Columbia University Press has recently published the final book by JaHyun Kim Haboush (1940-2011), who was a WEAI faculty member and the King Sejong Professor of Korean Studies at Columbia University. Titled The Great East Asian War and the Birth of the Korean Nation, Haboush's book explores the Imjin War (1592–1598), which was a grueling conflict that wreaked havoc on the … [Read more...]
Carol Gluck Speaks at Multiple Events in Japan
Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, gave keynote addresses at three symposia in early 2016: "Rediscovering Northeast Asia" at the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, January 23-24, 2016; "Internationalizing Japan Studies," Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, January 30-31, 2016; and "Memory … [Read more...]
Former Senior Visiting Research Associate Naoki Matsuda Publishes Book
Naoki Matsuda, a former Senior Visiting Research Associate at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, has recently published a book titled Tax Strategy Vs. Countermeasures, which is about the contemporary issue of wealthy individuals and multinational companies that transfer their residence, income, and assets abroad mainly to reduce tax burden. The book is available in English … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Travis Workman’s “Imperial Genus”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Imperial Genus: The Formation and Limits of the Human in Modern Korea and Japan, published by the University of California Press. The book’s author is Travis Workman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of … [Read more...]
WEAI launches ‘Asia For Everyone’ One-Stop East Asia Education Resource Portal
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University is excited to introduce you to Asia For Everyone, a one-of-a-kind new website that offers the public a bridge to cutting-edge resources for teaching and learning about East Asia. Visitors to Asia For Everyone are greeted with a portal to seven websites that supply free teaching modules, sample syllabi, and learning … [Read more...]
