{"id":8194,"date":"2021-07-08T22:37:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T22:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/?p=8194"},"modified":"2021-07-14T20:05:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T20:05:21","slug":"year-in-review-2020-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/year-in-review-2020-21\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year in Review: 2020-21 | Celebrations and Transitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the 2020-21\u00a0academic year, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UW South Asia Center<\/a>\u00a0thrived in its mission to support the study of South Asia in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>We were proud to host and support a wide range of engaging programming \u2013 all of it virtual \u2013 in our communities this year.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to explore the highlights below, and look forward to welcoming you back to campus in the fall.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>New Gift to Support the Study of India at UW<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8138\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/S-Rao-and-Usha-Varanasi.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/S-Rao-and-Usha-Varanasi.png 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/S-Rao-and-Usha-Varanasi-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/06\/S-Rao-and-Usha-Varanasi-280x351.png 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Thanks to a\u00a0recent\u00a0<strong>$100,000<\/strong>\u00a0gift from longtime UW donors\u00a0<strong>S. Rao and Usha Varanasi<\/strong>,\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>S. Rao and Usha Varanasi Endowed Scholarship for Studies of India\u00a0<\/strong>will support undergraduate studies of India for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are fortunate to have grown up in two major democracies, India and the United States, but we feel that the understanding of strengths and similarities between our two beloved countries is often superficial,\u201d said the Varanasis about the\u00a0purpose of their gift.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOur endowment is an encouragement to students to learn about India from renowned teachers and experts because knowledge deepens empathy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0UW South Asia Center\u00a0will administer the new scholarship, which will be open to students across campus with demonstrated interest in India through coursework, study abroad, language training, honors thesis research or other initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/news\/new-gift-to-support-students-studying-india-at-the-university-of-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u00a0\u2192<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/giving\/make-a-gift\/?source_typ=3&amp;source=SASPDI,SOASIA,CONEND,INDIAA,SKRTDI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give to the South Asia Center\u00a0\u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>A Community of Scholars and Students: 2020-21 at a Glance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The South Asia Center awarded Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships to\u00a0<strong>15<\/strong>\u00a0students across\u00a0<strong>8<\/strong>\u00a0departments to study\u00a0<strong>4<\/strong>\u00a0South Asian languages.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/flas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u00a0\u2192<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We welcomed new faculty members\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/meet-jsis-director-leela-fernandes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leela Fernandes<\/a>\u00a0(Director, JSIS) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/faculty-profile-professor-joseph-marino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joseph Marino<\/a>\u00a0(Asian Languages &amp; Literature) to the South Asia Studies community.<\/li>\n<li>Our faculty and grad students published dozens of\u00a0<strong>scholarly articles, books, book chapters, and op-eds<\/strong>\u00a0on international and South Asian topics.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/recent-publications-2020-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u00a0\u2192<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Congratulations<\/strong>\u00a0to the 2021 graduates of the International Studies (South Asia) MA program!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/congratulations-2021-south-asia-studies-ma-graduates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u00a0\u2192<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>HIGHLIGHTS: Community and K-14 Outreach<\/h2>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8069 size-page\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/08\/Nepali-Class-screenshot-blurred-1140x696.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/08\/Nepali-Class-screenshot-blurred-1140x696.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/08\/Nepali-Class-screenshot-blurred-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/08\/Nepali-Class-screenshot-blurred-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/08\/Nepali-Class-screenshot-blurred-1024x625.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/08\/Nepali-Class-screenshot-blurred-375x229.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/08\/Nepali-Class-screenshot-blurred-750x458.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/08\/Nepali-Class-screenshot-blurred.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Nepali Language Workshop<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>June-July 2020<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Led by instructor Binod Shrestha and student assistant Sauharda Rai, the inaugural Nepali language workshop brought together 26 language learners from across the country for two weeks of online learning sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Participants&#8217;\u00a0diverse motivations reflected an enduring interest in pursuing a less-commonly taught language\u00a0across professions, age groups, and personal interests. In addition to current college students and faculty studying Nepali for research purposes, participants included nonprofit professionals working in global health and education; a COVID-19 contact tracer responsible for taking calls with Nepali speakers over the phone; and a filmmaker brushing up on language skills before a return to the field, to name a few.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/inaugural-intensive-nepali-language-workshop-draws-students-from-across-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u00a0\u2192<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/nepal\/programs\/language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upcoming: Summer Nepali 2021\u00a0\u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Community College Master Teacher Institute<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>July 2020<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Are borders a political language? An ideology? A way of thinking? A way of being in this world? What are the implications of borders on globalization, identity, democracy, migration, global health, press freedom, climate change, Black Lives Matter?<\/p>\n<p>These were just a few of the critical topics discussed and debated for five days in July 2020 by 32 competitively selected community college faculty who participated in \u201cBorders: Real and Imaginary,\u201d the annual\u00a0Community College Master Teacher Institute\u00a0(CCMTI) held in summer at the University of Washington. Led by the six federally-funded National Resource Centers housed at the Jackson School, and co-sponsored with other partners in education, each year CCMTI explores a global topic from a variety of perspectives and disciplines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/news\/uw-national-resource-centers-host-teacher-training-on-borders-real-and-imaginary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u00a0\u2192<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/global\/educator-programs\/community-college-master-teacher-institute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upcoming: CCMTI 2021\u00a0\u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8205\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TSAL-Keynote-Social-Pic-375x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TSAL-Keynote-Social-Pic-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TSAL-Keynote-Social-Pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TSAL-Keynote-Social-Pic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TSAL-Keynote-Social-Pic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TSAL-Keynote-Social-Pic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TSAL-Keynote-Social-Pic-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TSAL-Keynote-Social-Pic-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TSAL-Keynote-Social-Pic.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8204\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TasveerUW-SAC_Symposium-375x375.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TasveerUW-SAC_Symposium-375x375.png 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TasveerUW-SAC_Symposium-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TasveerUW-SAC_Symposium-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TasveerUW-SAC_Symposium-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TasveerUW-SAC_Symposium-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TasveerUW-SAC_Symposium-750x750.png 750w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TasveerUW-SAC_Symposium-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/TasveerUW-SAC_Symposium.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Tasveer South Asian Lit + Film Festivals<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>October 2020<\/em><\/h3>\n<div>The South Asia Center&#8217;s longstanding partnership with local nonprofit cultural organization Tasveer went virtual in fall 2020:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>SAC Director Sunila Kale moderated the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/tsal-keynote-kale-in-conversation-with-chitra-banerjee-divakaruuni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Asian Litfest keynote event<\/a>\u00a0with renowned author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.<\/li>\n<li>As part of the 15th Tasveer South Asian Film Festival,\u00a0UW faculty and students joined artists, filmmakers, and journalists for a symposium on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/tsal-symposium-south-asian-diaspora-and-black-lives-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Asian Diaspora and Black Lives Matter: Cinematic and Literary Perspective<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Asian + Global Studies Course Development Grants for Community College Faculty<\/h3>\n<p>As part of our mission to incorporate\u00a0the study of South Asia in\u00a0community college curricula, the South Asia Center co-funded grants for community college faculty to infuse South Asian content in courses on Folklore &amp; Mythology; Cultural Psychology; and Business Communication.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/uwasdg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u00a0\u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>HIGHLIGHTS: Colloquia and Speaker Series<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8207\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/SAC-colloq-collage-2020-21-1024x918.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/SAC-colloq-collage-2020-21-1024x918.png 1024w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/SAC-colloq-collage-2020-21-300x269.png 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/SAC-colloq-collage-2020-21-768x688.png 768w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/SAC-colloq-collage-2020-21-375x336.png 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/SAC-colloq-collage-2020-21-750x672.png 750w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/SAC-colloq-collage-2020-21-1140x1022.png 1140w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/SAC-colloq-collage-2020-21.png 1444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The South Asia Center&#8217;s speaker series, colloquia, and reading workshops sparked discussions on critical issues in and on South Asia. Due to the virtual nature of 2020-21 events, we welcomed scholars,\u00a0students, and members of the community based in the\u00a0US, South Asia, Europe, Australia, and all over the globe.<\/p>\n<p><em>Event highlights:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shailaja Paik<\/strong>\u00a0(University of Cincinnati)\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/shailaja-paik-joins-south-asia-center-for-manuscript-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caste, sexuality, and humanity in modern India<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Arsalan Khan<\/strong>\u00a0(Union College) on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/arsalan-khan-on-the-piety-dawat-and-the-tablighi-jamaat-in-pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">politics of piety and Pakistani nationalism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Koonal Duggal<\/strong>\u00a0(University of Edinburgh) on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/koonal-duggal-on-vexed-images-visuality-and-iconographic-conflicts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sikhism, iconography, and popular culture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Natalia Di Pietrantonio<\/strong>\u00a0(Seattle Art Museum) on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/natalia-di-pietrantonio-on-wajid-ali-shah-and-book-arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">painting, poetry, and politics\u00a0in 19th century India<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Abhishek Kaicker<\/strong>\u00a0(UC Berkeley) on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/abhishek-kaicker-on-sovereignty-and-popular-politics-in-mughal-delhi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kingship and popular politics in Mughal India<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jane Dyson<\/strong>\u00a0(University of Melbourne) on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/jane-dyson-shares-ethnographic-film-of-pandav-lila-in-himalayas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">community and change in the Indian Himalaya<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Community activists\u00a0<strong>Anil Wagde<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Raghav Kaushik<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/caste-and-the-technology-sector-a-conversation-with-anil-wagde-and-raghav-kaushik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caste discrimination and legal activism in the technology sector<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ravinder Kaur<\/strong>\u00a0(IIT Delhi) and\u00a0<strong>Priti Ramamurthy<\/strong>\u00a0(UW) on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/rethinking-global-health-panel-explores-gender-in-india-and-around-the-globe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gender and global health in India<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Seattle Art Museum\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seattleartmuseum.org\/programs-and-learning\/public-programs\/gardner-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday University Lecture Series<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on Indian painting, art at\u00a0the Bangladesh border, Parsi architecture, and building and destroying sacred spaces in North\u00a0India<\/li>\n<li>New book talks from UW faculty\u00a0<strong>Anand Yang<\/strong>\u00a0(<em><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/events\/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D150936429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empire of Convicts: Indian Penal Labor in<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/events\/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D150936429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Colonial Southeast Asia<\/a><\/em>) and\u00a0<strong>Vikram Prakash<\/strong>\u00a0(<em><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/vikram-prakash-on-the-legacy-of-indian-modernist-architect-aditya-prakash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One Continuous Line: Art, Architecture and Urbanism of Aditya Prakash<\/a><\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Co-sponsored events\u00a0with UW partners including\u00a0<strong>Asian Languages &amp; Literature<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Near Eastern Languages and Civilization<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Global Health<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Qualitative Multi-Method Program<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Mellon Sawyer Seminars<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;and more! Check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/events-archive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Events Archive<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7823 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/yang-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/yang-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/yang.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7866 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/OCL-cover-276x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/OCL-cover-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/OCL-cover-768x834.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/OCL-cover-944x1024.jpg 944w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/OCL-cover-375x407.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/OCL-cover-750x814.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/01\/OCL-cover-1140x1237.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Navigating Global Careers Speaker Series<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8209 size-half\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/JSIS-Global-Careers-Speaker-Series-Spring-2021-11x17-jpg-375x580.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/JSIS-Global-Careers-Speaker-Series-Spring-2021-11x17-jpg-375x580.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/JSIS-Global-Careers-Speaker-Series-Spring-2021-11x17-jpg-194x300.jpeg 194w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/JSIS-Global-Careers-Speaker-Series-Spring-2021-11x17-jpg-768x1187.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/JSIS-Global-Careers-Speaker-Series-Spring-2021-11x17-jpg-663x1024.jpeg 663w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/JSIS-Global-Careers-Speaker-Series-Spring-2021-11x17-jpg-750x1159.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/JSIS-Global-Careers-Speaker-Series-Spring-2021-11x17-jpg-1140x1762.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/JSIS-Global-Careers-Speaker-Series-Spring-2021-11x17-jpg.jpeg 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/>The spring quarter\u00a0Navigating Global Careers Speaker Series, a collaboration with\u00a0the Center for Global Studies, East Asia Center, Southeast Asia Center, and\u00a0JSIS Office of Academic Services, offered students a firsthand glimpse into the world of internationally-focused careers.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from government, tech, and nonprofits joined International Studies majors and\u00a0students from related programs\u00a0for candid discussions on\u00a0professional trajectories, opportunities and challenges,\u00a0and the skills needed to thrive in a globally connected world.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>A Note from Outgoing SAC Director Sunila Kale<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8211 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/Sunila-Kale-2016-248x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/Sunila-Kale-2016-248x300.jpeg 248w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/Sunila-Kale-2016-375x455.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/Sunila-Kale-2016.jpeg 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It has been a pleasure to serve as Director of the South Asia Center for the last six years. This past year inparticular has been very difficult for many of us, with family, friends, and colleagues both in the US and in South Asia so deeply affected by the pandemic. Even through these challenges, it\u2019s been extremely rewarding for me both personally and professionally to engage with so many individuals and organizations here at the University of Washington and in the broader Seattle region to foster a deeper engagement with South Asia Studies. My thanks to Nick Gottschall, the Center\u2019s managing director, for being a superb collaborator throughout.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m delighted that my colleague,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/people\/radhika-govindrajan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Radhika Govindrajan<\/a>, will take the helm at the South Asia Center beginning this summer. I look forward to staying engaged with the Center and learning a lot from her and from all of you in the coming years.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>A note of appreciation for our donors<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Our work would not be possible without the generous support of our community donors. Your gifts are testaments to the value of international studies, language knowledge, and cultural understanding in a complex and interdependent world.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/giving\/make-a-gift\/?source_typ=3&amp;source=SASPDI,SOASIA,CONEND,INDIAA,SKRTDI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donate now \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Coming Up This Summer&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>Stay tuned for upcoming announcements this summer: our second\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/nepal\/programs\/language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">summer Nepali language program<\/a>, the 2021\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/global\/educator-programs\/community-college-master-teacher-institute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community College Master Teacher Institute<\/a>, summer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/summer-urdu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Urdu for high school students<\/a>, award recipient announcements for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/flas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FLAS<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/resources\/funding\/conlon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conlon Fellowship<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/resources\/funding\/iaww\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IAWW Scholarship<\/a>, introducing incoming\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/people\/students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">graduate students<\/a>, autumn quarter\u00a0events and more!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8199 size-half\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/SAC-Logo-LeftLine-375x107.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/SAC-Logo-LeftLine-375x107.png 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/SAC-Logo-LeftLine-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/07\/SAC-Logo-LeftLine.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Asia Center<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies<\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Washington<\/a>\u00a0is an important intellectual and pedagogical hub for the study of South Asia. A National Resource Center funded by the Title VI program of the United States Department of Education, our mission is to enhance the study of South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) on campus, in the\u00a0community, across the Pacific Northwest, and throughout the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the 2020-21\u00a0academic year, the\u00a0UW South Asia Center\u00a0thrived in its mission to support the study of South Asia in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. We were proud to host and support a wide range of engaging programming \u2013 all of it virtual \u2013 in our communities this year. 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