Interview by Ariana King “Vietnam seems to be at an important crossroads” -- Professor Lien-Hang Nguyen More than 40 years have elapsed since the end of the Vietnam War, but many in the US still view the country of Vietnam through the lens of war. “Vietnam” has long been synonymous with the conflict itself: an event that spanned two decades and exists today as a chapter … [Read more...]
Read Duncan McCargo’s Op-Ed in the New York Times
Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, penned an Op-Ed in the New York Times. Click here to read the article. … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Corey Byrnes’s “Fixing Landscape”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Fixing Landscape: A Techno-Poetic History of China’s Three Gorges, published by Columbia University Press. The book's author is Corey Byrnes, an Assistant Professor Modern Chinese culture at Northwestern University. Dr. Byrnes was the co-winner of the Weatherhead East … [Read more...]
Professor Curtis has recently been appointed Board Chair of the Mansfield Foundation
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WEAI Mourns Passing of Harvard Professor Roderick MacFarquhar
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University notes with sadness the passing of Harvard Professor Roderick MacFarquhar, a leading authority on Chinese politics and modern history and longtime director of our sister institution, the Harvard Fairbank Center. Rod was a great scholar, a terrific teacher, and a remarkably generous and warm person. He was a … [Read more...]
