December 29, 2025
Applications for the M.A. in International Studies: East Asia program will close on January 31, 2026. More details on the Jackson School website. Continue reading for the current list of
December 29, 2025
December 19, 2025
December 8, 2025
Reason #1: You’re fascinated by history, culture, politics, technology, and modern issues. Each track provides a framework of interdisciplinary study. All students take Proseminar in East Asian Studies, which introduces
April 22, 2021
Longtime advocate of the Jackson School of International Studies and the Korea Studies Program at the University of Washington Senator Paull Shin passed away on April 12. Sen. Shin’s legacy is
August 10, 2019
In “Why Japan and South Korea are feuding,” Donald Hellmann, Professor Emeritus and a Japan expert, comments on why the feud goes beyond the two countries.
October 11, 2018
In “Hawks Will Only Drive South Korea Away From America,” Doctoral Candidate Clint Work, who also is a regular writer for The Diplomat’s Koreas page, asserts that Seoul has its eyes on
June 21, 2018
The Jackson School of International Studies and the Department of History honored two faculty members, Hwasook Nam and Kyoko Tokuno, who retire from the University of Washington at the end of this
June 18, 2018
Professor Emeritus Donald Hellman, an expert on East Asia who has visited North Korea during his decades long career, discusses the historic summit between North Korea and the U.S. He
June 18, 2018
In his latest article, ‘Denuclearization’: What Does It Mean for the Korean Peninsula?, Lecturer Scott Montgomery asserts President Trump and North Korea Leader Kim Jong-Un are talking about significantly different