Providing leadership, coordination and support for East Asian studies at the University of Southern California.
113
Affiliated Faculty in over 44 departments
388
Students sent to East Asia on Global East Asia
$2.8 M
Awarded in Student and Faculty Funding
Upcoming Events
Fall 2024
2024 East Asian Area Studies MA Orientation
The East Asian Studies Center is holding its annual EAAS MA Orientation and Welcome Luncheon on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. We are excited to welcome our Fall 2024 cohort!
This event is by invitation only.
Global East Asia 2025 Q&A Info Session
EASC is hosting a Q&A Info Session for the Global East Asia Maymester Program to Tokyo, Japan. Please review this video first and if you still have questions, feel free to join us at the info session. The informational video covers Program Overview, Course Breakdown, Program benefits, Eligibility, Program Costs, Funding Opportunities, and an Application walkthrough.
Fall 2024 EASC Undergraduate Mixer
Please join us for the Fall 2024 EASC Undergraduate Mixer! Come meet other East Asian area studies and Korean studies majors and minors while enjoying some food and drinks. We would love for you to also invite any other students interested in East Asian media, research, or study abroad opportunities!
Please note that this event is open to USC undergraduates only.
Fall 2024 EASC Grad Mixer
Please join us for the Fall 2024 EASC Grad Mixer! Enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow students across USC. Graduate students from any field are welcome to join, so this is a great opportunity to meet fellow students with East Asia-related research topics and interests!
Halloween Costume Optional!
2024 East Asia Career Panel
Please join us for the 10th annual East Asia Career Panel! The East Asia Career Panel is an annual event EASC organizes and is open to all undergraduate and graduate students interested in using East Asian language and area studies skills in their future professions and learning about the different career options available. Our impressive alumni panelists come from professions in fields such as business consulting, entertainment, journalism, non-profit, marketing, and education. The panel will be followed by a Q&A and networking opportunity.
EASC Signature Programs
Undergraduate
Global East Asia (GEA) is a four week upper-division Maymester research course with a study abroad component for USC undergraduate students, made possible by the East Asian Studies Center and USC Dornsife. This intensive program gives students the opportunity to travel and conduct research in China or Japan. Students from all majors, schools and language backgrounds are eligible to apply and experience East Asia in a unique way.
Graduate
EASC Graduate Fellowships provide summer stipends, typically between $1,000-$3,000, depending on the proposed course of study. The purpose of the award is to advance understanding of East Asia and/or US-Asia relations. The award may be used for research, language training or area studies, and can also be used for research including Asia in a comparative context or as a case study.
Research
A centerpiece of the East Asian Studies Center’s efforts to support all forms of research that deal with East Asia at USC is the manuscript review. Any USC faculty working on a book that deals with East Asia in some way are eligible for possible support. The program is designed to provide helpful and timely feedback to faculty preparing monographs or other similarly large academic works prior to submission for publication.
Student Journal of Asian Studies @ USC
The USC Student Journal for Asian Studies (SJAS @ USC) is a student-run journal created to publish undergraduate and graduate research in various disciplines in Asian studies. This past spring, SJAS @ USC published a special issue featuring work on Filipino surnames, Korean moon jars, and techno-orientalism.
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East Asian Studies Center
3454 Trousdale Parkway, CAS 100
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0154