Independence Day
WebmasterAll-university holiday. No classes will be held, and university offices will remain closed.
Asia Program
2018summer
Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast Conference
WebmasterIn 2018, WSU will host the international Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast Conference, bringing more than 100
Asia scholars from across the globe to WSU.
Memorial Day
WebmasterAll-university holiday. No classes will be held, and university offices will remain closed.
ASPAC Graduate Prizes: Application Deadline
WebmasterASPAC–Mori Prize and ASPAC–Barlow Prize for Graduate Students
At the 1992 ASPAC conference at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo), the ASPAC Board voted to establish the John and Mae Esterline Prize to encourage student participation in ASPAC conferences and to recognize the support given to students by our colleagues John and Mae Esterline. The name of the award was changed to the ASPAC–Esterline Prize and then to the ASPAC–Mori Prize in June 2014, in honor of Professor Barbara Mori of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. As a long-time ASPAC member, Professor Mori advocated Asian studies, including Asian musicology, her … » More …
New Course for Summer 2018
WebmasterASIA 303 is housed entirely in the Asia Program and allows us to offer class credit for a variety of experiences, from lectures, to a movie series, to excursions the Asia program offers to students.
Our inaugural class will invite students with different academic backgrounds and interests to explore our regional Asian studies conference (ASPAC), hosted here on the Pullman campus in 2018. Students will prepare to attend panels and to formally interview both senior and junior scholars who will attend and present at the conference. They will also participate in social gatherings and cultural events along with all other participants.
The purpose of this … » More …