The China Studies department is very excited to announce that one of our 2015 graduates, Benjamin Lee, recently received a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research on cross-Strait relations in China and Taiwan. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for United States students to undertake international graduate study, advanced research

This week, the China Studies Program held a retirement reception for Professor Stevan Harrell, who has taught at the University of Washington since 1974. Holding appointments in Anthropology and Environmental and Forest Sciences, Prof. Harrell’s specialization has distinguished those departments, as well as China Studies, as leaders in global research on ethnic minorities in China.

The China Studies Program congratulates one of our affiliated Ph.D. candidates, Matthew Van Duyn, for receiving the Fulbright US-Student Program Independent Study/Research Grant to support his work in the field of modern Chinese history. The Fulbright US-Student Program Independent Study/Research Grant provides opportunities for doctoral candidates to engage in full-time research abroad in modern foreign

The China Studies Program at the University of Washington is honored to introduce the Vincent Y.C. Shih Endowed Professorship in China Studies. The professorship was made possible by a generous gift from Bill and Bernadette Shih, who established this appointment in Vincent Y.C. Shih’s name. The Vincent Y.C. Shih Endowed Professorship reflects Professor Shih’s groundbreaking

China Studies M.A. candidate Daniel Rechtschaffen has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship in Mandarin for summer 2017! This scholarship, awarded by the U.S. State Department, funds eight weeks of intensive study in languages that the State Department considers critical to U.S. national security. Daniel will spend this summer in China working with other Critical Language Scholarship

Professor Sasha Welland 2:30-4:20 MW, COM 120, SLN 21514 ANTH/GWSS/JSIS A 328 Gender & Sexuality in China This course provides a rich exploration of gender and sexuality as key aspects of China’s process of modernization, from the late Qing dynasty through the building of the Republic, Communist revolution, and post-Mao economic reform. It examines, through historical,

Whether you’re a Ph.D. candidate focusing on China or a UW student with an interest in China, we encourage you to browse the Spring 2017 Asian Studies course list.

The Hanyu Colloquia is a series of academic talks that will take place from the beginning of January until the end of March 2017. China studies-related social science research will be presented with questions and discussion to follow in Mandarin Chinese. The series is supported through an award from the U.S. State Department’s Critical Language

Ph.D. Candidate Xiaoshun Zeng, a specialist on China and an affiliate of the Southeast Asia Center, has won a Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship. The fellowship, awarded by the Social Science Research Council, is an extremely competitive award given to 80 participants globally each year. After receiving the news Zeng said: “I’m excited to receive this Fellowship for

Muyang Chen is a Ph.D. candidate at the Jackson School studying state-market relations. Her doctoral work concerns the relationship between state and public-banks and its effect on the foreign ventures of domestic firms, internationalization of currency, and foreign policy. She will be organizing a panel at this year’s Association for Asian Studies Conference in Toronto called