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Area Studies Centers' Diversity Speaker Series
Ohio State is taking a fresh look at the Black Lives Matter movement and how it relates to every facet of knowledge we engage in across all disciplines and from multiple cultural perspectives. The…
Japanese Interpretation course to be offered in Spring 2021
EASC and DEALL will offer "Introduction to Professional Japanese Interpretation" course in Spring 2021, with support from a U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant. Course details are as follows:…
EASC and CSCC develop video modules on the Japanese "samurai" warrior class
Building on its partnership from 2014-2019 which resulted in the development of 14 new video modules on East Asian history, the East Asian Studies Center (EASC) and Columbus State Community College …
Area Studies Centers Award $1.5 million in FLAS Fellowships for Summer 2020 and Academic Year 2020-2021
The East Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies and Center for Slavic and East European Studies have awarded more than $1.5 million in student support this year in the form of 64…
Autumn 2020 EASC Program Calendar
The East Asian Studies Center's (EASC) Autumn 2020 events calendar is now available for download and printing. It includes information on lectures, conferences, performances, and other events…
Who's not to Blame in the South Korea-Japan Spat?
When the United States endeavored to build a new world order in the Pacific after World War II it did so assuming a close, cooperative rapport between American allies South Korea and Japan. What…
Prof. Danielle Pyun to lead Institute for Korean Studies
Danielle Pyun, associate professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, has been appointed director of the Institute for Korean Studies (IKS), beginning September 1, 2020. Pyun…
Prof. Naomi Fukumori to lead Institute for Japanese Studies
Naomi Fukumori, associate professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, has been appointed director of the Institute for Japanese Studies (IJS), beginning January 1, 2021…
EASC honors the accomplishments of Director Etsuyo Yuasa
After completing seven years of service as the director of the East Asian Studies Center (EASC), Etsuyo Yuasa, associate professor of East Asian languages and literatures, has…