2018 RSEA Alumni Panel

October 11, 2018

RSEA alumni, students, and faculty gathered on October 5th for an evening of reflection and reconnection.

Panelists Carroll Bogert ('86), Karl Eikenberry ('81), H. Mack Horton ('81) and Richard Palmer ('88) shared stories and advice from their experiences in and beyond RSEA as they pursued their distinguished careers in different fields.

Common themes included an appreciation for the broadening and nurturing experience provided by the RSEA program, the importance of maintaining connections with faculty and peers, and the need to balance passion with realism, and...

Coming soon! RSEA Alumni Panel Event: Friday, October 5, 2018

October 5, 2018

The annual Regional Studies - East Asia Distinguished Alumni Panel will be held on Friday, October 5, 2018 at 6 pm and followed by a dinner reception for the RSEA community.

We are excited and honored to welcome this year's panelists:

Caroll Bogert ('86) President of the Marshall Project,

Ambassador Karl Eikenberry ('81) Director of the U.S.-Asia Security...

Harvard Yenching Library featured in the Harvard Gazette

July 13, 2018

"The Harvard Yenching Library: 140 years, 1.4 million volumes, and the most comprehensive collection for East Asian studies in the Western world," writes Ke Tang in the Harvard Gazette, July 10, 2018.

The full article includes pictures of some of the library's rare collection pieces: The Harvard Yenching...

Congratulations RSEA Class of 2018

May 24, 2018

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RSEA students meet with Professor Ezra Vogel

April 19, 2018

On April 12 a group of RSEA students enjoyed lunchtime conversation with Professor Emeritus Ezra Vogel and his friend Dr. Richard Dyck, Harvard Alum and Asia Center Advisory Committee Member. Professor Vogel shared stories of his academic experiences in Social Sciences and Asian Studies, including memorable moments during his distinguished career. Students were able to ask his thoughts on the direction of East Asian studies and how best to identify and pursue an area of specialty.

RSEA student Junjie Jiang publishes article on contemporary artist Xu Bing

March 15, 2018

Congratulations to Junjie Jiang, candidate for AM in RSEA, on the publication of her article "The Doubleness of Sight/Site: Xu Bing's Pheonix as as Intended Public Art Project" in Yishu Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, Vol. 17 March/April 2018. Read more about RSEA student Junjie Jiang publishes article on contemporary artist Xu Bing

RSEA Students Contribute to HEAS Conference

March 8, 2018

Congratulations to three current RSEA students, Kyooeun Jang, Rebecca Choong Wilkins, and Wenchu Zhu for presenting at the 2018 HEAS Conference in February.

Kyooeun Jang presented her paper on “Flexible Ceilings: A Study on Gendered Labor in the Digital Creative Industries in South Korea” in Panel A: (De)constructing Nation: Gendered Bodies in the Making of Modern Korea, facilitated by...

RSEA Alumna Yori Oda remembered

February 13, 2018

RSEA alumna and long-time member of Harvard's Japanese Language Program (35 years), Senior Preceptor Yori Oda passed away on February 5, 2018. She will be greatly missed. Her obituary appeared in the ...

21st Harvard East Asia Society (HEAS) Conference

February 9, 2018

(De)Constructing Boundaries

February 9-10, 2018

Featuring keynote speakers Professor Karen...

RSEA Student Lina Nie presents at Oxford conference

January 29, 2018

Lina Nie participated in the University of Oxford's China Humanities Graduate Conference: Engaging China, January 10-11, 2018. Lina presented her paper "Perspective from the Margins: A Comparative Study of Textbooks of Chinese History in East Asia" as part of a panel on Making a "Chinese" Civilization. Read the...

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