On Wednesday, November 12 the East Asia Center and Center for Japanese Studies is hosting a book talk with Dr. Andrea Gevurtz Arai, and Jeff Hou, professor emeritus, in a discussion moderated by Prof. Davinder Bhowmik for Spaces of Creative Resistance: Social Change Projects in Twenty-First-Century East Asia (Rutgers University Press 2025). November 12, 2026 3:30 – 5:00

We are joining the Tateuchi East Asia Library (TEAL) in welcoming Lucy Li as the new China collection librarian. Over the past two years, Lucy has served in this role in an interim capacity, demonstrating exceptional dedication, professionalism, and deep understanding of the research and teaching needs of our China and Taiwan Studies communities. Her

Welcome to the 2025 newsletter of the China Studies Program of the University of Washington.  Before I go any further, let me, on behalf of the entire program, express our heartfelt thanks to Prof. Madeleine Yue Dong for leading the program for more than 15 years—a time of extraordinary achievement. Without her willingness to manage

Congratulations to Jieyu Zhou, Graduate Medalist in the Humanities, Ph.D., Asian Languages and Literature. Jieyu Zhou’s research focuses on “collocations” — word combinations that are natural for native speakers of a language but may be less obvious for second language learners. (Why “fast food” but not “quick food”?) Her dissertation explores how advanced-level second language

On June 2, 2025 the Rainier Institute, a local research and think tank hosted a panel discussion on the future of U.S.-China relations, featuring Congressman Adam Smith and Professor David Bachman, University of Washington. With Trump 2.0, U.S.-China relations face new challenges, tensions, and geopolitical shifts. Prior to the panel, Bachman spoke with Nick Tselikov

During his keynote address to faculty and students at the 2023 Jackson School Convocation, Steve Davis, recipient of the Jackson School’s 2023 Distinguished Alum Award, described the “pinball approach” he has taken to his life and career, “zigzagging among interesting ideas, opportunities, and jobs.” Since graduating from the Jackson School in 1984 with an MA

David Bachman is quoted in an article titled “What a TikTok ban could mean for the UW,” published by the UW Daily on May 14, 2024.

Madeleine Yue Dong is interviewed for NPR’s “On Point” on the topic of the Cultural Revolution and how this period of Chinese history is viewed in China today. This piece aired on April 9, 2024. Professor Dong’s interview begins at minute 15:37. Listen to the full program here.

Paul Carrington, managing director of the Jackson School’s East Asia Center at the University of Washington, is featured in a story on the JSIS website detailing his recent trip to Taiwan as a Fulbright-Hays study tour grantee.