The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers multiple pathways for students to develop their knowledge of the vibrant cultures of China, Japan, and Korea. While developing linguistic and ...

Less than 1% of all translated literature published in the U.S. during the past 10 years came from a South Asian language, even though the region is home to more than 20% of the world’s population. To ...

The Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations offers degree programs in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi-Urdu, Japanese, and Korean; by its very existence, it brings global diversity to the curriculum and ...

For writer and artist Trung Le Nguyen, sharing stories was always a way for his family to learn and grow together. Nguyen, who was born in a Vietnamese refugee camp in the Philippines, moved to the ...

UW’s Asian studies minor is a unique, interdisciplinary program that allows students to study an Asian region or a single country of interest. Throughout the program, students study Asian history, ...

The unique languages of many indigenous and ethnic minority peoples across Southeast Asia will soon go extinct unless efforts are stepped up to save them, senior United Nations officials have warned.

Asian studies students gain unique insight into a region of the world that is highly important in world politics, business and the arts. A BA in Asian studies complements the study of history, ...

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January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. It’s about to get easier to become a bilingual teacher in Vietnamese, Korean, Mandarin ...