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Uyen Nguyen

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Uyen T. Nguyen is a historian of modern Vietnam with a strong interest in historical transitions and the interactions between politico-economic changes and socio-cultural identity. Her current book project, Beloved City, Depraved City: Communist Takeovers...

EALC Professor Michael Szonyi named Honorary Villager of Yongtai County, China

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Prof. Michael Szonyi has been granted the honor of being named an Honorary Villager of Yongtai County, China. Original news story here (Chinese): https://m.chinanews.com/wap/detail/chs/zw/10244223.shtml

Prof. Michael Puett Appointed Director of Harvard University Asia Center

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Korean History Symposium: Toward a Postnationalist History of Korea

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Date: Friday, September 13, 2024, 9:00am to 5:30pm Location: Reading Room, Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Workshops and Conferences Co-sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations Organizers: Yumi Moon...

Kwok Leong Tang

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Kwok-leong Tang serves as a lecturer for the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and the Managing Director of the Digital China Initiative at Harvard University. By training, he is a historian. He received his bachelor's and master's...

The Chinese Empire in Local Society: Ming Military Institutions and Their Legacies

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Edited by Michael Szonyi and Shiyu Zhao This book explores the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) military, its impact on local society, and its many legacies for Chinese society. It is based on extensive original research by scholars using the methodology of...

Prof. Michael Szonyi Appointed Frank Wen-hsiung Wu Memorial Professor of Chinese History

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Michael Szonyi, Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, was recently appointed Frank Wen-hsiung Wu Memorial Professor of Chinese History at Harvard University. He is a social historian of late imperial and modern China who studies local...

Senior EAS Concentrators Present Research at Undergraduate Thesis Colloquium

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This year's Senior Thesis Colloquium was a great success. Undergraduate students presented their research and preliminary conclusions on a broad spectrum of topics. They used varied methods to approach research questions surrounding gender, politics...

Nara Dillon - China's Regressive Welfare State: What Were They Thinking?

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October 7, 2016

Prof. Bol Discusses the China Historical GIS and Online Learning with Purdue's Center on Religion and Chinese Society

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