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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Welcome to the Asia Bridge Junior Fellows for 2021-2022! The Center for Asia Pacific Studies is excited to introduce its newest cohort of young scholars eager to explore research projects on an Asia Pacific topic of their choice as well as to participate in a variety of skills- and community-building activities to expand both their […]
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 […]
Welcome to the Asia Bridge Junior Fellows 2020-2021! Now in its second year, the Asia Bridge Junior Fellowship program welcomes its newest cohort of six promising young scholars. Throughout the year-long program, junior fellows will have the opportunity to not only pursue research on an Asia Pacific topic of their choice but also participate in […]
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 […]
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, […]
