The East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) plays a crucial role in shaping the regional climate and ecosystem. It is a key driver of seasonal precipitation patterns that sustain agricultural productivity ...

Spotlight on East Asia, a region steeped in history and now helping to write the future of our world. We'll break down the ...

The Composite Map of the Ming Empire (Da Ming Hunyi Tu) reflects the political situation in AD 1389 but was likely painted much later. Original Chinese labels were later covered with Manchu on paper ...

Eighty years after the guns fell silent in the Pacific theater of World War II, the region it reshaped continues to remember – and forget – in strikingly different ways. In China, the memory has never ...

(b) the publication of primary source materials in different languages, including critical translations thereof Broadening the scope of the study of Christianity in China to include Japan and Korea, ...

This course explores through lectures and readings the history of world architecture and urban/city development. It is conceptualized, framed and presented for students studying Historic Preservation.

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers multiple pathways for students to develop their knowledge of the vibrant cultures of China, Japan, and Korea. While developing linguistic and ...

Asia’s babbling voices joined last week in a notable and noisy effort at unison. On their main theme, reaction against Western domination, Asians (they no longer wanted to be known as Asiatics) ...