On September 24, 2021, JSIS and China Studies Affiliate Faculty Tabitha Grace Mallory was quoted in the AP NEWS article about China’s distant water fishing fleet and its evolution in the last few decades. Dr. Mallory is the CEO of the China Ocean Institute. She holds a Ph.D. (with distinction) and an M.A. in international relations from the

On August 19, 2021, James Lin participated in the podcast series “China Rising” by Global News (Canada), in an episode titled “Taiwan, a ‘potential flashpoint’ for wider military conflict.” This episode examines growing tensions between China and Taiwan and fears that they could spiral into global conflict.

JSIS 484 – Special Topics in East Asia: Beginning Mongolian Language Fall 2021 | M – F 3:30 – 4:20 p.m. | Hybrid Instruction | SLN 23698 | Credits 1-5 Winter 2022 | Time will be announced soon | Hybrid Instruction Spring 2022 | Time and format TBD Don’t miss this unique opportunity to study

Thursday, May 19th 2021 | 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) | Online (Zoom) The UW Taiwan Studies Program, along with the UW East Asia Center and the UW Foster School of Business Global Business Center, presents an upcoming panel discussion on Taiwan Entangled in the Global Economy: Silicon, Supply Chains, Geopolitics. This panel invites three experts from

The East Asia Center (EAC), South Asia Center (SAC) and Center for Global Studies (CGS) are pleased to support the Spring Quarter 2021 Global Business Forum taught by Professor Christina Fong, in partnership with the Foster School’s Global Business Center, the School of Law’s Global Business Law Institute, and The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR). The Global

Thursday, May 13, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) | Zoom Hosted by the Turkic and Central Eurasian Studies Program. Free and open to the public. This virtual workshop will bring together scholars of the contemporary Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) for a public conversation concerning current scholarship on the effects of a

April 29th, 2021 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) | Online via Zoom The UW Center for Korea Studies will host an exciting event on April 29th. This event is supported by the East Asia Center. This presentation will discuss the ‘Aenikkaeng’ Koreans of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, and the history of their migration

On March 30th, UW Space Policy and Research Center Founding Co-Director and Jackson School Professor Saadia Pekkanen participated in an event by Chatham House entitled, “Japan’s Space Strategy and Implications for its Regional Alliances.” Professor Pekkanen, alongside fellow panelists, discussed U.S. – Japan space cooperation, the role of the private sector in Japan’s space policy,

The Jackson School of International Studies Director, along with the Jackson School Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, are writing to acknowledge and condemn horrific racist attacks against members of the Asian American, Pacific Islander American (AAPI), and the Asian diaspora community.

The UW Jackson School of International Studies will hold their Spring 2021 Lecture Series Online over four sessions between April 1st and May 13th, 2020. The EAC is proudly supporting the series, in particular the first two lectures on April 1st and 13th: Thursday, April 1 | The Chinese Century and the City of Gold: