Mission Statement
The Center for Asian and Pacific Studies is a research and outreach center devoted to promoting understanding of the Asia-Pacific region. Its primary aim is to foster collaborative and individual research engaging Asia-interested scholars from the UO, the nation, and around the world. The Center is distinctive in terms of its geographic scope with programmatic focus on East Asia, South East Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Islands.
The Center serves as a nexus for interdisciplinary interactions with scholars and distinguished figures from the Asia-Pacific region. It fosters opportunities for students in the region and enriches and supports the Asian Studies Program. It sponsors public lectures, conferences, working papers, and special developmental and innovative projects. The Center shares its research-based knowledge and insights with students, educators, business firms, the general public, interested community groups, and government offices throughout Oregon.
The intellectual interests of the Center are extremely broad reflecting the diverse backgrounds of its affiliated faculty. It has a strong interdisciplinary focus, encompassing both historical and contemporary perspectives. The complex interaction between the global and local in the Asia-Pacific context has become a major theme of the Center in the twenty-first century.
Center Staff
Director: Jeffrey Hanes, History
Assistant Director: Lori O'Hollaren
East Asia Initiatives Coordinator: Yifang Zhang
Grants Technician: Steve Crowe
Advisory Board
Bryna Goodman, Asian Studies
Kathie Carpenter, International Studies
Tze-lan Sang, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Daisuke Miyao, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Nagesh Murthy, Lundquist College of Business
For more information about the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies programs, please contact:
Lori O'Hollaren, Assistant Director
Center for Asian and Pacific Studies
1246 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
Phone: 541-346-1521
Email: loholl@uoregon.edu
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