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On May 2, 2026, graduate students from across the department and beyond gathered in Gowen Hall 201 for the 2026 Asian Languages & Literature Graduate Student Research Colloquium. Held under the theme “New Horizons: Representation, Interaction, and Governance in Asia,” the colloquium featured eleven graduate student presenters affiliated with the Department of Asian Languages & Literature…
International Examiner, the Seattle-based pan-Asian Pacific American publication, penned a feature on Indonesian disco that cited Prof. Nazry Bahrawi’s observations. The article was anchored in a live concert on March 28, 2026, at the Clock-Out Lounge in Seattle’s Beacon Hill helmed by several musicians from Southeast Asia and its diasporas, including the Washington DC-based DJ Sir…
The University of Washington’s Department of Asian Languages & Literature is proud to announce that Dr. Gian Duri Rominger has been awarded a 2026 ACLS Fellowship by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). The ACLS Fellowship Program is the organization’s longest running program and supports outstanding scholarship in the…
Come curious. Leave inspired. The UW offers an exciting lineup of in-person and online events. From thought-provoking art and music to conversations on culture, history, and science, the UW community invites you to explore, learn, and connect across disciplines throughout the University. Sign up to receive a monthly notice when the ArtSci Roundup has been published. ArtSci On Your Own Time or…
Recent books from University of Washington faculty and staff include those from legal studies at UW Tacoma, international studies, political science, history and Asian languages and literature.
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The benefits of learning more languages go far beyond the positive classroom experience; there are substantial advantages in your career and personal life. Previous scholarship has demonstrated that bilingual job candidates have up to a 35% increase in job opportunities.
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Even as foreign textbooks are banned and news broadcasts portray Western societies as gun-toting hellscapes, Chinese universities are hiring Greco-Roman classicists. The reason for the classics fervor varies depending on whom you ask, but most scholars agree that Chinese officials tend to see the Western classics as a complement to their politics. Christopher Waldo, assistant professor of…
Malay and Indian households are increasingly embracing the festivities, tossing "yusheng" and giving hongbao to show "unity in diversity." Nazry Bahrawi, assistant professor of Asian languages and literature, is quoted.
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The Northwest Asian Weekly reported on an online panel held on 23 January 2026 featuring diasporic Malays in the Pacific Northwest deliberating on their lived experiences maneuvering through issues of cultural heritage in North America. Panelists explore language loss, food pathways, diverse ethnicities and speculative futurisms. Asian Languages and Literature’s Prof. Nazry…
While February might be just 28 days, the UW College of Arts & Sciences offers an exciting lineup of more than 40 in-person and online events. From thought-provoking art and music to conversations on culture, history, and science, the UW community invites you to explore, learn, and connect across disciplines throughout the University.
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