{"id":4,"date":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-04-02T21:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:28:12","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n                                                                                                    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--articles-carousel \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--articles-carousel\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Upcoming Events\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n\n\n  \n  <div class=\"articles-carousel-wrapper\">\n\n  <div class=\"title-controls-container\">\n          <h3>Spring 2026<\/h3>\n    \n    <div class=\"controls-container\">\n      <button class=\"button-prev\" aria-label=\"Previous Article\">\n        <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"\n        x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\">\n        <polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"15.7,27.5 5.7,17.5\n        15.7,7.5 18.7,10.4 13.6,15.4 28.3,15.4 28.3,19.6 13.6,19.6 18.7,24.6 \"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n      <button class=\"button-next\" aria-label=\"Next Article\">\n        <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"\nx=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5\n19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"swiper\">\n      <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n        \n        \n          <article class=\"swiper-slide card\">\n            <div class=\"card-inner\">\n\n                                        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/joint-book-talks-on-south-korean-social-activism\"  aria-label=\"Joint Book Talks on South Korean Social Activism\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/01\/Joint-Book-Talks-on-South-Korean-Social-Activism-768x432.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/01\/Joint-Book-Talks-on-South-Korean-Social-Activism-768x432.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/joint-book-talks-on-south-korean-social-activism\" >\n                    \n                      Joint Book Talks on South Korean Social Activism\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h4>\n              \n              <div class=\"read-more\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 3:00PM-4:50PM | AHN House<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Professors Jennifer Chun (UCLA, Asian American Studies) and Judy Han (UCLA, Gender Studies) present a joint book talk on South Korean social activism, discussing their latest works, Against Abandonment: Repertoires of Solidarity in South Korean Protest and Queer Throughlines: Spaces of Queer Activism in South Korea and the Korean Diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on ethnographic and transnational research, the talks examine the culture of protest in South Korea, its achievements and precarity, and the development of Korean LGBTQ+ activism since the 1990s. Together, they explore how social movements form solidarities across gender, sexuality, labor, and diaspora, and how these movements intersect locally and globally.<\/p>\n<p>Co-sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/consortium\/\">Consortium for Gender, Sexuality, Race and Public Culture<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/genderstudies\/\">Gender and Sexuality Studies Department<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/\">East Asian Studies Center<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ealc\/\">Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/joint-book-talks-on-south-korean-social-activism\n    aria-label=\"Read Story about Joint Book Talks on South Korean Social Activism\"  \n>\n    Event details \u27a4 \n  \n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div> <!-- .text-container -->\n\n            <div class=\"expand-collapse-controls\">\n              <button class=\"expand-collapse swiper-no-swiping\" aria-label=\"Expand\/Collapse Description\">\n                <svg class=\"expand\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n\n                <svg class=\"collapse\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n   viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n  <polygon fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" points=\"26,10.4 24.6,9 17.5,16.1 10.4,9 9,10.4 16.1,17.5\n  9,24.6 10.4,26 17.5,18.9 24.6,26 26,24.6 18.9,17.5 \"\/>\n  <\/svg>\n\n              <\/button>\n            <\/div> <!-- .expand-collapse-controls -->\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/article>\n\n                  \n        \n          <article class=\"swiper-slide card\">\n            <div class=\"card-inner\">\n\n                                        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/spring-2026-easc-faculty-luncheon\"  aria-label=\"Spring 2026 EASC Faculty Luncheon\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/01\/Spring-2026-EASC-Faculty-Luncheon-768x432.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/01\/Spring-2026-EASC-Faculty-Luncheon-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/01\/Spring-2026-EASC-Faculty-Luncheon-768x432.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/spring-2026-easc-faculty-luncheon\" >\n                    \n                      Spring 2026 EASC Faculty Luncheon\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h4>\n              \n              <div class=\"read-more\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Thursday, April 9 | 11:30AM-1:30PM | KSH |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1gz5QF6X7ttWU48KZRd_DfRaIKmqW_jxMnKUL9CXKOkk\/edit\">RSVP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"desc_normal\">EASC is excited to host our annual Faculty Luncheon this spring! We look forward to having the opportunity to share recent developments and reconnect with each other. We will be hosting this year&#8217;s lunch meeting at the\u00a0University Club Scriptorium.\u00a0We look forward to celebrating the end of the semester with you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/spring-2026-easc-faculty-luncheon\n    aria-label=\"Read Story about Spring 2026 EASC Faculty Luncheon\"  \n>\n    Event details \u27a4 \n  \n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div> <!-- .text-container -->\n\n            <div class=\"expand-collapse-controls\">\n              <button class=\"expand-collapse swiper-no-swiping\" aria-label=\"Expand\/Collapse Description\">\n                <svg class=\"expand\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n\n                <svg class=\"collapse\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n   viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n  <polygon fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" points=\"26,10.4 24.6,9 17.5,16.1 10.4,9 9,10.4 16.1,17.5\n  9,24.6 10.4,26 17.5,18.9 24.6,26 26,24.6 18.9,17.5 \"\/>\n  <\/svg>\n\n              <\/button>\n            <\/div> <!-- .expand-collapse-controls -->\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/article>\n\n                  \n        \n          <article class=\"swiper-slide card\">\n            <div class=\"card-inner\">\n\n                                        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/easc-guest-speaker-series-page-and-stage-the-printing-of-drama-in-the-late-ming-talk-by-yuming-he\"  aria-label=\" EASC Guest Speaker Series: Page and Stage: The Printing of Drama in the Late Ming - Talk by Yuming He\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/EASC-Guest-Speaker-Series-Page-and-Stage-The-Printing-of-Drama-in-the-Late-Ming-Talk-by-Yuming-He-e1764706970394.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/easc-guest-speaker-series-page-and-stage-the-printing-of-drama-in-the-late-ming-talk-by-yuming-he\" >\n                    \n                       EASC Guest Speaker Series: Page and Stage: The Printing of Drama in the Late Ming &#8211; Talk by Yuming He\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h4>\n              \n              <div class=\"read-more\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Monday, April 13 | 4:10PM-5:50PM | Zoom | <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSf6PAw0qEFPK3XR9FoI12dMWrg4gi0mFoD_fuJmp0G0dfg0SA\/viewform?usp=header\">RSVP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>EASC Guest Speaker Series: Talk by Prof.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ealc.ucdavis.edu\/people\/yuming-he\"><b>Yuming He<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(UC Davis) with Faculty Moderator Prof.\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/mengxiao-wang\/\">Mengxiao Wang<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>(EALC 506: Selections from Classical Chinese Literature)<\/p>\n<p>The late Ming was an age of print, and drama was one of its most dynamic forms. This talk discusses the characteristic strategies used by late-Ming bookmakers to organize dramatic texts in print, and explores how these editorial acts allowed such imprints to enter broader intellectual and cultural life where a critical position within the popular became possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/easc-guest-speaker-series-page-and-stage-the-printing-of-drama-in-the-late-ming-talk-by-yuming-he\n    aria-label=\"Read Story about  EASC Guest Speaker Series: Page and Stage: The Printing of Drama in the Late Ming - Talk by Yuming He\"  \n>\n    Event details \u27a4 \n  \n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div> <!-- .text-container -->\n\n            <div class=\"expand-collapse-controls\">\n              <button class=\"expand-collapse swiper-no-swiping\" aria-label=\"Expand\/Collapse Description\">\n                <svg class=\"expand\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n\n                <svg class=\"collapse\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n   viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n  <polygon fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" points=\"26,10.4 24.6,9 17.5,16.1 10.4,9 9,10.4 16.1,17.5\n  9,24.6 10.4,26 17.5,18.9 24.6,26 26,24.6 18.9,17.5 \"\/>\n  <\/svg>\n\n              <\/button>\n            <\/div> <!-- .expand-collapse-controls -->\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/article>\n\n                  \n        \n          <article class=\"swiper-slide card\">\n            <div class=\"card-inner\">\n\n                                        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/easc-guest-speaker-series-between-export-and-inheritance-korean-american-identity-in-the-age-of-k-beauty-talk-by-david-yi\"  aria-label=\"EASC Guest Speaker Series: Between Export and Inheritance: Korean American Identity in the Age of K-Beauty - Talk by David Yi\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/8a05e87986f685010394c8bc36fbeaa184928d25-768x432.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/8a05e87986f685010394c8bc36fbeaa184928d25-768x432.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/easc-guest-speaker-series-between-export-and-inheritance-korean-american-identity-in-the-age-of-k-beauty-talk-by-david-yi\" >\n                    \n                      EASC Guest Speaker Series: Between Export and Inheritance: Korean American Identity in the Age of K-Beauty &#8211; Talk by David Yi\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h4>\n              \n              <div class=\"read-more\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Wednesday, April 15 | 3:30PM-5:00PM | AHN House | <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScgZITIoKiddof9RAK38Fj_HCFh7TsLYZKF1t19PrD_tNVHnA\/viewform\">RSVP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>*The event is resheduled from earlier this semester.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>EASC Guest Speaker Series: Talk by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verygoodlight.com\/author\/david\/\"><b>David Yi<\/b><\/a>\u00a0with Faculty Moderator Prof.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/sunyoung-park\/\"><b>Sunyoung Park<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(EALC 430: Gender and Sexuality in Korean Literature and Culture)<\/p>\n<p>David Yi is a USC alum and co-founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verygoodlight.com\/\">Very Good Light<\/a>\u00a0and the gender inclusive beauty brand\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodlight.world\/pages\/about\">good light<\/a>. He is the author of Pretty Boys, the history of men, masc-identifying folx, beauty and masculinity. In this talk, he will focus on discussing a central paradox of the present moment: as Korean culture \u2013 through K-beauty, K-pop and media, and overall Korean capitalism \u2013 achieves unprecedented global visibility, Korean Americans often remain culturally peripheral to that success. Drawing from his work as a writer and founder in the K-beauty industry, the talk explores questions of belonging, authorship and power at the intersection of diaspora, capitalism, and cultural export.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/easc-guest-speaker-series-between-export-and-inheritance-korean-american-identity-in-the-age-of-k-beauty-talk-by-david-yi\n    aria-label=\"Read Story about EASC Guest Speaker Series: Between Export and Inheritance: Korean American Identity in the Age of K-Beauty - Talk by David Yi\"  \n>\n    Event details \u27a4 \n  \n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div> <!-- .text-container -->\n\n            <div class=\"expand-collapse-controls\">\n              <button class=\"expand-collapse swiper-no-swiping\" aria-label=\"Expand\/Collapse Description\">\n                <svg class=\"expand\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n\n                <svg class=\"collapse\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n   viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n  <polygon fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" points=\"26,10.4 24.6,9 17.5,16.1 10.4,9 9,10.4 16.1,17.5\n  9,24.6 10.4,26 17.5,18.9 24.6,26 26,24.6 18.9,17.5 \"\/>\n  <\/svg>\n\n              <\/button>\n            <\/div> <!-- .expand-collapse-controls -->\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/article>\n\n                  \n        \n          <article class=\"swiper-slide card\">\n            <div class=\"card-inner\">\n\n                                        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/easc-guest-speaker-series-trump-yantra-the-material-culture-of-symbiotic-provisions-between-thai-monks-and-laity-talk-by-susanne-kerekes\"  aria-label=\"EASC Guest Speaker Series - Trump Yantra: the Material Culture of Symbiotic Provisions between Thai Monks and Laity - Talk by Susanne Kerekes\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/EASC-Guest-Speaker-Series-Trump-Yantra-the-Material-Culture-of-Symbiotic-Provisions-between-Thai-Monks-and-Laity-Talk-by-Susanne-Kerekes3-e1764707247544.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/easc-guest-speaker-series-trump-yantra-the-material-culture-of-symbiotic-provisions-between-thai-monks-and-laity-talk-by-susanne-kerekes\" >\n                    \n                      EASC Guest Speaker Series &#8211; Trump Yantra: the Material Culture of Symbiotic Provisions between Thai Monks and Laity &#8211; Talk by Susanne Kerekes\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h4>\n              \n              <div class=\"read-more\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Monday, April 20 | 2:00PM-3:20PM | In-Person for Students Enrolled in the Course<\/b><\/p>\n<p>EASC Guest Speaker Series: Talk by Prof.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/internet3.trincoll.edu\/FacProfiles\/Default.aspx?fid=1481007\"><b>Susanne Kerekes\u00a0<\/b><\/a>(Trinity College) with Faculty Moderator Prof.\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/jessica-xiaomin-zu\/\">Jessica Zu<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>(REL 342: Buddhist Modernism)<\/p>\n<p>The Buddhist clergy depends on the lay community for material provisions and monetary donations. In return, the laity are said to gain merit (pu\u00f1\u00f1\u0101), or other spiritual benefits, such as a Dhamma talk, meditation guidance, chant or a ritual. The author observes that the Thai laity also seek from the clergy material memorabilia, such as yantra, for this-worldly benefits. Through a case study of two talismanic yantra created by a Thai monk at the request of lay business owners, this talk argues that the symbiotic relationship between clergy and laity often manifests in material ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/easc-guest-speaker-series-trump-yantra-the-material-culture-of-symbiotic-provisions-between-thai-monks-and-laity-talk-by-susanne-kerekes\n    aria-label=\"Read Story about EASC Guest Speaker Series - Trump Yantra: the Material Culture of Symbiotic Provisions between Thai Monks and Laity - Talk by Susanne Kerekes\"  \n>\n    Event details \u27a4 \n  \n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div> <!-- .text-container -->\n\n            <div class=\"expand-collapse-controls\">\n              <button class=\"expand-collapse swiper-no-swiping\" aria-label=\"Expand\/Collapse Description\">\n                <svg class=\"expand\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n\n                <svg class=\"collapse\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n   viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n  <polygon fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" points=\"26,10.4 24.6,9 17.5,16.1 10.4,9 9,10.4 16.1,17.5\n  9,24.6 10.4,26 17.5,18.9 24.6,26 26,24.6 18.9,17.5 \"\/>\n  <\/svg>\n\n              <\/button>\n            <\/div> <!-- .expand-collapse-controls -->\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/article>\n\n                  \n        \n          <article class=\"swiper-slide card\">\n            <div class=\"card-inner\">\n\n                                        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/reimagining-feminist-korean-studies-workshop\"  aria-label=\" Reimagining Feminist Korean Studies Workshop\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/03\/213949afe8be49b4c995368fbe22ad537b2c01d5-e1775160232523.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/reimagining-feminist-korean-studies-workshop\" >\n                    \n                       Reimagining Feminist Korean Studies Workshop\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h4>\n              \n              <div class=\"read-more\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Friday, April 24 | 9:00AM-6:00PM | AHN | <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdYE2o23WcMRD_BuIT42OMuWbkdN_66HQIqrJtPG0i6D0gq9w\/viewform\">RSVP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>This one-day workshop brings together emerging scholars and established voices to reimagine the epistemic foundations of Korean Studies through feminist, queer, indigenous, decolonial, and transnational frameworks. Responding to the rise of right-wing authoritarianism, intensified anti-feminist backlash in South Korea, and the persistent marginalization of feminist discourse in Anglophone Korean Studies, the workshop creates space for collaborative dialogue and methodological innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Co-sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cfr\/\">Center for Feminist Research<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\">East Asian Studies Center<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.usc.edu\/locations\/east-asian-library\/korean-heritage-library\">Korean Heritage Library<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1mli1uYAWLUx3adXkEtYB8Y5Fc_YX_qtd49bXzpjhK_M\/edit?usp=sharing\">Workshop Program Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/reimagining-feminist-korean-studies-workshop\n    aria-label=\"Read Story about  Reimagining Feminist Korean Studies Workshop\"  \n>\n    Event details \u27a4 \n  \n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div> <!-- .text-container -->\n\n            <div class=\"expand-collapse-controls\">\n              <button class=\"expand-collapse swiper-no-swiping\" aria-label=\"Expand\/Collapse Description\">\n                <svg class=\"expand\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n\n                <svg class=\"collapse\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n   viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n  <polygon fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" points=\"26,10.4 24.6,9 17.5,16.1 10.4,9 9,10.4 16.1,17.5\n  9,24.6 10.4,26 17.5,18.9 24.6,26 26,24.6 18.9,17.5 \"\/>\n  <\/svg>\n\n              <\/button>\n            <\/div> <!-- .expand-collapse-controls -->\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/article>\n\n                  \n        \n          <article class=\"swiper-slide card\">\n            <div class=\"card-inner\">\n\n                                        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/2026-easc-commencement-open-house\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" 2026 EASC Commencement Open House\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/IMG_0583-scaled-e1775164455332-768x432.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/IMG_0583-scaled-e1775164455332-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/IMG_0583-scaled-e1775164455332-768x432.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/2026-easc-commencement-open-house\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    \n                       2026 EASC Commencement Open House\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h4>\n              \n              <div class=\"read-more\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Friday, May 15 | 11:00AM-12:30PM | CAS 100 | Invitation Only<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Join EASC faculty, staff, family and friends as we gather to celebrate our East Asian Area Studies graduating seniors and M.A. students. Please join us from 11:00AM &#8211; 12:30PM at CAS 100 for the EASC Commencement Open House brunch reception before the USC Dornsife Ceremony One at Alumni Park starting at 1:00PM!<\/p>\n<p>USC Main Commencement Ceremony | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum\u00a0| Thursday, May 14 at 6:30PM<br \/>\nEASC Commencement Open House | CAS 100 | Friday, May 15 at 11:00AM<br \/>\nUSC Dornsife Ceremony One\u00a0| Alumni Park | Friday, May 15 at 1:00PM<\/p>\n<p><i>For more information about Commencement 2026, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commencement.usc.edu\/\">USC Commencement Website<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/2026-easc-commencement-open-house\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read Story about  2026 EASC Commencement Open House\"  \n>\n    Event details \u27a4 \n  \n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n          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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/07\/IMG_1790-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/07\/IMG_1790-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/07\/IMG_1790-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"A group of people talking in a conference room.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Research\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>A centerpiece of the East Asian Studies Center\u2019s 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. 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