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Fall 2026 CCS Chair's Greetings

The Japanese collection at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology (PAHMA), UC Berkeley, is vast, but the systematic classification and comprehensive understanding of its contents have just begun. During 2025/2026, CJS and IEAS received a Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund Grant from the KANSAI OSAKA 21st Century Association 1) to develop international collaboration for the examination of Japanese objects housed in the museum, and 2) to use the results for education and outreach.

民進黨立委、新北市長參選人蘇巧慧與黨籍立委、台北市長參選人沈伯洋，今（4）日於立法院共同接待來自加州大學柏克萊分校國際學者訪問團。（蘇巧慧辦公室提供）

立法院江啟臣副院長本（6)月1日下午在國民黨陳永康委員、陳菁徽委員、牛煦庭委員的陪同下，接見「加州大學柏克萊分校東亞研究所美台歐下世代工作群（U.S.-Taiwan-European Next Generation Working Group）」訪問團。
On the afternoon of June 1, Legislative Yuan Vice President Dr. Johnny C. Chiang (江啟臣), accompanied by KMT Legislators Adm. Chen Yeong-Kang, Chen Ching-Hui, and Niu Hsu-Ting, received a delegation from the U.S.-Taiwan-European Next Generation Working Group of the Institute of East Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

This special issue brings together five reflections from participants in the U.S.–Taiwan–European Next Generation Working Group, convened by the Institute of East Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Drawing on discussions with policymakers, legislators, academics, business leaders, and civil society representatives during their visit to Taipei in June 2026, the contributors collectively identify several themes that emerged consistently throughout the visit while offering distinct perspectives on Taiwan’s evolving strategic environment.

July 1, 2026, marked an exciting new chapter for the Institute of East Asian Studies. Thanks to a new arrangement with the University of California Press, books published by IEAS are now being distributed worldwide through their Publishing Services program.

Reinterpreting Japanese Collections in Museums: Case Studies from the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology and Beyond
January 21, 2026
Symposium

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Come see us throughout the conference at the IEAS Publications booth (#219).  Be sure to check out the many sessions below featuring UC Berkeley scholars and join us for our UC Berkeley Reception on Saturday 9pm-12AM. 

(See list below or click here for a downloadable PDF)

Read the CSEAS January/February Newsletter here:

https://conta.cc/3NHpKTk

You can read about the honor here!

Spring 2026 CCS Chair's Greetings

https://ieas.berkeley.edu/berkeley-center-chinese-studies-social-science...

BERKELEY, CA - The Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS) at the University of California, Berkeley, is proud to announce the selection of the third cohort for the newly expanded U.S.-Taiwan-European Next Generation Working Group. Supported by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in San Francisco, this three-year program (2026–2028) identifies and nurtures a new generation of experts focused on the critical trilateral relationship between the U.S., Taiwan, and Europe.

Materials in Japanese Literature: Interactions between the Medieval and Early Modern Eras
日本文学の資料―中世と近世の往還―
August 29, 2025
Workshop