This Week: Concentration declaration due Thursday; Korea on the Global Stage weekend conference; contest deadlines coming up this week
Announcements
Declaration of Concentration for third-semester students due on Thursday, April 14th!
Korea on the Global Stage: Spring 2022 Conference
Saturday, April 16, 2022 9:45am - 6:00pm

Harvard Undergraduate KORUM is a student-led organization dedicated to facilitating conversations on Korean affairs. The conference will host featured speakers across a wide range of panels - ranging from tech (Executive Director at IBM), geopolitics and international relations (current Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Korea), advocacy (CEO & President of Liberty in North Korea), culture/media (author of NYT Bestseller Frankly in Love), and business (Co-founder and Partner at SparkLabs Group).

Click here to register for the event.
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.
  • 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, April 11

Monday, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Kimiko Suda, PhD Post Doc researcher, National Discrimination and Racism Monitor (NaDiRa)

Monday, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Akiko Uchiyama, Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Chiba University
Tomoka Miyachi, Professor, Faculty Of Commerce, Takushoku University
Yuki Yamanaka, Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry
Discussant: Henry Laurence, Associate Professor of Government and Asian Studies, Bowdoin 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

Monday, 8:00pm - 9:30pm
Ia Xiong, psychologist, PhD, Minneapolis, MN
Thursday, April 14

Thursday, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Rachel E. Stern, Professor of Law and Political Science, Pamela P. Fong and Family Distinguished Chair in China Studies, UC Berkeley School of Law

Thursday, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Ross King, Professor of Korean Language and Literature, University of British Columbia
Chair: Si Nae Park, Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
Tuesday, April 12

(No events scheduled on this day)
Friday, April 15

Friday, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hue-Tam Jamme, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University

Friday, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Keiichi Sato, Professor of Disaster Management and Policy Sciences, Senshu University, and Visiting Scholar, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
Moderator: Andrew Gordon, Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History and Project Director, Japan Disasters Digital Archive, Harvard University
Wednesday, April 13

Wednesday, 12:00pm
Zheng Lu, Associate Professor, Tsinghua University, HYI Visiting Scholar, 2021-2022
Chair/Discussant: Frank Dobbin, Harvard University

Wednesday, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Mark Scott, Chief Technology Correspondent, Politico (via Zoom)
Tom Wheeler, former Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
In-person event: Wexner 434AB, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA

Wednesday, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Madalene Mielke, President and CEO of Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
Dr. Lanhee Chen, Director of Domestic Policy Studies at Stanford University, Candidate for California Controller (R)
Moderator: Tova Wang, Harvard University

Wednesday, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Christopher Carothers, Post-doctoral Fellow, Center for the Study of Contemporary China, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Nara Dillon, Senior Lecturer on Government, Harvard University

Wednesday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Looking for a summer internship or full-time job? Don't miss this great opportunity to meet top employers from various fields and industries. Join your peers from Brown, UChicago, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, MIT, Penn, Princeton, Stanford, and Yale as you engage with employers.

Wednesday, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Paul Roquet, Associate Professor of Media Studies and Japan Studies, MIT

Wednesday, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The event will feature a presentation and an opportunity to meet Harvard alumni who work at Bain’s offices around the world, including EAS alumna Emma Toh '20, while enjoying food and beverages. We look forward to sharing why Bain is #1 on Vault’s Best Consulting Firms to Work For.
It will mark the start of our 2022 recruiting season for the full-time Associate Consultant (AC) and summer Associate Consultant Intern (ACI) roles. We will share more information about the application process at the event.
In-person event: The Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Wednesday, 8:30pm - 10:00pm
双雪涛 Shuang Xuetao, Writer
程异 Jeremy Tiang, Translator
张学昕 Zhang Xuexin, Critic
罗鹏 Carlos Rojas, Scholar, Translator
陶建 Eric Abrahamsen, Translator Brian Lax, Editor
Organizers: 王德威 David Der-wei Wang, Harvard University; 宋伟杰 Weijie Song, Rutgers University
This event will be conducted in Mandarin and English.

Internship Opportunities

Japan Industrial Partners job opportunity

Job details
JIP is looking for a recent graduate or current senior with Japanese capability, to fill a position that is pegged in a range from “entry level” to experienced. This is a good position for somebody who wants to understand how university endowments and private equity funds function.

Visit JIP’s website here or email eas@fas.harvard.edu for more information.

HLAB Japan Summer School Mentorship Job Opportunity

Program details
HLAB is an educational program for Japanese high school students where college and university students from around the world join as mentors. Mentors lead a seminar on a topic of their choosing for the high schoolers, and in exchange, HLAB offers mentors a once-in-a-lifetime cultural immersion experience in Japan and the opportunity to connect with bright minds from around the world.

Program dates
August 12-22, 2022

Click here to visit their website or email teach@h-lab.co for questions.
Grant & Publication Opportunities
Healthlab Logo Contest

All members of the Harvard community—students, postdocs, fellows, faculty, and staff— are invited to submit a design for a HealthLab logo. A panel of professional designers and creative directors will judge the competition. The winner will receive $1,000 and two honorable mentions will receive $500 each.

Deadline: April 14, 2022 at 11:59pm EST

For full rules and the submission application, click here
Harvard College Writing Center 3-Minute Thesis Competition
Deadline: April 14, 2022

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. While the original 3MT was designed for graduate students, we have adapted the competition for Harvard College senior thesis writers.
Three-Minute Thesis offers seniors the opportunity to create an accessible and interesting presentation of their senior thesis research for an audience of non-specialists. Prizes will be awarded by a panel of faculty judges. Prizes include $500 (1st); $250 (2nd); and $100 (3rd).

Click here to learn more.
Submit your work to the Michigan Journal of Asian Studies!
Deadline: Rolling
The Michigan Journal of Asian Studies is an undergraduate academic journal at the University of Michigan centered around political, economic, social, and cultural affairs in Asia. Our journal seeks to highlight original research papers and creative works related to Asia produced by undergraduate students.
Click here to learn more about the journal and submit your work or email mjas.contact@umich.edu for questions!
Call for Papers for the Seventeenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2022 Special Focus—At the Crossroads of Paradigms: Considering Heterodoxy in the Social Sciences

Proposal deadline: April 21, 2022
Registration deadline: June 21, 2022 (regular); July 21, 2022 (final)

The Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Research Network is brought together by a common interest in disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches, within and across the various social sciences, and between the social, natural and applied sciences. 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 submit a proposal.
Call for Papers for the Fifteenth Global Studies Conference, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2022 Special Focus—What to Make of Crises: Emerging Methods, Principles, Actions
Proposal deadline: April 21, 2022
Registration deadline: June 21, 2022 (regular); July 21, 2022 (final)

The Global Studies Research Network is devoted to mapping and interpreting past and emerging trends and patterns in globalization. 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 submit a proposal.
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.