The Center for Asia Pacific Studies is excited to announce our spring Chinese Conversation Group! Come engage in conversation in Mandarin Chinese and improve your understanding of Chinese culture and contemporary events while meeting people with similar interests. This informal group is not a class, but an opportunity to practice your spoken language skills […]
Since 1988, the Center for Asia Pacific Studies has gained a reputation for conceptualizing and hosting events that promote greater understanding of the peoples and cultures of the Asia Pacific region. Fostering and promoting innovative research and teaching designed to create conversation and dialogue, our programs attract diverse audiences, consisting of faculty, staff, students and members […]
This fall, the Center for Asia Pacific Studies offered a variety of community-building activities for USF students interested in learning more about–and sharing their knowledge of–the Asia Pacific. See below for video highlights showcasing all the fun we had together! We began the semester with our Fall Welcome! Kenny Endo came to our campus for […]
Since 1988, the Center for Asia Pacific Studies has gained a reputation for conceptualizing and hosting events that promote greater understanding of the peoples and cultures of the Asia Pacific region. Fostering and promoting innovative research and teaching designed to create conversation and dialogue, our programs attract diverse audiences, consisting of faculty, staff, students and […]
Join a community of readers interested in the Asia Pacific this winter! We’ll provide the online link, moderator and the community of fellow readers interested in learning more about the Asia Pacific region–all you need to bring is the book. Join us for either or both book club meetings; be sure to reserve your spot […]
The Center for Asia Pacific Studies welcomes its newest cohort of undergraduate and graduate students into the Asia Bridge Fellowship program. Over the coming year, each of these outstanding young scholars–from a range of majors and programs across the university–will prepare a research paper and presentation on an Asia Pacific topic of their choice, organize […]
Each academic year, the Center for Asia Pacific Studies awards scholarships to outstanding students who promote cultural understanding and study of the Asia Pacific! Please see our awardees for the Academic Year 2023-2024: Undergraduate Fellowship Asian Studies Merit Fellowship: In order to promote the study of Asia among undergraduate students at USF, the Center for […]
I was excited to participate in the Sogang International Summer Program and couldn’t wait to arrive in Korea. In planning, I knew Seoul—where Sogang University is located—would be hot, humid, and right in the middle of monsoon season, so I made sure to bring an umbrella and sunblock: I was ready for the rain and […]
As the semester draws to a close, it is with great pleasure that we reflect upon the resoundingly successful conclusion of the 2022-23 Asia Bridge Junior Fellowship and Graduate (in its inaugural year!) Fellowship programs at the Center for Asia Pacific Studies. This semester, our six undergraduate and six graduate fellows independently researched and wrote […]
Come Read With Us This Summer! Center for Asia Pacific Studies Summer Book Club Join a community of readers interested in the Asia Pacific this Summer! We’ll provide the online link, moderator and the community of fellow readers interested in learning more about the Asia Pacific region–all you need to bring is the book! This […]
