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 […]
Japan Historian Paul Kreitman Discusses His New and Upcoming Publications - We are pleased to share a new video featuring faculty member Paul Kreitman, an Assistant Professor of Japanese History in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Professor Kreitman specializes in environmental history, global history, commodity history, and histories of science and technology. In the video, Professor Kreitman discusses his current […]
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. Based on political ethnography inside both legal […] 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 Passing of Alumnus Peter Kwong - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute mourns the passing 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 […]
WEAI Guide to the 2017 AAS Conference in Toronto - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to offer a guide to East Asia-related panels and presentations at the 2017 Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference that feature current Columbia University faculty, postdoctoral scholars, affiliates, and graduate students. The AAS conference will take place at Toronto’s Sheraton Centre Hotel from Thursday, March 16, through Sunday, March […] Eugenia Lean Elected a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study - Eugenia Lean, the Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History at Columbia University, has been elected to membership in the Institute for Advanced Study beginning in September 2017. As a member of the Institute for Advanced Study’s School of Historical Studies, Professor Lean will work on the project “Manufacturing […] Lien-Hang Nguyen writes New York Times article “Who Called the Shots in Hanoi?” - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, wrote a February 14, 2017 article in The New York Times‘s Vietnam ’67 series titled “Who Called the Shots in Hanoi?” “Even by 1967, America’s military, intelligence and civilian leaders had no real idea who […] Andrew J. Nathan discusses U.S.-China Relations in Deutsche Welle - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was interviewed by Germany’s Deutsche Welle in a February 8, 2017 article titled “Why Trump Needs to Avoid Collision Course with China.” “President Trump doesn’t always do what he says and he seems to be very capable of changing course,” Professor […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Alexander Cook’s “The Cultural Revolution on Trial” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: The Cultural Revolution on Trial: Mao and the Gang of Four, published by Cambridge University Press. The book’s author is Alexander C. Cook, a Columbia PhD who teaches history at the University of California, Berkeley. The trial of […]
Two Studies of the WEAI receive 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, Christopher Rea’s The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China and Federico Marcon’s The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan, have been recognized for […]
WEAI hosts 2017 Lunar New Year Celebration - WEAI is pleased to share images from its January 25, 2017 Lunar New Year Reception. The event, celebrating the Year of the Rooster, brought together students, faculty, and staff from the Columbia community. Andrew J. Nathan discusses Trump and China in The Guardian - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the January 19, 2017 article “China urges Trump: Be our Friend, Not our Enemy” in The Guardian. “I guess you could say I’m despondent,” Professor Nathan said about the incoming administration. “I’m feeling very bad; not knowing where […]
WEAI Author Q&A: G. Clinton Godart’s “Darwin, Dharma, and the Divine” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Darwin, Dharma, and the Divine: Evolutionary Theory and Religion in Modern Japan, published by the University of Hawaii Press. The book’s author is G. Clinton Godart, who teaches history at Hokkaido University. Darwin, Dharma, and the Divine is […] Call for Papers: April 15 Workshop on Modern East Asian Law in Global Perspective - Workshop on Modern East Asian Law in Global Perspective Columbia University, New York April 15, 2017 Call for Papers The Weatherhead East Asia Institute at Columbia University and the American Society for Legal History invite early-career scholars to submit proposals for an international workshop on modern East Asian legal history, to be held on April […] Andrew J. Nathan writes in Foreign Affairs about Xu Zhiyong and the democracy movement in China - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, wrote the article “A China of Citizens: Xu Zhiyong’s Quest for a Free China” in the January 13, 2017 edition of Foreign Affairs. In the article, Professor Nathan writes about democracy activist Xu Zhiyong, noting “Xu’s strategy involved using social media […] WEAI Offers 2017-2018 Postdoctoral Opportunity in East Asia and the Americas - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to invite applications for its 2017-2018 Postdoctoral Fellowship on “Global Circuits” through the Dorothy Borg Research Program. The Institute is searching for a postdoctoral scholar who studies a region in East Asia or the Americas from the disciplines of literature, history, religion, or art history/material culture studies, and […] Carol Gluck discusses Asia’s changing power dynamics on BBC Radio 4 - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, spoke on BBC Radio 4’s program The New World about the changing power dynamics in Asia in an episode titled “Axis of Power.” The episode, hosted by Gideon Rachman, explores the implications of changing international geo-politics […] Robert Barnett talks with The New York Times about Mongolia’s relations with China and the Dalai Lama - Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) was quoted in The New York Times in a December 30, 2016 article titled “Mongolia, With Deep Ties to Dalai Lama, Turns From Him Toward China.” Discussing Mongolia’s move toward China and away from the influence of the Dalai Lama, Professor Barnett noted “This is part […]
Watch Howard French and Jeff Wasserstrom Discuss China’s Past and Present - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a December 12, 2016 conversation between Howard W. French, Associate Professor of Journalism at the Columbia Journalism School, and Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, about the influence of China’s political history on current events. Howard W. French is […] Carol Gluck discusses Shinzo Abe’s Pearl Harbor visit in The New York Times and The Japan Times - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, was quoted in the December 24, 2016 New York Times article “In Pearl Harbor Visit, a Symbol of Reconciliation in Japan” and the December 28, 2016 The Japan Times article “Leaders’ Hawaii Remarks Include Veiled Message […] Watch Andrew J. Nathan Discuss Taiwan and U.S.-China Relations Under a Trump Administration - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a December 14, 2016 video in which Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor Political Science at Columbia University, discusses Donald Trump’s conversation with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and the ways a Trump Administration may affect U.S.-China relations. Please click here to see the video […] Watch Carol Gluck Discuss the Politics of Memory Surrounding Pearl Harbor’s 75th Anniversary - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a December 6, 2016 video in which Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, discusses the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor and the Politics of Memory. Please click here to watch the video on […] Watch Gerald L. Curtis Discuss the Possible Impact of the Trump Administration on U.S.-East Asia Relations - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a December 8, 2016 video in which Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, discusses the possible ways the Trump Administration may affect U.S.-East Asia economic and political relations. Please click here to see the video on YouTube.
Learn About New 2016-17 Books in the Studies of the WEAI Series - We are pleased to showcase new and forthcoming titles in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series. The Studies of the WEAI series was inaugurated in 1962 to bring to public attention the results of significant new research on modern and contemporary East Asia. The books are published by academic and trade […] Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters about Shinzo Abe’s Pearl Harbor Visit - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, was quoted in a December 5, 2016 Reuters article on Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s upcoming historic visit to Pearl Harbor. “The planning for a Pearl Harbor visit has been in the works ever since Obama visited Hiroshima. It’s mostly a reciprocal […]
WEAI Welcomes New Faculty Member Nicholas Bartlett - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Nicholas Bartlett, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Chinese Culture and Society at Barnard College, to the WEAI faculty. Professor Bartlett, who earned his PhD in Medical Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco, specializes in medical and psychological anthropology, addiction and recovery, civil society, mental health service […] WEAI Welcomes New Faculty Member Paul Kreitman - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Paul Kreitman, Assistant Professor of Japanese History, to the WEAI faculty. Professor Kreitman, who earned his PhD from Princeton in 2015, specializes in environmental history, global history, commodity history, and histories of science and technology. In the following Q & A, Professor Kreitman discusses his scholarship and teaching interests. […] WEAI Welcomes New Faculty Member Lien-Hang Nguyen - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia, to the WEAI faculty. Professor Nguyen, who earned her PhD from Yale and previously taught at the University of Kentucky, specializes in the study of the United States in the world, with […]
Carol Gluck Speaks at November Events on Shared and Divided Memories in the Global Age and on Turkey in the World - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, spoke at the symposium “The Location of Europe: Shared and Divided Memories in the Global Age,” which was held from November 28 through November 30, 2016 at the Palace Herrenhausen in Hanover, Germany, and convened by […] Charles K. Armstrong Discusses the South Korean Presidential Crisis on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, discussed the current South Korean presidential crisis on WNYC Radio’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” on December 2, 2016. Professor Armstrong, a leading expert on the history of the Koreas, spoke about the political turmoil and corruption scandal surrounding South […] WEAI Welcomes Victor Louzon, 2016-18 INTERACT Postdoctoral Scholar - Victor Louzon is the 2016-2018 International Network to Expand Regional and Collaborative Teaching (INTERACT) Postdoctoral Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Dr. Louzon holds his PhD from Sciences Po. He received his undergraduate training at SciencesPo, the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales(Paris), and the University of British Columbia (Vancouver). He was a […]
WEAI Welcomes Simon Toner, the 2016-17 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in Southeast Asian Studies - Simon Toner is the 2016-2017 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in Southeast Asian Studies at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. He is a historian of the United States and the World, focusing particularly on the history of the American War in Vietnam and U.S. development projects in Cold War East and Southeast Asia. Dr. Toner is […]
WEAI Welcomes Peter E. Hamilton, the 2016-18 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World - Peter E. Hamilton is the 2016-2018 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. He received his doctorate in History from the University of Texas at Austin in 2015. Dr. Hamilton is a historian of China and the World and the modern Pacific. His research […] Charles K. Armstrong Co-Authors South China Morning Post Op-Ed on the Trump Presidency’s Potential Effect on the Korean Nuclear Crisis - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, co-authored the November 23, 2016 op-ed “Under Trump, America can Defuse the Korean Nuclear Crisis – with Help from China and Russia” in The South China Morning Post. With co-author John Barry Kotch, Professor Armstrong wrote, “Trump will have […] Gerald L. Curtis talks to Nikkei Asian Review about the U.S. Presidential Election’s Impact on Asia - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, talked about the possible impacts of a Hillary Clinton presidency and a Donald Trump presidency on Asia in a November 8, 2016 Nikkei Asian Review interview titled “Trump Couldn’t Change Asian Policy Even if Elected, Columbia Professor Says.” “I think Clinton is […]
Watch Paul Anderer Discuss His New Book “Kurosawa’s Rashomon” - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a short video in which Paul Anderer, the Fred and Fannie Mack Professor of Humanities and Professor of Japanese Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, discusses his new book titled Kurosawa’s Rashomon: A Vanished City, a Lost Brother, and the Voice Inside […] Carol Gluck Delivers Lecture “What the World Owes the Comfort Women” at Washington University in St. Louis - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, delivered a public lecture on November 3, 2016 at Washington University in St. Louis titled “What the World Owes the Comfort Women.” “The practices and norms of public memory have changed in the seventy years since […]
WEAI Announces Global Scholars Program 2017: “Media Practices in India and China – A Summer Program in Mumbai & Beijing” - MEDIA PRACTICES IN INDIA AND CHINA A Summer Program in Mumbai and Beijing Led by Columbia film scholars Debashree Mukherjee and Ying Qian, this summer 2017 program will take students to Mumbai and Beijing to investigate contemporary media practices in India and China. Through visits to sites of media production, exhibition, and consumption, and meetings […] Paul Anderer Publishes New Book “Kurosawa’s Rashomon” - We are pleased to announce that Paul Anderer, Fred and Fannie Mack Professor of Humanities in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, has authored a new book titled Kurosawa’s Rashomon: A Vanished City, a Lost Brother, and the Voice Inside His Iconic Films. The book, published by Pegasus Books in October 2016, is […]
Call for Papers: Dorothy Borg Workshop “Critical Perspectives on US-Southeast Asia Relations” - The Dorothy Borg Research Program of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce a call for papers for the upcoming workshop Critical Perspectives on US-Southeast Asia Relations Complete information is below: Workshop on “Critical Perspectives on US-Southeast Asia Relations” New York City: April 20-21, 2017 Convenor: Duncan McCargo Visiting Professor of Political Science […]
Call for Applications: Dorothy Borg Workshop “Weaving Knowledge” - The Dorothy Borg Research Program of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that applications are welcome for The Weaving Knowledge Summer Workshop on Lanna Weaving and Dyeing. Complete information is below: Weaving Knowledge Summer Workshop on Lanna Weaving and Dyeing Application Deadline: 1 December 2016 Workshop dates: 6 – 23 July 2017 […] Carol Gluck Takes Part in Chatham House Conference “Challenge and Uncertainty in a Volatile World: Japan-UK Perspectives” - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, took part in the Chatham House conference “Challenge and Uncertainty in a Volatile World: Japan-UK Perspectives” on October 12 and 13, 2016. The event, held in Tokyo, was the fourth in a series of five annual […] The Center for Korean Research Co-organizes International Workshop on Modern Korean Literature and Culture - WEAI is pleased to announce that the Center for Korean Research at Columbia University has co-organized the first international workshop on “Critical Studies in Modern Korean Literature and Culture, 1945-1980: Creating the Groundwork for a Cooperative/Reciprocal System between South Korea and the United States to Promote Research on Modern Korean Literature and Culture,” which will […]
WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick writes in Foreign Affairs about Russia’s role in the South China Sea - WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick has written a September 19, 2016 article titled “Russia Wants to Be a Contender” in Foreign Affairs about Russia’s growing role in the South China Sea. Since 2002, Professor Wishnick has been a research scholar at WEAI. A professor of political science at Monclair State University, she previously taught […] Listen to Charles K. Armstrong Deliver Keynote Address at SOAS - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, delivered the keynote address “The Korean War and the East Asian Peace” on September 7, 2016 at the Joint East Asian Studies Conference (JEAS) at SOAS University of London. The Joint East Asian Studies (JEAS) conference is a triennial […] Gerald L. Curtis writes in Australian Financial Review about the weak opposition to Japan’s LDP - Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, published an article titled “Weak Opposition Makes Japan Look Like a One-Party System” in the September 18, 2016 The Australian Financial Review. “Japan’s political party system will be re-invented, one way or another,” Professor Curtis writes.”It is possible that reinvention will leave […] Andrew J. Nathan Asks “Who is Kim Jong-un?” in The New York Review of Books and on WBUR’s “Here and Now” - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, wrote the article “Who is Kim Jong-un?” in the August 18, 2016 edition of The New York Review of Books. On September 14, 2016, Professor Nathan talked with host Jeremy Hobson on WBUR Radio’s “Here and Now” about the mysterious North […]
Myron L. Cohen Receives the First Class Professional Medal in Hakka Affairs - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that Myron L. Cohen, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University and former Institute director, received the First Class Professional Medal in Hakka Affairs on September 10, 2016 at the opening ceremony of the Fourth Taiwan International Conference on Hakka Studies. The Hakka Affairs Council presented Professor Cohen […] New Courses Offered for Fall 2016 - WEAI is pleased to share several newly added Fall 2016 courses with the Columbia University community: New for Fall 2016 GLOBAL HONG KONG Professor Peter E. Hamilton, Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World Thursdays, 10:10 AM – 12:00 PM Fayerweather Hall, Room 301 M History: East Asian GU 4844 […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Sheena Chestnut Greitens’ “Dictators and Their Secret Police” - We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Dictators and Their Secret Police: Coercive Institutions and State Violence, published by Cambridge University Press. The book’s author is Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the […]
WEAI Welcomes the 2016-17 INTERACT Postdoctoral Teaching Collaborative - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes the 2016-2017 INTERACT Postdoctoral Teaching Collaborative: Peter E. Hamilton, Tucker Harding, Miki Kaneda, Victor Louzon, Rune Steenberg Reyhe, and Simon Toner. INTERACT is a pioneering program at Columbia University that focuses on developing global studies in the undergraduate curriculum through a network of postdoctoral scholars focused on cross-regional, trans-regional […]
WEAI Presents the Fall 2016 Modern Taiwan Lecture Series - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Department of Anthropology are pleased to present the Fall 2016 Modern Taiwan Lecture Series, hosted by faculty members Myron L. Cohen and Murray Rubinstein. This lecture series can be taken by Columbia University students for credit as course GR8499. All lectures will take place in Schermerhorn Hall, Room […] The Center for Korean Research Receives Grant from the Academy of Korean Studies - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to report that its Center for Korean Research has been awarded a five-year Core University Grant of $896,442 (1 billion Korean won) by the Academy of Korean Studies, a division of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea. Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean […] Carol Gluck talks with Slate, The New York Times, and The Takeaway about Japanese Emperor Akihito - Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, was interviewed by Slate on August 8, 2016 about the possibility that Japan’s emperor Akihito may abdicate the throne. On August 9, 2016, Professor Gluck discussed Emperor Akihito’s significance in The New York Times article “In […] WEAI mourns the passing of supporter William Z. Hwa - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute mourns the passing of William Z. Hwa, a donor and supporter who established the Institute’s Julie How Fellowship. Named in honor of Mr. Hwa’s late wife, who graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Chinese history, the Julie How Fellowship provides support for doctoral students at Columbia who study […] Theodore Hughes takes part in landmark Korean Literature workshop - Theodore Hughes, the Korea Foundation Associate Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities and the Director of the Center for Korean Research at Columbia University, travelled to Seoul in July 2016 to take part in the Korea Foundation’s first-ever Korean Literature workshop for PhD students from outside of Korea. The Korean Literature workshop, held on […] Charles K. Armstrong lets Vice know “How Scared Should I Be of North Korea?” - Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, was quoted in a July 22, 2016 Vice article titled “How Scared Should I Be of North Korea?” In the article–part of Vice’s “How Scared Should I Be?” series–Professor Armstrong noted “If the regime feels directly threatened, it could […] WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick meets with Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs - WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick (second from right) met in July 2016 with Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a member of a delegation of eight scholars from the United States. The group met with policymakers and scholars to discuss issues in cross-straits and U.S.-Taiwan relations. Since 2002, Professor Wishnick has been a research […]
WEAI holds summer events in Indonesia and Singapore - During the summer of 2016, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute held widely attended panel discussions and receptions in Indonesia and Singapore to foster the growth of Columbia University alumni networks in Southeast Asia and to promote the study of Southeast Asia at Columbia. These events brought together Columbia faculty, students, and alumni as well as […] Andrew J. Nathan Discusses Donald Trump’s Potential China Policy in ‘ChinaFile’ - Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was one of several experts who contributed to a July 22, 2016 ChinaFile article about what Donald Trump’s China policy might look like. “If I were a policy-maker in Beijing, I would love to see Trump as president,” Professor Nathan wrote. […]
Eugenia Lean meets with Taipei Mayor and with Columbia Alumni in Taiwan - In July 2016, Eugenia Lean, Director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor of Chinese History at Columbia University, met with the Mayor of Taipei, Ko Wen-je, at his office to discuss further cooperation between Taipei and the Columbia community. In Taipei, the Board of the Columbia Alumni Association of Taiwan also hosted […] Myron L. Cohen’s Photographs and Research to be Exhibited at the Taipei City Hakka Cultural Center - The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that the Taipei City Hakka Cultural Center will create an immersive exhibit of the anthropological photos and research of Myron L. Cohen, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University and former Institute director. Opening on August 28 and running through November 2016, the exhibit will introduce visitors to […]