Zhao Ma is associate professor of modern Chinese history and culture in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. His work on China’s presence at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair is part of a larger project, “Global Qing and Its Legacies,” which explores the manner in which Qing ideas, institutions and behaviors have participated in making and remaking the modern world.
Zhao Ma | KMOX Series podcast
Jianqing Chen quoted in BBC article
Jianqing Chen | The Conversation
Interview with Faculty Fellow Jianqing Chen
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.
Ki Cora Chow is a PhD candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, focusing on the technological experiences of factory workers in her dissertation.
Ran Wei, Japanese Ph.D. candidate, receives award
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
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.
EALC awards three students the David Sands Holloway Memorial Award for papers that explore issues of gender in Japanese literature and culture.