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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University

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The Asian/Pacific Studies Institute is the focal point of research and teaching on the Asia Pacific region at Duke University. (@DukeAsia on Twitter)

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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
With research grounded in Confucian ethics, Bella Pei Wang challenges the industry claim that AI companions offer a remedy for loneliness. 📅 Tues., October 6 🕛 12 noon 📍 Carpenter Conf. Room (249) 🔗 asianpacific.duke.edu/events/best-... All APSI Speaker Series talks are free and open to the public.
Headshot of a person (Bella Pei Wang); text: “APSI Speaker Series fall 2026; Bella Pei Wang; Best Briend or Cybermother? A Confucian reflection on A I companionship; Duke Asian/Pacific Studies Institute”; background image of a Chinese landscape brush painting depicting a scholar in traditional robes and a profile of a person with a circuit map overlay
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Anthropologist and mortician, Ruth E. Toulson, takes you behind the scenes in a Singaporean funeral parlor: asianpacific.duke.edu/event/gift-c... 📅 Tuesday, September 29 🕟 3:00 PM 📍 Carpenter Conference Room (249), Rubenstein Library This talk is free and open to the public.
APSI Speaker Series fall 2026; Ruth Toulson ‘The Gift of a Corpse: Ordinary Necropolitics in Contemporary Singapore’”; wordmark of the Duke Asian/Pacific Studies Institute; a silhouette map of Asia; a photo of Ruth Toulson; background photo of mourners walking next to a hearse
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thursday, 9/17 || 7PM: FHI + Duke Library Faculty Bookwatch features an expert panel on “From Gas Masks to Graphic Design: Reading the Recent Work of Gennifer Weisenfeld”—https://asianpacific.duke.edu/event/gas-masks-graphic-design-reading-recent-work-gennifer-weisenfeld-09-17-2026/
text: “Faculty Bookwatch from gas masks to graphic design reading the recent work of Gennifer Weisenfeld”; a photo of Gennifer Weisenfeld (a headshot of a person); the covers of three books; text naming the panelists, Professor Weisenfeld's full academic titles; lists of the co-sponsors (all information provided in event description on page)
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A different history of Tibet, revealed through music and ritual. Through a newly discovered manuscript, musicologist Chenhui Sun reveals a complex picture of religion and culture. 🗓 September 14 🕒 3PM 🏨 Carpenter Conference Room (249), Rubenstein Library asianpacific.duke.edu/event/cathol...
A headshot of a person (Chenhui Sun); text (talk title, speaker name and affiliation, date, time, and location; all details on page); background photo of a church in the mountains foregrounded by a persimmon tree
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Learn about state-social clashes and cooperation regarding urban shade in a Vietnamese city: Anthropologist Erik Harms (Yale University) will discuss “A Poetic Politics of Shade in Saigon” 🗓 September 10 (Thursday) 🕒 3PM 🏨 Carpenter Conf. Room (249), Rubenstein Library Free and open to the public
text: “A Poetic Politics of Shade in Saigon” Erik Harms Yale University; event date, time, location (info in webpage); a photo of a person (Erik Harms); background image of a person hugging a large tree in a grassy urban park
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
📣 Our FA26 speaker series launches w/ Professor Yuichiro Onishi: 📅 Thursday, September 3 🕟 4:30 PM 📍 Carpenter Conference Room (249), Rubenstein Library 🔗 asianpacific.duke.edu/event/afro-a... Free; open to the public Co-sponsored by the Department of African & African-American Studies
text: “APSI Speaker Series fall 2026; Yuichiro Onishi ‘On Afro-Asian Radicalism’”; wordmark of the Duke Asian/Pacific Studies Institute; a silhouette map of Asia; a photo of Yuichiro Onishi; background: people attend a Black Lives Matter event in Tokyo
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
ICYMI: Our interview w/ Karina Lu (Trinity ’26), winner of the 2026 Troost Prize for an undergraduate project in East Asian Studies, is on our website: asianpacific.duke.edu/blog-post/em.... We wanted to learn about her approach to writing about a challenging topic from a human-centered perspective.
text: “On Embodying Revolution a conversation with Karina Lu”; portrait-style photo of a person with mid-length dark hair resting their chin on their hand
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🔜 2/26, 7PM (E. US) // 2/27, 9AM (Japan): Dr. Felicity Stone-Richards (University of Michigan) talks w/ Maurice Shelton, an entrepreneur who has been living in Japan for 11 years. Moderated by Professor Kimberly Hassel @kimberly-hassel.bsky.social (Duke). 🔗 asianpacific.duke.edu/event/fight-...
text: “The Fight Against Police Racial Profiling in Japan: A Conversation with Felicity Stone-Richards and Maurice Shelton”; event date and time; photos of two people (the primary speakers)
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Happy Lunar New Year from APSI! May the fire horse bring positive energy, resilience, and light to illuminate your thinking and the world. 新年快乐 ⋆ 새해 복 많이 받으세요 ⋆ 新年おめでとう ⋆ Chúc Mừng Năm Mới ⋆ สวัสดีปีใหม่ ⋆ Manigong Bagong Taon ⋆ Selamat Tahun Baru ⋆ နစ်သစ်မှာ ပျော်ရွှင်ပါစေ ⋆ шинэ жилийн мэнд хүргэе
text: Happy Lunar New Year 2026; image of a golden horse silhouette with floral cutouts surrounded by a decorative ring; text in the background saying "Happy New Year" in Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesian, Burmese, and Mongolian
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
A special screening of the 2025 documentary, “Silent War: Asian American Reckonings with Mental Health” will be followed by an expert panel discussion. 📆 November 18. 2025 🕖 7:00 PM 🏫 Rubenstein Arts Center, Film Theater This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome. duke.is/2/ss2m
film poster for “Silent War: Asian American Reckonings with Mental Health” consisting of a collage of stills from the documentary; descriptive text included in the post: event date, time, location, sponsors; names of the panelists (Eileen Chow, Yan Li, Lily Chen, Ling Jin, Pooja Mehta)
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Dr. Kimberly Hassel @kimberly-hassel.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
I’m on the ballot for the Diversity and Equity Committee! As an Afro-Latina scholar in Asian Studies, advocacy for scholars of underrepresented identities has been central to my service. If elected, I will work with AAS in aiding these scholars to thrive—not just survive—in the field.
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
🥮 🎑 中秋节快乐! ~ 中秋節快樂! ~ 추석 잘 보내세요! ~ お月見おめでとうございます! ~ Chúc mừng Trung Thu vui vẻ! ~ រីករាយពិធីបុណ្យអុំទូក! In 2025, the Mid-Autumn Festival takes place October 5–8. We hope you enjoy a wonderful holiday with lots of amazing food and great views of the supermoon!
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Sept. 25—APSI's Fall 2025 Speaker Series continues with Brendan Galipeau: “Crafting a Tibetan Terroir: Winemaking in Shangri-La.” 🕒 3:00PM 📍 Carpenter Conf. Room (249), Rubenstein Library ℹ️ asianpacific.duke.edu/event/crafting-tibetan-terroir-winemaking-shangri-la-09-25-2025/
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Crafting a Tibetan Terroir: Winemaking in Shangri-La | Asian/Pacific Studies Institute
This talk discusses a recently published book about how wine has transformed Tibetan land and lives. Set in the Sino-Tibetan border region renamed "Shangri-La" by the Chi
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
📅 Our FA25 Speaker Series launches 9/18 with Alexandra Kaloyanides: “Natural Resources and Burmese Religions.” Bring your questions to this free, public talk! 🕒 3:00PM 📍 Carpenter Conf. Room (249), Rubenstein Library ℹ️ asianpacific.duke.edu/event/natural-resources-and-burmese-religions-09-18-2025/
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Natural Resources and Burmese Religions | Asian/Pacific Studies Institute
Alexandra Kaloyanides explores how Myanmar’s natural resources have shaped its religious life, and how its religious life has shaped the Southeast Asian country’s extract
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
📣 June 5 (9AM PDT), @chowleen.bsky.social will be part of a discussion organized by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies: “Chinese Exclusion 2.0?: An Online Teach-In on Visa Revocations and What it Means for Chinese Students and the U.S.” 🔵 www.international.ucla.edu/ccs/event/17...
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Chinese Exclusion 2.0?: An Online Teach-In on Visa Revocations and What it Means for Chinese Students and the U.S.
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
We're looking forward to your keynote talk (and to the presentation by our own Lilia Yan!) 🎉
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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 28/04/2025
Hear ye, hear ye! The nomination period for our AAS 2026 Book Prizes is NOW OPEN! Publishers, you have until June 30 to submit nominations—authors of eligible books, talk to your publisher about being nominated! bit.ly/AASBookPrizes
A social media graphic features a photograph of a book on a table, open with its pages fanning out, and bookshelves visible in the background. Text: 2026 AAS Book Prize Nominations - submission deadline June 30 - https://bit.ly/AASBookPrizes
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
This Friday, we wrap our spring Speaker Series with Professor Inkyu Kang (Penn State Behrend) who will unpack the technological paradox behind Japan's analog affinity and South Korea's digital shift. Join the conversation: asianpacific.duke.edu/event/unpack...
Background photo of a nighttime street scene in Japan; headshot of Inkyu Kang; descriptive text (event title, date, time, location, series, organizer)
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Today, 3PM: Prof. Giorgio Biancorosso examines the combinatorial practice at the heart of Wong Kar-wai’s cinema to retheorize musical borrowing, appropriation, and repurposing in Hong Kong cinema and beyond.
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Award-winning journalist Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social will be at Duke discussing her career as an acclaimed reporter and writer + her new book, “Let Only Red Flowers Bloom” 📅 March 20 🕠 5:30 PM 📍 Ruby Lounge Free and open to the public @chowleen.bsky.social
Headshot of Emily Feng; descriptive text (talk title, date, time, location, sponsor)
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
📽 Tonight's screening of “In the Mood for Love” includes an intro and Q&A with Professor Giorgio Biancorosso. 🎞 For fans of bonus features, we are sharing this “extra scene” online (because Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung are indeed extra in all the best ways): youtu.be/szvRRy8Lkz4 You're welcome. 🍿
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In the Mood for Dancing
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Friday, 2/14: APSI welcomes Prof Lijing Jiang to compare and contrast the development of shrimp aquaculture in Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand. Details: asianpacific.duke.edu/event/niche-tanks-and-coastal-sprawl-species-technology-and-economics-shrimp-aquaculture-japan/ @dukeenvironment.bsky.social
Headshot of Lijing Jiang; a map of Asia; background image of shrimp; text (event series, sponsor, speaker, title, date, time, location)
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Asia Society New York @newyork.asiasociety.org · 04/02/2025
Are you a journalist reporting on #Asia? Apply for the 2025 Osborn Elliott Prize! @asiasociety.org is seeking applications from a reporter or team of reporters with the best example of journalism about Asia from 2024. Submissions close March 17 for the $10K prize. asiasociety.org/asia-society...
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Asia Society seeks applications for 2025 Osborn Elliott Journalism Prize
The $10,000 cash award will recognize the best piece of journalism on Asia published during calendar year 2024.
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
For those at/around Duke, we look forward to welcoming Prof. Emily Wilcox this Friday (Jan. 31) as she re-examines how the 1957 visit of dancers from Latin America to the PRC should inform our understanding of #dance history. Details: asianpacific.duke.edu/event/rethin...
Headshot of Emily Wilcox; a map of Asia; background image of dancers on a stage; text (event series, sponsor, speaker, title, date, time, location)
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
🏮 May the year of the wood snake bring you peace, success, creativity, intuition, and wisdom 🏮 Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate! From APSI~~ 新年快乐 ⋆ 새해 복 많이 받으세요 ⋆ 新年おめでとう ⋆ Chúc Mừng Năm Mới ⋆ สวัสดีปีใหม่ ⋆ Manigong Bagong Taon ⋆ Selamat Tahun Baru ⋆ နစ်သစ်မှာ ပျော်ရွှင်ပါစေ ⋆ шинэ жилийн мэнд хүргэе
A red banner with golden snakes and the year 2025; text: "Happy Lunar New Year" "Year of the Wood Snake"
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
It was great to hear our APSI DGS, the ever-amazing Professor Eileen Chow, on ep. 270 of “They Call Us Bruce.” Be sure to catch the full episode for a considered discussion of the role “United States v. Wong Kim Ark” played amid the complicated history of U.S. citizenship. @chowleen.bsky.social
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NCC (北米日本研究資料調整協議会) @nccjapaninfo.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
This month we are pleased to feature an #NCCSpecialist spotlight on @matthew-hayes.bsky.social (Duke Libraries), sharing his journey from the study of early modern Buddhism to to supporting the broader Duke community with research skills & archival expertise! 📿📖 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
We're hiring! APSI seeks a postdoctoral scholar with training in a humanities or social science discipline whose research concerns environmental and climate studies in Asia. Apply @ academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29581 The one-year position begins FA25.
A bridge crosses over a body of water surrounded by trees and high-rise apartment buildings; text (APSI seeks postdoctoral associate researching environmental and climate studies in Asia); application URL and deadline
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Welcome to 2025! Looking ahead to the spring term, be sure to check out some of the amazing Asia-focused courses happening at Duke. We put together highlights of a few new+returning ones: asianpacific.duke.edu/blog-post/ex... A full list is at: asianpacific.duke.edu/academics/co...
Light streaks in a ball shape; text: "2025" and "Happy New Year
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 21/06/2024
🎉 Congratulations to Professor Leo Ching on being named the Schiff Family Dean of Humanities and the Arts for the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. His term begins July 1. Read the full article in the Duke Chronicle: www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024...
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Leo Ching named new dean of humanities and the arts for Trinity College
Ching, a longtime professor in the AMES department, will succeed Professor of Classical Studies William Johnson as the new Schiff Family Dean of Humanities and the Arts July 1.
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Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University @apsi-duke.bsky.social · 21/06/2024
New channel, who dis? (Just kidding.) Bluesky no longer requires an invitation to join (spring semester was busy; we just got the memo) so we're expanding our social media portfolio. Asia has a wealth of case studies for contingency planning amid possible dynastic shifts...
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