Association for Asian Studies
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The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is dedicated to the advancement of the field of Asian Studies through international exchange, networking, publications, research support, and career development.
The AAS Secretariat will be closed from December 24 until January 5 for a holiday break. We hope everyone enjoys a peaceful holiday season and a happy New Year!
December 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The AAS Secretariat will be closed from December 24 until January 5 for a holiday break. We hope everyone enjoys a peaceful holiday season and a happy New Year!
Ming Studies scholars planning to attend #AAS2026 in Vancouver—you have until *tomorrow* (December 18) to apply for a Geiss-Hsu grant to support your travel! All materials must be submitted to AAS by 11:59pm Eastern Time.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ming Studies scholars planning to attend #AAS2026 in Vancouver—you have until *tomorrow* (December 18) to apply for a Geiss-Hsu grant to support your travel! All materials must be submitted to AAS by 11:59pm Eastern Time.
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bit.ly/AAS2026Ming
We are pleased to invite all #AAS2026 attendees to the Keynote Address by Professor Hyun Mee Kim (Yonsei University) on Thursday, March 12 at 5:00pm. Professor Kim will speak on "A Feminist Redefining of Democracy in Post-Developmental South Korea."
We hope to see you there!
We hope to see you there!
December 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We are pleased to invite all #AAS2026 attendees to the Keynote Address by Professor Hyun Mee Kim (Yonsei University) on Thursday, March 12 at 5:00pm. Professor Kim will speak on "A Feminist Redefining of Democracy in Post-Developmental South Korea."
We hope to see you there!
We hope to see you there!
Yuxi Pan is writing a dissertation on the representation of horses in the Yuan Dynasty and the broader Mongol world. In June 2025, Pan visited Hong Kong and Taiwan on research trips supported by an EIAC small grant.
Apply for your grant by February 2: bit.ly/EIAC26
Apply for your grant by February 2: bit.ly/EIAC26
December 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Yuxi Pan is writing a dissertation on the representation of horses in the Yuan Dynasty and the broader Mongol world. In June 2025, Pan visited Hong Kong and Taiwan on research trips supported by an EIAC small grant.
Apply for your grant by February 2: bit.ly/EIAC26
Apply for your grant by February 2: bit.ly/EIAC26
With generous funding from the James P. Geiss and Margaret Y. Hsu Foundation, AAS is able to provide travel grants for Ming Studies scholars to attend #AAS2026—but there's only one week left to apply! Submit materials by December 18.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
With generous funding from the James P. Geiss and Margaret Y. Hsu Foundation, AAS is able to provide travel grants for Ming Studies scholars to attend #AAS2026—but there's only one week left to apply! Submit materials by December 18.
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You have #AAS2026 questions. We have answers.
Submit your AAS Annual Conference queries and dilemmas using our quick and easy form—we'll be answering selected questions between now and March 12!
bit.ly/AAS2026-AMA
Submit your AAS Annual Conference queries and dilemmas using our quick and easy form—we'll be answering selected questions between now and March 12!
bit.ly/AAS2026-AMA
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
You have #AAS2026 questions. We have answers.
Submit your AAS Annual Conference queries and dilemmas using our quick and easy form—we'll be answering selected questions between now and March 12!
bit.ly/AAS2026-AMA
Submit your AAS Annual Conference queries and dilemmas using our quick and easy form—we'll be answering selected questions between now and March 12!
bit.ly/AAS2026-AMA
It's time to put those finishing touches on your #AASInAsia2026 proposals and hit the submit button! All proposals for onsite, virtual, and hybrid sessions/roundtables must be submitted to AAS and LUMS *today*.
bit.ly/AIA2026
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December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's time to put those finishing touches on your #AASInAsia2026 proposals and hit the submit button! All proposals for onsite, virtual, and hybrid sessions/roundtables must be submitted to AAS and LUMS *today*.
bit.ly/AIA2026
bit.ly/AIA2026
Call for Papers: The University of Michigan will hold a workshop on Asian Political History, May 4-5, 2026. All who are interested in sharing their work should submit a paper abstract by January 20.
Apply now: bit.ly/3KfTcyF
Apply now: bit.ly/3KfTcyF
December 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Call for Papers: The University of Michigan will hold a workshop on Asian Political History, May 4-5, 2026. All who are interested in sharing their work should submit a paper abstract by January 20.
Apply now: bit.ly/3KfTcyF
Apply now: bit.ly/3KfTcyF
If the #AsianStudies specialist in your life is hard to shop for, you can never go wrong with a year of AAS membership. Gift memberships include four issues of the Journal of Asian Studies, newsletters, discounts, and more!
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bit.ly/GiftAAS
December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If the #AsianStudies specialist in your life is hard to shop for, you can never go wrong with a year of AAS membership. Gift memberships include four issues of the Journal of Asian Studies, newsletters, discounts, and more!
bit.ly/GiftAAS
bit.ly/GiftAAS
Now through February 2, submit your application for East & Inner Asia Council Small Grants. Thanks to funding from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, AAS supports research, digital projects, conferences, and more!
bit.ly/EIAC26
bit.ly/EIAC26
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Now through February 2, submit your application for East & Inner Asia Council Small Grants. Thanks to funding from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, AAS supports research, digital projects, conferences, and more!
bit.ly/EIAC26
bit.ly/EIAC26
Deadline reminder! The #AASInAsia2026 Call for Proposals will close on Wednesday, December 10. Put the final touches on your panel/roundtable proposals now and submit them soon for our September 2026 conference in Lahore.
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bit.ly/AIA2026
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Deadline reminder! The #AASInAsia2026 Call for Proposals will close on Wednesday, December 10. Put the final touches on your panel/roundtable proposals now and submit them soon for our September 2026 conference in Lahore.
bit.ly/AIA2026
bit.ly/AIA2026
Call for Proposals: 6th annual AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studies, May 26-30, 2026. Submit abstracts by February 8 for this virtual event.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Call for Proposals: 6th annual AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studies, May 26-30, 2026. Submit abstracts by February 8 for this virtual event.
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The latest issue of the Journal of Asian Studies offers research articles on India, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Xinjiang, plus a plethora of book reviews. AAS members have full access—log in to your member account now to check it out!
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December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The latest issue of the Journal of Asian Studies offers research articles on India, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Xinjiang, plus a plethora of book reviews. AAS members have full access—log in to your member account now to check it out!
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We have NEW MERCH! Check out the latest additions to our store, from cold-weather essentials to stylish kitchen accessories. What better way to show your support for #AsianStudies?
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December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We have NEW MERCH! Check out the latest additions to our store, from cold-weather essentials to stylish kitchen accessories. What better way to show your support for #AsianStudies?
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With 100 days to go before #AAS2026, have you ...
✅ Registered?
✅ Booked your conference hotel?
✅ Made travel plans to Vancouver?
✅ Checked requirements for entry to Canada?
This info and more at our website: buff.ly/2u1hocx
✅ Registered?
✅ Booked your conference hotel?
✅ Made travel plans to Vancouver?
✅ Checked requirements for entry to Canada?
This info and more at our website: buff.ly/2u1hocx
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
With 100 days to go before #AAS2026, have you ...
✅ Registered?
✅ Booked your conference hotel?
✅ Made travel plans to Vancouver?
✅ Checked requirements for entry to Canada?
This info and more at our website: buff.ly/2u1hocx
✅ Registered?
✅ Booked your conference hotel?
✅ Made travel plans to Vancouver?
✅ Checked requirements for entry to Canada?
This info and more at our website: buff.ly/2u1hocx
Thank you to everyone for your support of #AsianStudies in 2025! Your donations help us provide funding for research grants, conference attendance, AAS membership, and more. Every dollar makes a difference. 🫶
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December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Thank you to everyone for your support of #AsianStudies in 2025! Your donations help us provide funding for research grants, conference attendance, AAS membership, and more. Every dollar makes a difference. 🫶
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🚨 AAS and LUMS want to ensure that everyone who wants to apply for #AASInAsia2026 has the opportunity to do so—so we are *extending* the proposal submission deadline to December 10. Virtual and hybrid presentation options are available!
bit.ly/AIA2026
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December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🚨 AAS and LUMS want to ensure that everyone who wants to apply for #AASInAsia2026 has the opportunity to do so—so we are *extending* the proposal submission deadline to December 10. Virtual and hybrid presentation options are available!
bit.ly/AIA2026
bit.ly/AIA2026
Call for Applications: 2026-27 Gosling-Lim Postdoctoral Fellowship in Southeast Asian Studies. Apply by February 2 for this opportunity, made possible by L.A. Peter Gosling and Linda Yuen-Ching Lim.
bit.ly/AASGL
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December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Call for Applications: 2026-27 Gosling-Lim Postdoctoral Fellowship in Southeast Asian Studies. Apply by February 2 for this opportunity, made possible by L.A. Peter Gosling and Linda Yuen-Ching Lim.
bit.ly/AASGL
bit.ly/AASGL
AAS staff will be unavailable for the next several days as they break for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be back online December 1.
We are thankful to you for your continued support of #AsianStudies!
We are thankful to you for your continued support of #AsianStudies!
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
AAS staff will be unavailable for the next several days as they break for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be back online December 1.
We are thankful to you for your continued support of #AsianStudies!
We are thankful to you for your continued support of #AsianStudies!
Hotel rooms for #AAS2026 in Vancouver are getting booked up quickly! We expect all six hotels to sell out, so make your reservation today before space is gone.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Hotel rooms for #AAS2026 in Vancouver are getting booked up quickly! We expect all six hotels to sell out, so make your reservation today before space is gone.
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If you're working on a proposal for #AASInAsia2026 in Lahore, you have one week left before the submission deadline! All panel and roundtable proposals, for both in-person and hybrid panels, must be submitted by December 2.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If you're working on a proposal for #AASInAsia2026 in Lahore, you have one week left before the submission deadline! All panel and roundtable proposals, for both in-person and hybrid panels, must be submitted by December 2.
aasinasia.org
aasinasia.org
We've added some cozy new designs to the AAS Merchandise Store—check out our Winterwear Collection now!
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November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We've added some cozy new designs to the AAS Merchandise Store—check out our Winterwear Collection now!
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The #AAS2026 preliminary conference program is online ... start browsing the nearly *600 sessions*, planning your schedule, and seeing all that our gathering in Vancouver has to offer!
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November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The #AAS2026 preliminary conference program is online ... start browsing the nearly *600 sessions*, planning your schedule, and seeing all that our gathering in Vancouver has to offer!
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A heads-up that our office will be closed for the Thanksgiving and Winter Holidays—please be aware that staff won't be available November 27-28, or December 24-January 2. Thank you for your understanding!
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A heads-up that our office will be closed for the Thanksgiving and Winter Holidays—please be aware that staff won't be available November 27-28, or December 24-January 2. Thank you for your understanding!
Authors or publishers not attending #AAS2026 in Vancouver can still share their books with the #AsianStudies community! Reserve shelf space at our Cooperative Book Exhibit to ensure that your work reaches our audience.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Authors or publishers not attending #AAS2026 in Vancouver can still share their books with the #AsianStudies community! Reserve shelf space at our Cooperative Book Exhibit to ensure that your work reaches our audience.
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