East Asian Studies
People
Our people are leading scholars who produce innovative scholarship and teaching in a wide range of topics including literature, history, religion, art history, government, and linguistics.
People
Our people are leading scholars who produce innovative scholarship and teaching in a wide range of topics including literature, history, religion, art history, government, and linguistics.
Officers and Staff
Department Officers
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Beverly Bossler
Department Chair of East Asian Studies, Professor of East Asian Studies, Professor of HistoryGerard House 205Office Hours Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30 -
Kaijun Chen
Associate Professor of East Asian Studies, Director of Undergraduate Studies for East Asian StudiesGerard House 112Office Hours 3-4:45 on Thursdays or by appointment
Department Staff
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Lauren Leslie
Office: Gerard House 106 -
Robin Diotte
Office: Gerard House 102
Faculty
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Kumiko Akama
Visiting Lecturer, JapaneseGerard House 204Office Hours Thursdays 2-3pm, Fridays 11am-12pm, and by appointment -
Beverly Bossler
Department Chair of East Asian Studies, Professor of East Asian Studies, Professor of HistoryGerard House 205Office Hours Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30 -
Cynthia Brokaw
Chen Family Professor of China Studies, Professor of East Asian Studies, Professor of History -
Cin-Hua Chen
Visiting Lecturer, ChineseGerard House 119Office Hours Thu 1:30-3:30pm -
Kaijun Chen
Associate Professor of East Asian Studies, Director of Undergraduate Studies for East Asian StudiesGerard House 112Office Hours 3-4:45 on Thursdays or by appointment -
Pin-Chi Chen
Gerard House 119Office Hours Thursdays 1:30-3:30 -
Wenhui Chen
Gerard House 212Office Hours 3-5pm on Fridays -
Sachiko Hiramatsu
Gerard House 306Office Hours Wed 12-1pm, Fri 1-2pm & by appointment -
Jia-Lin Huang Hsieh
Gerard House 119Office Hours Tuesday 12-2pm -
Liwei Jiao
Gerard House 106Office Hours Wednesdays 2-4 pm -
Heeyeong Jung
Yoon Se Young Assistant Teaching Professor of Korean Language and LiteratureGerard House 200Office Hours 2-4pm on Tuesdays and by appointment -
Hieyoon Kim
Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies, on leave Spring '26Gerard House 202Office Hours Thursdays 1-2 pm & by appointment -
Zhuqing Li
Rock 319Office Hours Tue 9am or by appointment -
Naemi Mcpherson
Gerard House 210Office Hours Wednesday & Friday 3-4 pm, and by appointment -
Chuanhui Meng
Visiting Faculty, East Asian StudiesGerard House 307 -
Kyuwon Moon
Assistant Teaching Professor, KoreanGerard 300Office Hours Wednesday and Friday, 1-2pm -
Rebecca Nedostup
on leave AY 25/26, Associate Professor of East Asian Studies, Associate Professor of History -
Jeffrey Niedermaier
Mulberry Essence Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and East Asian StudiesProspect Room 306Office Hours W 12:30–2:30 by appt (sign up via Calendly) in-person or on zoom depending on the week. For in-person meetings, my office is Prospect House (36 Prospect St), rm 306 -
Samuel Perry
Gerard House 201Office Hours M 2-3 and T 12-1 (pls confirm by email) -
Janine Sawada
on leave AY 25/26, Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian StudiesShirley Miller House, 59 George Street, 107 -
Sueyon Seo
Visiting Lecturer, JapaneseGerard House 204Office Hours Tue 10:00-11:00 Sayles 105, Thu 1:30-2:30pm Gerard House 204 -
Kerry Smith
Sharpe 308 -
Lulei Su
Gerard House 304Office Hours Wednesdays 2-4pm, or by appointment -
Atsuko Suga Borgmann
Associate Teaching Professor, JapaneseGerard House 312Office Hours Mon 2:00-3:00 pm, Wed 4:00-5:00 pm -
Naofumi Tatsumi
Gerard House 119Office Hours Tue. & Thur. 4pm - 5pm, and by appointment -
Trang Tran
Gerard 119Office Hours Tuesdays & Thursdays: 2:00–5:00 pm, Wednesdays & Fridays: 3:00–5:00 pm -
Hye-Sook Wang
Gerard House 302Office Hours Tue. 2-3 pm, or by appointment -
Lingzhen Wang
Gerard House 301Office Hours Tuesday, 2:30-3:30PM, 5:30-6:30PM -
Yang Wang
Gerard House 305 -
Aya Yamakawa
Gerard House 119Office Hours Tuesday and Wednesday 2:15-3:15 pm
Affiliated
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Tamara Chin
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature -
Dore Levy
Professor of Comparative Literature, Professor of East Asian Studies -
Edward Steinfeld
Dean's Professor of China Studies, Professor of Political Science, Professor of International and Public Affairs
Emeriti
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Jerome Grieder
Professor Emeritus of History, East Asian Studies -
Yuko Jackson
Senior Lecturer Emerita in East Asian Studies -
Chieh-feng Ou Lee
Senior Lecturer Emeritus in East Asian Studies -
Steve Rabson
Professor Emeritus of East Asian Studies -
Hiroshi Tajima
Lecturer Emeritus in East Asian Studies -
James Wrenn
Professor Emeritus of East Asian Studies
Visiting Researchers
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Xue Di
Visiting Scholar, East Asian Studies -
Kang Hou
Visiting Researcher
Graduate Students
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Yifeng Cai
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Yu-chi Chang
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Marc Chapuis
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Max Conley
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Keegan Cothern
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Sam Goldstein
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Chang He
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Tali Hershkovitz
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Kuan-Hung Liu
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Fosca Maddaloni
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Takuya Maeda
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Patrick Magoffin
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Kelly Nguyen
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Sherry Pan (Qingyue)
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Michaela Prostak
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Richard Shih (Yu-cheng)
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Aaron Stark
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Yuezhu Sun
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Lillian Tsay
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Chenyu Tu
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Daisy Wan (Yuk Ping)
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Stephanie Wong
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Dandan Xu
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Baoli Yang
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Chris Yang
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Soyoung You