We’re excited to invite you to USF’s first 21% Party: Clothing Exchange to Save Our Planet! This event is coming to the annual Fall Thrift Pop-up! Hosted by the Center for Asia Pacific Studies and the Office of Sustainability, this event will take place on: Tuesday, October 29th 11:00-1:00 pm McLaren Conference Center, Room 251 […]
The USF Center for Asia Pacific Studies is delighted to introduce our new Kiriyama Fellow, Dr. Michael Dufresne. Dr. Dufresne will be in residence at the center for the 2024-2025 academic year. During his time here, he will be teaching in the philosophy department, coordinating the center’s Asia Bridge Graduate Fellowship program, and conducting research […]
Antonio Gomez ’25 shares his experience studying in South Korea as a recipient of the Don Reid Sogang University Scholarship. Learn about the program » What I thought was just another k-pop performance at a street fair in Seoul, was actually a celebration of artists who fled North Korea to Seoul in pursuit of better […]
Yan Chen ’27 shares her experience studying in South Korea as a recipient of the Don Reid Sogang University Scholarship. Learn about the program » As I write in a bedroom occupied by half organized suitcases filled with an assortment of snacks written in a language I have only begun learning, trinkets which serve no […]
Elizabeth Strout ’25 shares her experience studying in South Korea as a recipient of the Don Reid Sogang University Scholarship. Learn about the program » A few years ago, while browsing through the Gleeson Library catalog, I encountered a collection of translated poems called Back to Heaven by Cheon Sang-byeong. Intrigued by the title, I […]
Sheila Ta ’25 shares her experience studying in South Korea as a recipient of the Don Reid Sogang University Scholarship. Learn about the program » Spending 4 weeks studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea allowed me to immerse myself in the city’s vibrant, fast-paced culture. While there, I connected with locals and engaged with the […]
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. Our events attract diverse audiences, consisting of faculty, staff, students and members of the public from the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the […]
The Center for Asia Pacific Studies commends our 2023-24 cohort of Asia Bridge junior fellows on their exceptional work. Throughout the year, these students explored their research passions for the Asia Pacific, gaining academic and professional skills for their future success. The students wrapped up the busy fellowship program with two key events: their Thai […]
Following the enormous success of the inaugural 2022-23 Asia Bridge Graduate Fellowship, the Center for Asia-Pacific Studies’ received an unprecedented number of strong applications from a wide range of fields and disciplines across the university to the 2023-2024 program. We would like to congratulate the five finalists who successfully completed this demanding and competitive fellowship. […]
The Center for Asia Pacific Studies invites you to join us for our spring virtual symposium, “Demographic Challenges in East Asia” (Keynote: Wednesday evening, Panels: Thursday afternoon). As life expectancy has risen, Asians have gotten older and now are living longer. At the same time, the number of marriages has steadily decreased, women are having fewer […]
