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UW secures competitive $1 million Luce Foundation grant to advance Southeast Asian research and community engagement
October 5, 2020
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
Photo of Chair Zev Handel, teaching in a class.
Letter from the Chair - Fall 2020
August 19, 2020
Screenshot of Professor Kaoru Ohta teaching his Japanese class online via Zoom.
The New Normal? Remote Teaching in Asian Languages and Literature
August 19, 2020
Professor Handel smiling
Asian L&L Welcomes New Chair, Professor Zev Handel
August 12, 2020
Joe Marino standing in front of tree
Professor Joseph Marino interviewed by the South Asia Center
August 7, 2020
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
May 29, 2020
Professor Hamm standing in the quad
Professor Chris Hamm to teach new 'Humanities First' course in Autumn 2020
May 7, 2020
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Asian Languages & Literature Department awarded Chinese Flagship Grant to expand language education
April 27, 2020
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Associate Professor Jennifer Dubrow receives award; publishes essay on Urdu poetry and India's anti-CAA protests
April 20, 2020
Asian Languages and Literature to Host Chinese Flagship Program
April 20, 2020
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Zoom information and guides for instructors
March 10, 2020
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UW’s East Asia Library to be renamed the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi East Asia Library
February 4, 2020
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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
February 3, 2020
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ArtsUW Roundup: Midori with Jean-Yves Thibaudet, UW Dance Presents, Burke NiteLife, and more
January 17, 2020
Strips of worn paper with Buddhist text
Early Buddhist Manuscript Project featured in National Endowment for the Humanities magazine
November 15, 2019
Art and Engagement in Early Postwar Japan - Book Cover
Professor Justin Jesty Wins ASAP Book Award
October 31, 2019
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New Opening for Full-Time Lecturer in Vietnamese
October 10, 2019
Professor Atkins speaking at the podium
REIWA:  Paul Atkins speaks about the new Japanese reign name at Japan Fair 2019
July 9, 2019
Image of students working in groups in Virtual Tokyo class.
Virtual Tokyo - A New Japanese Class in Spring 2020
June 25, 2019
middle school students in front of Suzzallo library
8th grade Chinese learners from Mercer International Middle School visit the Chinese Program at UW
June 4, 2019
Cosmopolitan Dreams book cover
Professor Jennifer Dubrow publishes new book, Cosmopolitan Dreams: The Making of Modern Urdu Literary Culture in Colonial South Asia 
May 17, 2019
Sinography book cover
Professor Zev Handel publishes new book, Sinography: The Borrowing and Adaptation of the Chinese Script
March 6, 2019
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New Chinese grammar teaching book by Senior Lecturer Liping Yu published
February 19, 2019
Professor Atkins speaks to alumni
Professor Paul Atkins speaks to alumni at UW Converge Tokyo
February 14, 2019
Prof. Atkins in office
Professor Paul Atkins' interview in the North American Post, now available in Japanese by Soy Source magazine
January 30, 2019
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Professor Chris Hamm's new book, The Unworthy Scholar from Pingjiang has been published by Columbia University Press.
January 11, 2019
Professor Lu delivering her lecture
Professor Chan Lü delivered a SHACS lecture: "Language and literature learning through dual language immersion"
November 8, 2018
Professor Hamm remarks on the passing of Jin Yong for The New York Times
November 6, 2018
Professor Atkins standing in office
Professor Atkins interviewed by the North American Post
October 15, 2018
Art and Engagement in Postwar Japan book cover
New Publication: Professor Justin Jesty's Art and Engagement in Early Postwar Japan
October 8, 2018
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From Japan, an award honoring scholarship and community-building
July 18, 2018
Cover for Professor Salomon’s "Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhāra: An Introduction with Selected Translations"
New Publication: Professor Richard G. Salomon’s Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhāra: An Introduction with Selected Translations
July 13, 2018
Bronze Lion Statue at Taihe Gate, Forbidden City. Photo by Chan Lu
Asian Languages and Literature Heads to Beijing for Summer Study Abroad
March 21, 2018
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Watch: Prof. Zev Handel delivers the 71st Societas Koreana Lecture on "The Hidden Influence of Chinese Characters and Words on Korean Vocabulary and Writing"
January 3, 2018
"Mobilizing Krishna's World" by Heidi R. M. Pauwels, published by the University of Washington Press
Professor Heidi Pauwels publishes Mobilizing Krishna's World
December 15, 2017
Memory Construction and Emotion in India, Past and Present
Memory Construction and Emotion in India, Past and Present
November 12, 2017
Indonesia: Past, Present, and Future flyer
Indonesia: Past, Present, and Future
October 2, 2017
Carol Salomon interviewing a Baul guru in Bangladesh
Posthumous Publication of Carol Salomon's City of Mirrors
August 18, 2017
Hirokazu Koreeda visited the University of Washington in May
Acclaimed Director Hirokazu Koreeda Visits the University of Washington
August 5, 2017
Seen Not Heard conference group photo
Zev Handel Presents on Chinese Characters at University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute
August 5, 2017
Invited researchers at the literacy and education panel in Beijing.
Chan Lü Participates in Beijing Panel on Literacy and Education
July 29, 2017
Liviana Zheng, Juliana Wijaya, and Desiana Pauli Sandjaja.
Three 'Kartinis' in the USA
May 10, 2017
Teika: The Life and Works of a Medieval Japanese Poet by Paul Atkins
Paul Atkins Publishes Teika:  The Life and Works of a Medieval Japanese Poet
February 8, 2017
The Encyclopedia of Chinese Language & Linguistics
Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics
January 17, 2017
A workshop session at the 4th STLS Conference
Fourth Workshop on Sino-Tibetan Languages of Southwest China Held at University of Washington
December 30, 2016
Presenters at "Approaches to religious violence, radicalization, and deradicalization: Perspectives from US and Indonesia"
Perspectives from the US and Indonesia on Religious Violence
December 15, 2016
Guest speakers at the Tadoku Workshop.
Tadoku (Extensive Reading) Workshop Attracts More Than 40 Participants
October 10, 2016
Nyan-Ping Bi
Nyan-Ping Bi Wins Distinguished Teaching Award
June 10, 2016
Heidi Pawels
Departmental Faculty Shine Brightly in UW's Interdisciplinary Honors Program
June 7, 2016