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Call for applications for a short-term research grant on the history of Japanese sexualities, honoring Mark McLelland, deadline October 1, 2025.

Established in honor of Mark McLelland, the Short-Term Research Grant in the History of Japanese Sexualities and Genders offers up to $3,500 for early-career scholars to conduct research in Japan.

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If you've written, or supervised, a dissertation on an Asian topic at a UK university then do think about making or encouraging an application for the Bayly Prize (there's £2.5 k in it for the deserving winner)
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Call for applications for NEAC Grants focused on Japan and Korea with a submission deadline of October 1, 2025, 5 PM ET by the Association for Asian Studies.

AAS Members are now invited to apply for Northeast Asia Council grants, supporting research, seminars, or conferences/workshops about Japan or Korea. All applications must be submitted by 5pm Eastern Time on October 1.

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Colorful summer giveaway promotion for the Association for Asian Studies 2026 conference with a deadline of July 31 at 11:59 PM ET.

You have 10 hours left to enter the current round of our Summer Giveaway! Get your name in by midnight ET tonight and tomorrow you might be the winner of a complimentary registration for #AAS2025 in Vancouver 😎

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The Japanese Journal of Religious Studies @jjrs-nirc.bsky.social ✨50th anniv issue✨ abt past, present, & future of 🇯🇵 religious studies is out!

🙏Paul Swanson, Hayashi Makoto, Kawahashi Noriko, Keller Kimbrough, Emi Foulk Bushelle, @orionklautau.bsky.social @jolyonbt.bsky.social @aikerots.bsky.social

One surefire way to engage students? FOOD! The Winter 2011 issue of EAA focused on "Food, Culture, and Asia," including this feature article by Tulasi Srinivas on "Exploring Indian Culture through Food."

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It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we, the family of Andrew West, confirm his peaceful passing on 10th July 2025. The BabelStone legacy will be continued by colleagues and friends.
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Dharmamitra · a toolkit for the languages of the Dharma A toolkit for the languages of the Dharma

New translation tool for the languages of Buddhism—Pāli, Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese.
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Still makes mistakes (I just tested it on the 宋高僧傳 biography of the poet-monk Guanxiu 貫休 and noticed a few errors), but 1000x more accurate than anything I've seen before.

Oxford Studies in Medieval History is now Oxford Studies in the New Medieval History. Glad to be part of the opening up of this great series to global approaches. We are looking forward to receiving book manuscripts in global #medieval history.
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The Fellowship Experience | National Humanities Center A fellowship year at the National Humanities Center is an opportunity to make progress on scholarly projects, share ideas with other scholars, and be reinvigorated by a hiatus from the regular…

Call for Applications: the National Humanities Center @natlhumanities.bsky.social is now accepting applications for 2026-27 residential fellowships. Mid-career and senior scholars are encouraged to apply by October 2.

Go, go, go!! #AAS2026

Black vintage alarm clock showing 5:13 with text urging submission of AAS2026 proposals by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on August 6, 2025, only 12 days left.

There's still time to submit your #AAS2026 proposals—but that time is getting short! Today is a great day to start your proposal in our system; you can save and return to it later. Don't wait until the last minute!

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Get to know Peter Chai (Kai Shibata), an AAS Member at Waseda University, in this new Member Spotlight feature at #AsiaNow!

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White mug with 'Tea: fueling Asian Studies since 2737 B.C.E.' text and Association for Asian Studies logo beside a red t-shirt reading 'I Support Asian Studies' with the organization's website.

The AAS staff had lots of fun brainstorming merchandise ideas, and it's been just as much fun seeing which items are favorites among our followers! We'll continue rolling out new merchandise designs, too—if you have a suggestion, let us know!

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"A country with a small population offers a greater opportunity to observe the implications of environmental crises," Morris Rossabi wrote in this survey of environmental issues in Mongolia, from the Spring 2021 EAA.

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Opportunities for Scholars Studying Ming Dynasty China and Its World | National Humanities Center The NHC welcomes fellowship applications from scholars engaged in the study of China and its world, during and adjacent to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

The National Humanities Center welcomes fellowship applications from scholars engaged in the study of China in the Ming dynasty or of regions and periods connected to the Ming dynasty. Applications are due October 2, 2025. #AsianStudies cc: @asianstudies.org

Announcement for AAS Career Center relaunch with 'Coming Soon' and 'Stay Tuned' text over blurred group photo.

As we head into peak academic job posting season, AAS Career Center visitors will see a revamped platform and new resources for job seekers. Stay tuned!

Thank you for calling attention to this!! We are turning that field OFF.

We are proud to announce that South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories, a landmark educational website on the histories of South Asians in Britain, is now live!

Visit southasianbritain.org

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Top four best-selling AAS merchandise include 'I Support Asian Studies' apparel, 'Tea & Tradition' mug, 'Aask Me About Asia' apparel, and AAS logo mug.

Check out the top-selling items in our AAS merchandise store—our shoppers are clearly eager to share their support for #AsianStudies, the AAS, and tea 🍵😊

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𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐎𝐄𝐌𝐒—Voice & Verse,a Hong Kong-based bilingual print publication, invites poets & translators worldwide to submit original English-language poems & poems newly translated into English for their upcoming issue themed 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡. tinyurl.com/ReparationCall

Historians of Bluesky! I am putting together a syllabus for a graduate/upper undergraduate seminar this fall on "Animal Histories," and would love your help putting together a chronologically/geographically/thematically diverse set of readings. Self-promotion is also very welcome!

We're looking for two great conference co-hosts! Institutions in Asia are invited to submit co-hosting proposals for the 2027 and 2028 AAS-in-Asia conferences by August 29, 2025.

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I got my AAS merch so now @mauracunningham.bsky.social and I can match! 🤓🤗

As we close out the first week of our AAS merchandise store, we'd like to take a minute and thank everyone who has visited and placed an order (including some AAS staff members!). Grab some swag and show off your AAS pride!

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Colorful announcement for AAS 2025 Annual Conference summer giveaway winner Ray Matsumoto from UCLA with a gold trophy and confetti.

Congratulations to Ray Matsumoto, an incoming PhD student in Japanese history at UCLA, for winning free registration for #AAS2026 in our Summer Giveaway!

Next drawing is August 1—enter once a day for your chance to be the next winner!

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Call for nominations for the Sumie Jones Prize recognizing leadership in Japan-centered humanities projects by the Association for Asian Studies.

The Sumie Jones Prize for Project Leadership in Japan-centered Humanities recognizes edited volumes, conferences, exhibits, performances and workshops that promote understanding of Japanese humanities in the U.S. and/or Canada. Nominate a project today!

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New #AsiaNow post: a letter from the AAS to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education regarding the proposed closure of more than 100 programs at Indiana University Bloomington, including several in #AsianStudies.

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