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Jackson School’s hybrid Thai courses to receive new course numbers
April 11, 2025
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Japanese and Chinese languages lead language learning trends in WA state
May 30, 2024
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Epic Emotions: From Ancient Greece to Contemporary India
December 19, 2023
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Asia Notes 2022
March 7, 2023
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Learn about our Sanskrit Program and Support South Asian Studies at UW
April 21, 2022
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Asian L&L Summer Courses
February 11, 2022
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Learn a New Language This Summer!
March 9, 2021
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
August 21, 2020
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The New Normal? Remote Teaching in Asian Languages and Literature
August 19, 2020
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Applications to the Chinese Flagship Program are open!
August 5, 2020
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Virtual Tokyo - A New Japanese Class in Spring 2020
June 25, 2019
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Introducing a Brand New Major: Asian Languages & Culture
October 12, 2018
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From Japan, an award honoring scholarship and community-building
July 18, 2018
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The Humanities Get Personal
May 1, 2017

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