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Sendai after the earthquake, tsunami flooding, and nuclear disaster
Students translate personal testimonies from survivors of the March 3, 2011 triple disaster in Sendai, Japan
Photo of Chair Zev Handel, teaching in a class.
Letter from the Chair - Fall 2020
Picture of George Takahashi.
Announcing the George Takahashi Endowed Fellowship in Japanese Studies
Screenshot of Professor Kaoru Ohta teaching his Japanese class online via Zoom.
The New Normal? Remote Teaching in Asian Languages and Literature
Professor Handel smiling
Asian L&L Welcomes New Chair, Professor Zev Handel
Joe Marino standing in front of tree
Professor Joseph Marino interviewed by the South Asia Center
Great Wall of China
Applications to the Chinese Flagship Program are open!
22 UW students receive Fulbright awards
Cover for Professor Salomon’s "Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhāra: An Introduction with Selected Translations"
Professor Richard G. Salomon Awarded the 2020 Khyentse Foundation Prize for Outstanding Buddhist Translation
the quad with cherry blossoms
Watch the Chinese Flagship Information Session video!
Professor Hamm standing in the quad
Professor Chris Hamm to teach new 'Humanities First' course in Autumn 2020
Asian Languages & Literature Department awarded Chinese Flagship Grant to expand language education
Paper cranes laid out in the shape of a heart with candles surrounding
Associate Professor Jennifer Dubrow receives award; publishes essay on Urdu poetry and India's anti-CAA protests
Asian Languages and Literature to Host Chinese Flagship Program
palm trees with text on top graphic
Asian L&L Summer Courses offered online
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Zoom information and guides for instructors
UW’s East Asia Library to be renamed the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi East Asia Library
UW Books in brief: Poetry of India’s Bani-Thani, equitable parent-school collaboration, building military cultural competence — and a 2019 National Jewish Book Award
ArtsUW Roundup: Midori with Jean-Yves Thibaudet, UW Dance Presents, Burke NiteLife, and more
Early Buddhist Manuscripts
Strips of worn paper with Buddhist text
Early Buddhist Manuscript Project featured in National Endowment for the Humanities magazine
Image of Busan, Korea
UW Language Student Wins Awards by Blending STEM and Korean
Art and Engagement in Early Postwar Japan - Book Cover
Professor Justin Jesty Wins ASAP Book Award
ArtsUW Roundup: Visit the Burke Museum, attend a Sankai Juku performance, and more.
Lotus flower image
New Opening for Full-Time Lecturer in Vietnamese