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Due to the generosity and support from the CKS award, I was able to travel to South Korea lastsummer to conduct archival research for my senior thesis project, “‘Ghostly’ Histories: Alternative Frameworks for Understanding the Memories, Experiences, and Representations of South Korean ‘Comfort Women.’” I visited national museums and memorials, as well as the War & Women’s Human Rights Museum, and this research opportuni

I used my fellowship to carry out research on ancient Tibetan manuscripts and present my findings at an important conference in my field, the International Association of Buddhist Studies. There I was able to receive feedback that has been invaluable to my PhD dissertation project.

- Zack Beer
Group in Buddhist Studies
TCSRS Fellow

This biography of Ryu Sŏngnyong by Choi Byonghyon presents a new view of his childhood and education, his career in government, and his scholarship. The narrative includes descriptions of the Imjin War between Hideyoshi’s Japan and Chosŏn Korea, and their negotiations with imperial China.

January 20, 2023 | 5:00 - 6:30PM | The Faculty Club, Seaborg Room, UC Berkeley Campus

Featured Speaker: Toshio Hosokawa, Composer
Featured Performer: Kyoko Kawamura, Koto Player
Moderator: Ken Ueno, UC Berkeley

Congratulations to CSEAS core faculty members Prof. Penny Edwards (South & Southeast Asian Studies) who was recently promoted to full professor and to Prof. Lisandro Claudio (South & Southeast Asian Studies) who was also recently awarded tenure and is now an associate professor. Prof. Edwards specializes in research on the culture and history of Cambodia and Myanmar. Prof.

The Center for Chinese Studies is currently accepting new applications for the working group program in the AY2022-23 in support of research in the humanities and the social sciences. This program will provide opportunities for smaller groups of Berkeley faculty and advanced graduate students to share their research in progress, garner thoughtful and detailed feedback on papers or grants, brainstorm new projects, and discuss the latest published research rela

November 15, 2022 | 5:00-6:30PM | Online - Zoom Webinar

Speakers: Michiyo Yoneno-Reyes, University of Shizuoka; Sachi Takahata, University of Shizuoka

Discussant: Pei-chia Lan, National Taiwan University

Speaker 1| Michiyo Yoneno-Reyes, Ph.D., Professor, University of Shizuoka

James Lee co-edits a special issue of Global Asia on Taiwan's Security －Taking Taiwan: The Risk, and Costs, of China Choosing Conflict

October 19, 2022 | 5-6:30 p.m. |  Online - Zoom Webinar

Speaker: Yu Korekawa, Ph.D., Director, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research