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Glory Liu discussing Kiyoshi Karl Kawakami for the Political Theory Colloquium

Sep 14, 2026

The Department of Politic's P

Patricia Nguyen and Natasha Heller

Patricia Nguyen & Natasha Heller Receive Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Public Impact Grants in Buddhist studies

Aug 27, 2026

Two of our faculty have received major awards from the inaugural Robert H. N.

CAPRI Annual Forum flyer

CAPRI Annual Forum--Resilience, Risk, and Reinvention: Asia Pacific in a Splintering World

May 01, 2026

In a world defined by fragmentation, rising risks, and rapid transformation, how can the Asia-Pac

Upcoming Events

His Excellency Suriya Chindawongse - Ambassador of Thailand to the U.S.

Date: September 16, 2026

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: 655 Leonard Sandridge Rd

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Returning Home (or maybe somewhere else): Existential Threat and Religious Change Across the Hmong Diaspora

Date: September 17, 2026

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Location: Gibson 441

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Competing for Soft Power: China’s Image-Making in Africa

Date: September 17, 2026

Time: 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM

Location: Bryan 328

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Recent Publications

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Reportage in the Chinese Speaking World

Charles Laughlin

University of Michigan Press (2026)

Torikaebaya Monogatari: A Japanese Tale of Gender-Swapped Siblings

Torikaebaya Monogatari: A Japanese Tale of Gender-Swapped Siblings

Gustav Heldt

Stanford University Press (2026)

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Literature for Little Bodhisattvas: Making Buddhist Families in Modern Taiwan

Natasha Heller

University of Hawaii Press (2025)