Providing leadership, coordination and support for East Asian studies at the University of Southern California since 1975.
Global East Asia Prepares to Go Abroad

Global East Asia Prepares to Go Abroad

Orientations for the three Global East Asia 2013 programs to China, Japan and Korea concluded last week with great excitement as the semester draws to a close. This is the largest cohort of Global East Asia scholars since the scholarship study abroad program began in 2009. The students' academic backgrounds are also quite diverse, spanning 26 majors and 7 schools at USC.

The students will be blogging about living, studying and traveling in Asia throughout the summer. Make sure to read all about their experience soon after the programs begin!

Global East Asia China: May 24 - June 23, 2013
Global East Asia Japan: June 7 - July 7, 2013
Global East Asia Korea: June 28 - July 28, 2013


Graduate Student Achievements

Graduate Student Achievements

Congratulations to our affiliated graduate students for their achievements this academic year! >Read More


Faculty and Postdoc Achievements

Faculty and Postdoc Achievements

Congratulations to our affiliated faculty and postdoctoral scholars for their achievements this academic year! >Read More


USC Kazan Taiko Spring Concert Leaps to New Heights

USC Kazan Taiko Spring Concert Leaps to New Heights

By Shoko Oda
On Sunday, April 14, USC Kazan Taiko held its fourth annual spring concert, "Kazan Matsuri: Legend of the Sacred Bachi" to great success, attracting an audience of over 100 people from on and off campus. This year's concert highlighted Kazan's leap to a new level of performance and dedication to the art of taiko. >Read More



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