A Message from the Director
Madeline Zelin, Interim Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Welcome to the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, a hub for the study of modern and contemporary East, Southeast, and Inner Asia at Columbia University. Since its founding in 1949, WEAI has been a pioneer in East Asian Studies, expanding research in underexplored areas, fostering a collaborative community of experts from across disciplines, and offering unparalleled insight into one of the world’s most dynamic regions.
Upcoming Events
Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the US Military Bases in Okinawa - A Book Talk by Akemi Johnson
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Event time is displayed in your time zone.Nostalgic Ethno-centrism: Organized Shinto’s Efforts to Restore the Imperial Rescript on Education in Postwar Japan
School of International and Public Affairs, 420 West 118th Street, Room 918, New York, NY 10027
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Event time is displayed in your time zone.Studying Maltreatment Through Polyvictimization: Evidence from the Salar Ethnic Group in Qinghai, China
Zoom Webinar
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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News
November 28, 2022
Call for Papers: 1st Humanities Korea Conference of the James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies
Abstracts are due January 10, 2023.
November 28, 2022
Andrew Nathan and Teng Biao Host Online Course in Chinese on Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy
October 07, 2022
Clearing the Fog of Booze and War: How a Columbia Historian Fact Checked The Greatest Beer Run Ever
WEAI's Lien-Hang Nguyen's role as historical advisor to a new film about Vietnam
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