KMOX Series: USA's international relations under Trump- Part 2 China

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Zhao Ma | KMOX Series podcast

How America fell in love with China's memes

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Jianqing Chen quoted in BBC article

What’s happening on RedNote? A media scholar explains the app TikTok users are fleeing to — and the cultural moment unfolding there

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Jianqing Chen | The Conversation

Tracking the tap: A historical and cultural analysis of Chinese touchscreen media

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Media studies scholar Jianqing Chen’s new book project examines touchscreen media, a phenomenon so new it has yet to receive scholarly examination. Focusing on China’s 1 billion users — representing a fifth of smartphone users worldwide — she’s constructing a story that weaves together the technology’s origins as well as its implications for global digital life.

Korean Culture Day Event

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South Korea’s Seoul Broadcasting System features the Oct 24 Korean Culture Day event organized by the WashU Korean Students Association, the Korean Cultural Center of LA, and EALC Korean faculty.

A factory worker’s take on AI

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Anxiety over new technology replacing jobs is nothing new, writes Graduate Student Fellow Ki Cora Chow. But, she reminds us, even cutting-edge machines have always needed human minders.

Ran Wei awarded Percy Buchanan Graduate Student Prize

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Ran Wei, Japanese Ph.D. candidate, receives award

Alumni earn Fulbright awards

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Ashlee Chung, graduated in 2020 with a bachelor’s in East Asian studies; Ella Jones, graduated in 2024 with a bachelor’s in East Asian languages and cultures; Jack Manting, graduated in 2024 with a bachelor’s in East Asian languages and cultures

Telling the Story of Asian Americans in St. Louis

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A new digital StoryMap project, Asia in St. Louis, traces the history and experiences of people of Chinese and Japanese descent in St. Louis, from the 1850s to the 1980s.

Third Annual David Sands Holloway Memorial Awards

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EALC awards three students the David Sands Holloway Memorial Award for papers that explore issues of gender in Japanese literature and culture.

Chen, Kuzuoğlu awarded ACLS early career fellowships

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Chen and Kuzuoğlu are among the eight emerging scholars to receive a long-term fellowship for research on China’s histories, cultures, geopolitics, art, and global impact.

Celebrating faculty retirements

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Join us in recognizing the achievements and memories of faculty members who are closing out their careers in Arts & Sciences.