Center for Asia Pacific Studies 2020-2021 Undergraduate Merit Fellow Majoring in International Studies with a concentration in Environment and Development and a minor in Asian Studies Even though Emma DeBow and her older sister only have a four-year age gap, Emma felt like they were worlds apart. That is, until her older sister introduced her […]
Center for Asia Pacific Studies 2020-2021 Undergraduate Merit Fellow Majoring in International Studies, with concentrations in Sustainable Development & Environmental Justice and minors in Chinese and Asian Studies Priscilla Kim Ong introduced herself via a recorded video to her Chinese Literature in Translation course with earnestness and poise, holding up the burnt orange book she was […]
This spring, the Center for Asia Pacific Studies launched a new fellowship designed to promote the study of Asia among undergraduate students at the University of San Francisco. Expanding the center’s reach beyond our traditional promotion of graduate study through the MA in Asia Pacific Studies program, this year we partnered with the Asian Studies […]
Onigiri Action, our interactive cooking workshop and nutritional activism event brought together 20 undergraduates and masters students in the Asian Studies, Asia Pacific Studies, International Studies, and Sociology programs at USF. Students learned how to count to ten in Japanese while washing their hands thoroughly in a very thorough Japanese style, learned the history and […]
Onigiri Action @ USF Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 6:00-7:30 p.m., Online RSVP: https://rsvp.usfca.edu/onigiri-action Want to learn how to make a healthy Japanese snack–onigiri, or “rice ball”–while doing good? The USF Center for Asia Pacific Studies invites you to participate in a small and interactive cooking workshop with socially responsible aims. Join us for Onigiri Action […]
This has been a lively semester for the USF Center for Asia Pacific Studies! Moving our events online, we’ve extended our reach beyond the San Francisco Bay Area and created opportunities for conversations with communities and scholars from afar. Our audiences now include attendees from the San Francisco Bay Area, Hawaii, and even North Dakota. […]
We invite you to join us this spring as we showcase the voices and research of women working in the field of Asia Pacific Studies. AINU INDIGENOUS MODERNITY IN JAPAN: BRINGING OUR ANCESTORS HOME Wednesday, February 10, 5:30 – 6:45 p.m., Online Lecture by Dr. ann-elise lewallen, Associate Professor of East Asian Languages & Cultural […]
USF Center for Asia Pacific Studies Winter Book Club As the weather gets colder, it’s the perfect time to settle in on the sofa or your favorite chair with a good book. Need suggestions for a good book to read? Join the USF Center for Asia Pacific Studies for our Winter Book Club. We’ll provide […]
The USF Center for Asia Pacific Studies kicked off the Fall 2020 semester, as usual, with our Fall Welcome! In a fun event designed to celebrate Asia Pacific Studies at USF, this semester’s online event featured the directors of Asia-related programs at USF who shared program highlights, an amazing DIY boba-making demonstration, and a […]
Application Deadline: September 21, 2020 Please note: Fellow workshops will take place every other Tuesday, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. throughout the year. The USF Center for Asia Pacific Studies is pleased to announce the call for applicants for its merit-based undergraduate student fellows program for the 2020-2021 academic year. Part of the center’s research […]
