Work. Professor Gao, a Columbia PhD who is an authority on social policy in China, joined the Institute and the University faculty in the fall of 2016. Please click here or read below […]
Christopher Rea Receives 2017 Levenson Book Prize for his Study of the WEAI “The Age of Irreverence” - The Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series is pleased to share video footage of Christopher Rea receiving the Association for Asian Studies’ 2017 Joseph Levenson Post-1900 Book Prize (China) for his Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China. Timothy Brook of the University […]
WEAI Welcomes Miki Kaneda, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music - WEAI welcomes Miki Kaneda, who is a visiting assistant professor in Columbia University’s Department of Music. Dr. Kaneda’s research focuses on transcultural crossings and the entanglements of race, gender, power, and colonial residues in experimental, avant-garde and popular music in the 20th and 21st centuries. Trained in musicology and ethnomusicology, she has published on topics […] WEAI Welcomes New Faculty Member Qin Gao - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work at the Columbia School of Social Work (CSSW) and Faculty Affiliate of the Columbia Population Research Center and WEAI. Professor Gao, who joined Columbia’s faculty in the fall of 2016, is also an Academic Board Member of the China Institute […]
Qin Gao Publishes New Book “Welfare, Work, and Poverty: Social Assistance in China” - In March 2017, Oxford University Press published a new book by WEAI professor Qin Gao titled Welfare, Work and Poverty: Social Assistance in China (Oxford University Press, 2017). Welfare, Work, and Poverty provides the first systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the impacts and effectiveness of China’s primary social assistance program — Minimum Livelihood Guarantee, or […]
WEAI Mourns the Death of Alumnus Peter Kwong - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute mourns the death of alumnus Peter Kwong, who was Distinguished Professor of Urban Policy and Planning and Professor of Asian Studies at Hunter College. Professor Kwong, who died March 17, 2017 at the age of 75, earned a Certificate in Asian Studies from the Institute. At Columbia University, he also […]
WEAI Co-Hosts Second Annual Columbia AAS Reception - WEAI thanks the many students, faculty, alumni, and friends who attended the March 17, 2017 Columbia University Reception at the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) conference in Toronto. Columbia’s second annual AAS reception brought together hundreds of attendees for a lively evening of conversations and reunions. The event was co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian […] WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick publishes report ”China’s Interests & Goals in the Arctic” - WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick has published a March 7, 2017 report titled “China’s Interests & Goals in the Arctic: Implications for the U.S.” for the U.S. Army War College. China has been elaborating its position on the Arctic at the same time as the United States has been refining its own Arctic strategy […] WEAI Named One of the Top Regional Studies Centers and Think Tanks by UPenn’s Lauder Institute - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) at Columbia University is excited to announce that it has been recognized as one of the top ten Regional Studies Centers and as one of the top 40 University-Affiliated Think Tanks in the University of Pennsylvania Lauder Institute’s 2016 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report. WEAI placed eighth […]