We are pleased to announce the publication of the latest issue of Asia Pacific Perspectives. In vol. 16, no. 2 (2020), we present the multifaceted ways in which scholars in the humanities and social sciences are looking at food and culture in the Asia Pacific. The idea for this special issue first started with the USF Center for Asia […]
Is studying Asia your passion? If so, we want to hear from you! The USF Center for Asia Pacific Studies is pleased to partner with the USF Asian Studies program to announce the call for applications for its Merit Fellowships for Asian Studies. This new fellowship funded by the Center for Asia Pacific Studies is […]
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 […]
Neha Cariappa, recent graduate of the USF MA in Asia Pacific Studies program, shares her experiences while traveling back home to India during the pandemic and how she passed the time while in quarantine. In March when the ‘shelter-in-place’ was announced, I happened to be visiting family in the Bay area. Not in my wildest […]
Genevieve Leung is the program director of Asian Pacific American Studies and Critical Diversity Studies and affiliated faculty in the Asia Pacific Studies MA program. She will be the new academic director of the MA in Asia Pacific Studies starting in July 2020. In this interview, Professor Leung reminisced about her memories with her grandmother, […]
Congratulations to Nathalie Lopez Del Valle, recipient of the Center for Asia Pacific Studies Summer Stipend for 2020! Nathalie, a 2nd-year student in the MA in Asia Pacific Studies program is spending the summer studying Korean at the Sejong Institute in San Francisco. Learn about Nathalie’s experiences in the program (in her own words) below. […]
Professor Wei Yang Menkus is an Associate Professor in the USF Department of Modern and Classical Languages. She is currently serving as Program Director of Asian Studies as well as Program Coordinator for the minor in Chinese Studies. She teaches and researches Chinese and East Asian cinema, specializing in genre theory, gender and visual culture, […]
James Zarsadiaz is an Associate Professor of History and Director of the Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program (YPSP) at USF. His research revolves around his interest in Asian American studies and Filipino American history. He currently teaches US history. Some of his publications include “Raising Hell in the Heartland: Filipino Chicago and […]
Want to keep engaged with the Asia Pacific over the summer? Need suggestions for a good book to read? Want to discuss interesting topics with those who share your interest in the Asia Pacific? Join us at the end of May for our new Summer Book Club. We will provide the online link, the moderator, […]
