This Week: Harvard Kennedy School Policy Design internship application due tomorrow; URAF internship application deadlines; 2022 East Asian Studies Senior Thesis Colloquim; Summer Program in Seoul Postponed
Announcements
2022 East Asian Studies Senior Thesis Colloquium
We're delighted to invite you to the 2022 EAS Senior Thesis Colloquium, where six of our thesis writers will present their research (followed by short Q&As) for an audience of faculty and peers. Due to social distancing efforts, this will be a hybrid event held simultaneously in person and via livestream. The presentations will take place in the first floor common room at 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, from 10am-12:30pm next Tuesday, February 15. Light refreshments and drinks will be served while observing current University safety guidelines. Seating will be somewhat limited due to distancing. The YouTube livestream link will be available on this landing page on the day of the event. Please bookmark the page (https://eas.fas.harvard.edu/senior-thesis-colloquium) for your convenience. Please visit the landing page for a detailed schedule of presentations and thesis topics.

We especially encourage undergraduates concentrating in EAS, and those interested in an EAS concentration, to attend this event! It's the best way to get a sense of what is involved in the writing of a thesis, and of the innovative interdisciplinary approaches one can take to the research.

Questions? E-mail eas@fas.harvard.edu.
Summer 2022 Study Abroad Updates from Asia Centers
Please note the following decisions are tentative and will be subject to change in accordance with public health guidance and travel policies. Further updates will be listed as needed.

Updates as of February 2022:
  • In response to Harvard's ongoing travel restrictions, the Asia Center will consider funding undergraduate and graduate research grant applications for students who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Travel within the United States and internationally is permitted (although the student travel policies still apply for international travel). Please see the Harvard Travel Guidance website for up to date information.
  • Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies (KCJS) will announce sometime in early 2022 whether its Summer '22 language intensive will take place as planned on the campus of Doshisha University. If not, the program will take place virtually, as in 2021.
  • Kansai Gaidai University's Summer Asian Studies initiatives will be held online in 2022, as in 2021.
  • Available programs include the ASP Home-Based Program (online ASP courses), the Online Summer Program during June and July, and the Intercultural Engagement Program (IEP), a student-led virtual initiative for Japanese and foreign students to learn about each other. To learn more about Kansai Gaidai's offerings, click here.
  • Students of the KGIP program may be invited to participate in the Kansai Gaidai Internship Program.
Harvard Events
Monday, February 14

Monday, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Yusako Horiuchi, Professor of Government; Mitsui Professor of Japanese Studies, Department of Government, Program in Quantitative Social Science, Dartmouth College
Moderator: Christina L. Davis, Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Professor of Government; Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
Thursday, February 17

No events scheduled on this day
Tuesday, February 15


Tuesday, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
This workshop reviews effective study strategies and approaches to preparing for midterm exams in the humanities and social sciences. From gathering important materials and anticipating questions to test-taking strategies in the moment, we'll discuss best practices for building your learning for a successful midterm experience
In-person event: 1414 Massachusetts Avenue, Floor 3R, Room 382
Friday, February 18


Friday, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Chikako Ozawa-de Silva, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Emory University.

Friday, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Bimonthly practice of Uyghur conversation. Course enrollment not required; all proficiency levels.
In-person event: 9 Kirkland Pl., Rm. 101, Cambridge
Wednesday, February 16


Wednesday, 8:30am
Speakers: Dr. Manoj Mohanan, Duke University; Dr. Nachiket Mor, The Banyan Academy of Leadership in Mental Health; Dr. Sonia Bhalotra, University of Warwick
Chair: Dr. Tarun Khanna, Professor, Harvard Business School

Wednesday, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Guobin Yang, Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Communication and Sociology, Annenberg School for Communication and the Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator/discussant: Nara Dillon, Senior Lecturer on Government, Harvard University

Internship Opportunities
HKS Evidence for Policy Design's "Evidence Corps Internship Program": Summer Internship with Asian Development Bank Institute - Japan (Remote)
Application deadline: February 14, 2022 (but submissions after that date will be considered on a rolling basis)

Organization Description
The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) is the Tokyo-based think tank of the Asian Development Bank, which supports a multilateral development bank for Asia and the Pacific. ADBI conducts evidence-based policy research and capacity building and training programs for eliminating poverty and promoting sustainable, inclusive, and resilient growth across the region.  

Internship Details
Internship Opportunities: 2 Undergraduates 
Dates: 8 weeks, between June and August 
Location: Most likely remote, but a possibility to be based in Tokyo, Japan 
Preferred Qualifications: An interest in issues related to Asian economic and financial development. Preferably working towards a degree in economics.  

Responsibilities  
The first opportunity is focused on a project related to low-carbon cooling, supporting visualization of main findings and policy recommendations, data collection, and brief case-boxes related to cooling policies. Ideally, candidates will have an interest in renewable energy and energy conservation. 
The second opportunity will be for an internship responsible for preparing literature reviews and data analysis related to total factor productivity (TFP) growth and resilience to shocks in emerging Asia.

Apply through Carat The deadline to apply is February 14th, but applications submitted after that date will be reviewed on a rolling basis. If you have any questions please reach out to Eve Margolis, eve_margolis@hks.harvard.edu.








LEAP Emerge: Summer Internship Program
Application Deadline: March 3, 2022 11:59PM PST

Organization details
LEAP (Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics) is a national, nonprofit organization, with a mission to achieve full participation and equality for Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs) through leadership, empowerment, and policy. It started with a simple yet powerful idea: that in order for API communities to realize their full potential and to foster robust participation in this increasingly globalized world, these communities would have to begin producing leaders who could advocate and speak on their behalf.

Internship details
Dates: 8 weeks (June 13, 2022 - August 12, 2022)
Location: Southern California (may be remote depending on COVID)

Click here to learn more and apply.





Academic Partnerships Paid Summer Internship Program

Application deadline
February 28, 2022

Organization details
The Peabody Museum runs a paid summer internship program for Harvard undergraduate students every other year. Projects vary from year to year, but are generally designed to support the Peabody Museum’s mission of enhancing university teaching and learning through hands-on engagement with Museum collections, and to provide participants with a unique research experience. Internships are supervised by the Academic Partnerships Department (AP), with support from additional museum staff.

Internship details
Internship opportunity: 2 undergraduates
Dates: Full-time, 8 weeks, June 1 – July 27, 2022
Location: In person, Cambridge/Boston area
Stipend: $6,000

Click here to learn more and apply.
The Harvard College BLISS (Build Learning through Inquiry in the Social Sciences) Program

Application deadline
February 15, 2022


Internship details
The Harvard College BLISS program is a summer residential program for Harvard undergraduates designed to provide a formative and substantive social science research experience and to promote community, creativity, and academic excellence.

Internship opportunity: Around 18 undergraduates
Dates: 10 weeks, June 8, 2022 - August 11, 2022
Location: On campus (housing covered by program)

Click here to learn more and apply.
Summer Humanities and Arts Research Program (SHARP)

Application deadline
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 12:00 noon (EST)


Internship details
The Summer Humanities and Arts Research Program (SHARP) is a 10-week immersive summer program that aims to build community and stimulate creativity among a small cohort of Harvard undergraduate researchers in the humanities and arts. SHARP fellows work on research projects with Harvard-affiliated faculty, researchers, and senior library and museum staff. Fellows live together in one of the Harvard College houses and participate in rich evening programming that includes both social and academic activities. To participate in SHARP, you must apply and be selected to work on one of the available SHARP research projects.

Dates: 10 weeks, Monday, June 6, 2022 - Thursday, August 11, 2022 (tentative)

Click here to learn more and apply.
Summer Program for Undergraduates in Data Science (SPUDS)

Application deadline
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 12:00 noon (EST)




Internship details
The Summer Program for Undergraduates in Data Science (SPUDS) is a ten-week summer program, co-sponsored by Harvard College and the Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI), that aims to provide a formative and substantive data science research experience and to promote community, creativity, and scholarship amongst Harvard College students. SPUDS will support Fellows with interests in computer science, mathematics, and statistics, including those who are interested in data science applications across the arts, humanities, sciences and more. We also encourage SPUDS projects that focus on or emphasize ethical practices in data science research.

Dates: Monday, June 6, 2022 - Thursday, August 11, 2022 (tentative)

Click here to learn more and apply.
Program for Research in Markets & Organizations

Application deadline
February 15, 2022 at 12pm EST

Internship details
PRIMO is a 10-week summer community of undergraduates participating in research affiliated with HBS faculty. The Program seeks to create a community of scholars who are inspired by and are committed to pursuing excellence in management and business research.

Dates: Monday, June 6, 2022 - Thursday, August 11, 2022 (tentative)

Click here to learn more and apply.
Grant & Publication Opportunities
Carol K. Pforzheimer Student Fellowships
Deadline: 11:59 PM EST on Sunday, February 27, 2022

Carol K. Pforzheimer Student Fellowships provide funding to Harvard undergraduates to do research in the Schlesinger Library's collections. Harvard Radcliffe Institute's Schlesinger Library is committed to supporting students to pursue their own research. The research may relate to any of the library’s holdings, which include special collections documenting two centuries of social reform movements, from abolition to transgender rights.

Click here to learn more and apply.
Mittal Institute Grants
Deadline: February 18, 2022 at 11:59pm EST



The Mittal Institute provides three types of grants to Harvard University students:

Internship grants are awarded to students who choose to work with specific organizations on a project developed by either the organization or in collaboration with the internship-site.
Language study grants are awarded to students who choose to pursue an intensive study of a South Asian language.
Research grants are awarded to students pursuing research on specific topics that could contribute to a thesis or dissertation or if the applicant has done preliminary work on the topic.

Click here to learn more and apply.
Summer Travel Grants and the Undergraduate Associates Program
Deadline: February 14, 2022


The Weatherhead Center holds an annual competition to award fifteen to twenty travel grants to support the summer field research of Harvard undergraduates. These grants are designed to help finance travel in connection with senior thesis research on international affairs. All grant recipients become Undergraduate Associates of the Weatherhead Center for the academic year following their summer research and present their research findings at a conference organized by the Center in February of their senior year.

Click here to learn more and apply.
Submit your work to the Columbia Journal of Asia!
Priority deadline: February 14, 2022 | Regular deadline: February 28, 2022
The Columbia Journal of Asia (CJA) is currently accepting submissions for its first issue. CJA is an open-access, peer-reviewed platform for creative and academic pieces on Asia, the Asian diaspora, and comparative studies broadly related to Asia. It addresses an urgent need for more representation and understanding of Asian narratives in Western academic and artistic circles. 
We welcome both academic papers (>4,000 words) and creative works (<2,000 words), which includes poetry, prose, and original translations. Undergraduate students of all majors and class years at any university are encouraged to submit. The regular deadline for submissions is Feb. 28, 2022, by 11:59 PM EST. The priority deadline is Feb. 14, 2022, by 11:59 PM EST. Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and all applicants will hear back about the status of their submission by mid-March. 
Read more about our journal and submit your paper here. Any questions can be directed to columbiajournalofasia@gmail.com.
Call for Papers: 20th International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, University of the Aegean
2022 Special Focus—Data, Media, Knowledge: Re-Considering Interdisciplinarity and the Digital Humanities
Proposal deadline: March 20, 2022

We are pleased to share with you the Call for Papers for the Twentieth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, University of the Aegean - Department of Mediterranean Studies, School of Humanities, Rhodes, Greece, 20-22 June 2022.

The New Directions in the Humanities Research Network is brought together by a common interest in established traditions in the humanities while at the same time developing innovative practices and setting a renewed agenda for their future. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries.We invite proposals addressing one of the following themes.

Click here to learn more and to apply.
Call for Papers for the Twenty-ninth International Conference on Learning, University of Valencia
2022 Special Focus—Intercultural Learning in Plurilingual Contexts
Registration deadline: July 13, 2022
Proposal deadline: April 13, 2022

We are pleased to share with you the Call for Papers for the Twenty-ninth International Conference on Learning, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, 13–15 July 2022.

The Learner Research Network is brought together around a common concern for learning in all its sites, formal and informal, and at all levels, from early childhood, to schools, colleges and universities, and adult, community and workplace education. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. We invite proposals addressing one of the following themes.

Click here to learn more and apply.
Call for Submissions from Synergy: The Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies at University of Toronto, 2021-22 Online Issue
Deadline: Rolling

Synergy is an undergraduate academic journal housed at the Asian Institute of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto. Synergy seeks to publish the world’s premier undergraduate work pertaining to the study of contemporary Asia, specifically on the current political, historical, social, and/or economic developments in the Asia region. Synergy is currently listed with the Library and Archives Canada.
Browse more opportunities for fellowships, research, travel and more at the Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships!

Below is a static list of academic and social resources.

Events by Institution
Asia Center Virtual Programs
Experience Harvard Asia Center programming through current and archived digital exhibitions, as well as podcast talk series and author conversations! Click to view virtual programs at the Asia Center.

Left: Still from 3D virtual exhibition "Harvard Asia Center Poster Art 2010-2020"
Student Groups
*Please be aware that student groups may have become inactive during our time off campus. If you are aware of any updates to a group on this list, please let us know by e-mailing naia_poyer@fas.harvard.edu.
Asian American Business Association
The Asian American Business Association (AABA) provides a forum for the promotion, understanding, and cross-cultural exchange of East Asian and Asian American business, social, academic, cultural, political, and community-related initiatives. Visit their website here.

Asian American Dance Troupe
For over twenty years, the Asian American Dance Troupe (AADT) has sought to spread an appreciation and awareness of Asian culture through the medium of dance. Our repertoire includes a diverse range of dance forms including traditional, ethnic minority, fusion, martial arts, modern, and hip hop. Membership open to all students in good standing currently enrolled in Harvard College. Visit their website here.

Asian American Studies Working Group is a space of interdisciplinary collaboration between faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates pursuing scholarships in Asian American and Pacific Islander (API) histories, experiences, and intellectual traditions. Its goals are to build scholarly community, explore major debates and developments in API Studies, and enrich the research pursued by its members across Harvard University. To contact the organizers, see when the group meets next, or to learn more, visit their webpage.

China Forum
Founded in 1998, Harvard College China Forum is currently the largest China-focused conference in the New England area and annually attracts audiences from all over North America. Every spring the forum invites influential business leaders, policy shapers, and leading scholars to Harvard to address current events in a wide range of topics relevant to the development of China today. Operating under the Harvard China Review framework, HCCF, together with the Harvard China Review, runs a series of sub-programs, including monthly seminars and an annual cultural exchange program in the summer. Visit their website here.

Gaongil (Harvard College Modern Korean Studies Society) 
A tight-knit organization that meets to discuss various economic, social, political, cultural issues related to modern Korea. As the Korean word "Gaongil" means "Middle-Path," the organization is committed to remaining nonpartisan while encouraging free, unhindered discussion. Anyone interested in joining Gaongil is welcome! No prior experience with Korean language or culture is needed; meetings are in English.
Fill out the interest form here to be included in their e-mail list.

Harvard Asian American Womxn's Association
The Asian American Womxn's Association recognizes the need for a unified, open community at Harvard concerned with the issues facing people of Asian descent in Western society. The purpose of the Asian American Womxn's Association is to address these needs by creating a collective voice and promoting the prominence and concerns of the Asian-American population, both within the community and without. Visit their Facebook page here.

Harvard Buddhist Community
The HDS Buddhist Community (HBC) is a nondenominational Buddhist group serving the Harvard and Cambridge communities throughout the school year. In addition to hosting weekly meditation sittings, HBC also organizes Buddhist film screenings and discussion groups, as well as the annual Buddhism & Race Conference. HBC generally meets weekly at the Harvard Divinity School.
To subscribe to the mailing list, or to inquire about events, e-mail hbcsangha@gmail.com; or visit their Facebook page here.
Harvard Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA)
Harvard CSSA is dedicated to the goal of promoting social, intellectual, and cultural activities of Chinese students and scholars at Harvard and for other interested members in the Harvard community. It facilitates communication among its members and acts as a liaison between with other organizations on campus. The group facilitates the exchange of information between China and the US. Its activities include sponsoring/co-sponsoring social, intellectual, & cultural events and seminars. Contact harvardcssa@gmail.com or visit their site.

Harvard Taiwanese Culture Society
TCS is a student-run organization at Harvard College dedicated to promoting the culture and heritage of Taiwan and Taiwanese-Americans. From cultural events like making muaji to social events like karaoke to special events like their annual Winterfest: Taste of Taiwan, their goal is to enhance awareness of Taiwanese culture and provide a place for those interested in learning about Taiwan to meet. Visit their website here; or Facebook.

Harvard Task Force for Asian American Progressive Advocacy and Studies (TAPAS)
The Task Force for Asian American Progressive Advocacy and Studies (TAPAS) is an advocacy organization of Harvard undergraduates aiming to support Asian American communities and stand in solidarity with progressive struggles. Visit their Facebook page for more info.

Harvard Vietnamese Association
The Harvard Vietnamese Association is dedicated to fostering an awareness of Vietnamese culture on campus and within the Greater Boston area, and promoting the interests of the Vietnamese student body at Harvard. Visit their website here, or like their Facebook page for regular updates--including a biweekly Vietnamese language table for native speakers and learners to enjoy each other's company and conversation!

Korea Caucus
The mission of Korea Caucus, a student-run organization at Harvard Kennedy School, is to actively raise the awareness of Korea within the KSG community by sharing the country's cultural heritage through social events, serving as a bridge and resource to non-Korean students who are interested in learning more about the country. They also aim to provide a forum to address key issues facing Korea and their implications for the rest of the world through activities and events. Visit their Facebook page.

Korean Association
The Korean Association leads the undergraduate Korean-American community's efforts to teach & learn about Korean culture and political issues. KA also provides a social outlet for Korean-American students to meet others with shared heritage & interests. KA supports cultural groups including YISEI the magazine, the fan dance troupe Chunsa, and the Korean drumming group (poongmul pae) Han Ma Eum. Visit their site or Facebook.

Organization of Asian American Sisters in Service
OAASIS currently consists of 25 members committed to each other in three aspects: commitment in sisterhood, commitment in service, and commitment in exploring the diverse experiences of Asian and Asian American women. Visit their Facebook page at http://facebook.com/harvardoaasis. Direct any questions to oaasis.harvard@gmail.com. OAASIS welcomes students of all gender and ethnic identities.

The Wave Literary & Arts Magazine
The Wave is a literary and arts magazine that seeks to create a platform for artists and readers to express and reflect on Asian anglophone experiences. We publish art, poetry, fiction, and essays by Asians anglophone of all backgrounds. Our mission is to expand prevailing notions of what it means to be an Asian anglophone and to showcase the vast range of talent and energy in our Harvard community and beyond. Visit their website to learn more.