Anita Harker is a sociologist at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, Washington. Harker received an Asian Studies Development Grant from the Jackson School to develop and teach a new course on Nepal. She traveled to Nepal in 2018 to gain a fresh perspective on the country as she prepared the new course; below are her

Students here at the University of Washington in Assistant Professor Jessica Kaminsky‘s Civil Engineering in Developing Countries class were recently featured in UW Today for their work in assisting with the Nepal earthquake relief effort. Using OpenStreetMap software, the students have been using satellite images to generate high quality, real-time maps for use in the

Dear friends, colleagues, and well-wishers of Nepal, We are deeply moved by the devastating earthquake on April 25th, 2015 in Nepal. At this moment of unimaginable tragedy, your overwhelming support has touched our hearts and supported us to gather our energy to bounce back. We appreciate every prayer and every penny that you have generously

UW Nepal Studies Initiative co-director David Citrin is in Nepal right now. He recently compiled his thoughts in the immediate aftermath for a thoughtful article for Humanosphere and includes in it advice for supporting Nepal’s recovery. The question at hand now is what to do, and what not do. Here, I humbly offer some guiding

On April 9th, 2015, the Nepal Studies Initiative team successfully held its first open planning meeting. 20 people attended the event, including students from the Nepal Student Association, representatives from the Nepal Seattle Society, and faculty from a range of interdisciplinary subjects. Topics discussed included plans for the Nepal Studies Initiative’s first course in Autumn

The South Asia Center at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies is pleased to announce the launch of the University of Washington Nepal Studies Initiative, funded in part by a Title VI US Department of Education National Resource Center grant. The Nepal Studies Initiative serves as an academic home for Nepal studies, and