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Cornell Professor Ding Xiang Warner, UW AL&L PhD, publishes important book on Mediaeval Chinese Manuscript Culture

Ding Xiang Warner earned her Ph.D. from our department in Spring of 1996 and she is currently an Associate Professor of Asian Studies at Cornell University. Her recent book, “Transmitting Authority: Wang Tong and the Zhongshuo in... Continue reading

Roy Andrew Miller, Professor of Japanese in the Department of Asian Languages & Literature from 1970 to 1989 and chairman of the department from 1972 to 1975.

Roy Andrew Miller (born September 5, 1924, died August 22, 2014) was a linguist and literary scholar who had unusual facility with Japanese, Chinese, Tibetan, Korean, Southeast, and... Continue reading

Unwrapping Korean American Identities

Partnering with the Korean American communities of the Greater Seattle-Tacoma area, this exhibition is a culmination of work by a diverse group of people, generations, ages, backgrounds, and perspectives, all exploring Korean American identities. On display November 14, 2014 – June 21, 2015 Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American... Continue reading
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Events of Interest

Mar 4
Ann Balsamo
Designing Culture: The Technological Imagination at Work in the Creation of Cultural Heritage
7:00pm - Kane Hall, 210
Mar 8
Speaker: Noriko Nakamura, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
The Department of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Washington is pleased to announce: Workshop on Japanese Prosody and the Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
1:00pm - UW Seattle, Denny Hall 122
Apr 2 to 3
2015 Go-Map Prospective Student Days -Registration Required
8:00am - UW Club
Nov 22 to 5
Live On: Mr.’s Japanese Neo-Pop
- Asian Art Museum - Tateuchi Galleries
Apr 25
Call for Papers
Graduate Student Colloquium 2015
10:00am - UW Seattle, Thompson Hall 317
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