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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 11h

#CFP: 26th Asian Studies Association of Australia Biennial Conference, "Beyond Borders: Reimagining Asian societies in and across a Shifting World." June 29-July 2, 2026—proposals due November 7, 2025.

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 1d

Makers of documentary and independent films about Asia have *10 days left* to submit their work to the #AAS2026 Film Expo! Thanks to the UIUC Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies for being our partner in producing this event.

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AAS 2026 Film Expo call for documentary and independent films on contemporary Asian life, deadline October 17, 2025, for the Vancouver conference.

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 1d

The AAS 2025 elections opened on September 16, with voting available until November 17. AAS members: log in to your ballot and cast your vote! Don't miss this chance to make your voice heard.

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Portrait of Mary Gallagher wearing a green blouse and necklace, nominated for Vice President of the Association for Asian Studies in 2025.

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 1d

New #AsiaNow post: AAS Statement on Discontinuation of International and Foreign Language Education Grant Programs

Statement on Discontinuation of International and Foreign Language Education Grant Programs - Association for Asian Studies

On Sept. 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) decided to prematurely terminate programs promoting international and foreign language education, which have been funded by federal grants…

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 1d

#CFP "Closed Borders and Global Connections: Being Global after Globalization" — World History Association conference, to be held June 25-27 in Incheon, Korea. Early submission deadline is December 1!

WHA Korea 2026

The WHA will be hosting the 35th WHA Annual Meeting in Incheon, Korea, from 25- 27 June, 2026, co-sponsored by George Mason University Korea, in affiliation with The Academy of Korean Studies.

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 2d

Call for Submissions — "Global Perceptions of China: Insights from the Next Generation." Scholars under the age of 35 are invited to submit proposals by October 31.

Call for Submissions

CCA invites young scholars under 35 to submit paper proposals on how China is perceived in their countries or regions, as part of a new initiative to highlight underrepresented perspectives on…

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 2d

AAS-in-Asia 2026 to Take Place at Lahore University of Management Sciences—submit your organized panel session or roundtable proposal by November 13!

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Colorful poster for AAS-in-Asia Lahore conference, Sept 25-27, 2026, themed 'Centering Asia: Refiguring Connections, Recharting Futures'.

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 5d

AAS Members: it's time to exercise ... exercise your right to vote, that is! Log in to your ballot and cast your vote in our 2025 elections. 💪

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Nominee Paul Foster, Associate Professor of Chinese at Georgia Tech, running for Council of Conferences in AAS 2025 Elections with a focus on promoting cross-cultural collaborative research.

Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 6d

Exhibit, advertise, and sponsor at #AAS2026! We have many different opportunities for publishers and programs to reach our Annual Conference participants in Vancouver—book yours today.

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Promotional graphic for AAS2026 Annual Conference in Vancouver, March 12-15, highlighting 55% exhibit booths sold and inviting bookings for booths, sponsorships, and ads.

Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 6d

If you know a graduate student or college-level Japanese instructor who stands out as an exceptional language teacher, it's time to nominate them for the 2026 Hamako Ito Chaplin Memorial Award! All materials must be submitted by January 23.

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2026 Hamako Ito Chaplin Memorial Award offers $1,000 for excellence in Japanese language teaching to graduate students and college instructors.

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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 6d

If you're going to be at AHA and want to talk @jppinfo.bsky.social, make an appointment with me! 😀

Japan Past & Present @jppinfo.bsky.social · 6d

Are you interested in discussing potential proposals for open-access resources in the Japanese humanities that might be suitable for JPP’s Project Funding program? 🗾 Consider requesting an appointment during the @historians.org 2026 conference (Jan 8–11, 2026). japanpastandpresent.org

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 6d

What does an AAS Area Council do? Its nine members help organize programs and staff committees, review grant and workshop applications, and serve as point of contact for AAS Members with questions or concerns. They're your elected representatives!

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Professional portrait of Arvind Elangovan, a professor at Wright State University, nominated for the South Asia Council in the AAS 2025 elections, wearing a suit and pink checkered shirt.

Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 6d

In an experiential learning essay for EAA, Lauren Collins describes her summer-abroad program course on memory politics in Taiwan. Centered on "reading the city," the class moved beyond guided tours to immerse students in the history they were studying.

Teaching Taiwan: An Experiential Learning Essay - Association for Asian Studies

One of my favorite undergraduate courses to teach is Memory and the Politics of Heritage in Asia. This class uses examinations of material objects (not only museums, monuments, and memorials, but…

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Benjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social · 7d

There’s no obit yet, but RIP to ethnomusicologist Terry Miller, who studied northeastern Thai music in the 1960s and published a lot of crucial stuff.

I’m so sorry to hear that he passed. He was a decent human being and his work was important — I know young Thai music historians who still read it.

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 7d

We have *extended* the deadline for nominations to the 2026 Sumie Jones Prize for Project Leadership in Japan-centered Humanities. All materials are now due by 5pm Eastern Time on October 15.

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Collage featuring traditional Japanese masks, red torii gates, a woman in kimono with umbrella, and gold paint, promoting the Sumie Jones Prize for Japan-centered humanities leadership.

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 7d

Call for applications: Tangut Winter School 2026 at the Elling Eide Center, January 5-9, 2026. Apply by November 1 for this 5-day (funded!) immersion in Buddhist texts, history, law codes, and more.

Tangut Winter School 2026 | Elling Eide Center

Tangut Winter School 2026 Join the Tangut Winter School 2026 for five days of lectures and guided readings on Buddhist texts, history, law codes, and more.T ...

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De Gruyter Brill Asian Studies @dgb-asianstudies.bsky.social · 7d

Proud to launch the Digital Library of Chinese Classics! 510 texts, 20 years of research, 500 scholars, 282 vols, in one comprehensive digital collection, empowered by Brill’s renowned dictionaries. Check it out:
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Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · 7d

It’s here! The call for pitches for our deluxe December issue, “A Time of Monsters,” supported by a grant from the Kitchings Family Foundation.

CFP: A Time of Monsters

The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 7d

The candidates on this year's AAS ballot represent 42 different institutions across the United States, Canada, Asia, and Europe; they're at every career stage from graduate student through full professor. The diversity of representatives mirrors the diversity of our membership.

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Nominee George Dutton, History Professor at UCLA, outdoors in a forest setting wearing a blue jacket and hiking gear, for the Southeast Asia Council election.

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 8d

We appreciate the time and effort of everyone who accepts a nomination to the AAS election ballot—and their willingness to serve the #AsianStudies community if elected!

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Nominee Daigengna Duoer, Assistant Professor of Religion at Boston University, advocates for global inclusivity and amplifying underrepresented voices in academia and beyond.

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 8d

For more information on these students and their work, check out the Filipino@Brown petition:

Filipino (Tagalog) Language Petition

Form for supporting an initiative to have Filipino language courses at Brown. As proud members of the Brown University Filipino Alliance and the Brown University Southeast Asian Studies Initiative, w...

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 8d

#CFP 2026 Berkeley-Stanford Graduate Student Conference in Modern Chinese Humanities, April 10-11 at UC Berkeley. Submit paper proposals by November 8 for consideration.

Berkestan 2026 | Institute of East Asian Studies

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Areum Jeong 정아름 @areum.bsky.social · 9d

Our panel "K-pop Fandom(s) and Authenticity: When Fans Control the Narrative" has been accepted for the Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org 2026 annual conference!

Many thanks to @math48.bsky.social for organizing the panel and hope to see you in Vancouver next March! 🙌🏻

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Joseph Seeley @josephaseeley.bsky.social · 9d

Needed some happy news, so I was thrilled to see that both of my panels had been accepted for next year's @asianstudies.org conference! Look forward to seeing Asian Studies friends and colleagues in Vancouver!

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Melek Ortabasi @mortabasi.bsky.social · 9d

Woo hoo we got our panel acceptance letter! See you in Vancouver in March, @asianstudies.org

"Childhoods at the Intersection of Literature and Education in Japan" with yours truly, Joelle Nazzicone, @stephenchoi.bsky.social, and Pieter Van Lommel. Add us to your schedule 😀

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