Upcoming Events
Fall 2025
2025 East Asian Area Studies MA Orientation
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | 11:00am-2:00pm | CAS 100
The East Asian Studies Center is holding its annual EAAS MA Orientation and Welcome Luncheon on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. We are excited to welcome our Fall 2025 cohort!
This event is by invitation only.
Global East Asia 2026 Q&A Info Session
Thursday, October 16 | 4:00PM-5:00PM | CAS 100 | RSVP
EASC is hosting a Q&A Info Session for the Global East Asia Maymester Programs to Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, Korea. 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. If you would like to attend virtually, please register here ►
Providing leadership, coordination and support for East Asian studies at the University of Southern California.
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Affiliated Faculty in over 44 departments
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Students sent to East Asia on Global East Asia
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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. In its most recent issue, the featured topics span East to Southeast Asia, diasporic communities, and the intersections of domestic and foreign cultures, establishing an overall international and transnational theme.
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