Philip Thai

American Historical Association Announces 2025 Prize Winners – AHA The American Historical Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes.

The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes, which honor exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects. Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! #AHAPerspectives🗃️

Northeastern University officially announces it has received a Korea Foundation grant to establish a Korean Studies TT position. We will conduct a search for a historian of Modern Korea in fall 2026. Thank you to KF and NU colleagues for the support!
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Non-U.S. legal historians: ASLH has announced the new Early Career Global Legal History Research Fellowship. Deadline is June 30, 2025. Please see below for application details. Thank you ASLH and especially Barbara Welke for her leadership in creating this opportunity.

The awards are made possible by the South Korea Initiative Fund and Hong Liu Asian Studies Fund. My gratitude to the Global Asian Studies faculty affiliates who served as teachers, research supervisors, and/or references for several of the winners.

The Global Asian Studies Program at #Northeastern is thrilled to announce winners of awards supporting students studying or working in S. Korea and China:

Korean Studies Student Award
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Hong Liu China Studies Student Award
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The NU Global Asian Studies Program is thrilled to host @jwassers.bsky.social for his talk “Youth Movements in Contemporary Asia: The Transnational Side of the Story" on Thurs 4/10, 1:30-2:45 at Horticultural Hall (300 Mass Ave). Info and registration below: www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-move...

Tariffs and Unintended Consequences: The Case of China’s War on Smuggling - Columbia University Press Blog This week, our featured book is China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842–1965. Today we are happy to present a guest post from author Philip Thai on tarif...

I wrote this years ago on tariffs and their unintended consequences when the first Trump administration fired the initial salvos of a global trade war. Its historical lessons are still (unfortunately) relevant in light of recent news. cupblog.org/2018/07/19/t...

The Struggle for Hong Kong: Reflections on the Protests of the 2010s and the Crackdowns of the 2020s Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Emily Feng, in conversation with Sewell Chan, discuss developments in Hong Kong over the past ten years and Hong Kong-China-U.S. relations.

East Coast events next week: NYC Hong Kong panel April 9 w/ @emilyzfeng.bsky.social @sewell.bsky.social www.ncuscr.org/event/the-st..., Northeastern talk April 10 on Thailand, Burma, & Hong Kong www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-move... & Harvard symposium April 11 fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/publi...

The Global Asian Studies Program at #Northeastern is thrilled to host Prof. Hoi-eun Kim as our final "Rethinking Korea" series speaker on Wed 4/2 at 4:00 p.m. Registration is free and open to the public. www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

The Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program is thrilled to host Wellesley College Prof. Kelly M. Rich as the next "Rethinking Korea" series speaker on Wed 2/12 at 4:00 p.m. Registration is free and open to the public. www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

Final week to apply for Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program's TWO two-year postdoctoral fellowships. See below for more info and application link. Please have all reference letters sent directly to my email. Thank you! northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

The Global Asia Program at Northeastern is thrilled to host Prof. Kelly M. Rich as the next "Rethinking Korea" series speaker. Registration for her talk on Wed 2/12 at 4:00 p.m. is free and open to the public. www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

Two more weeks to apply for Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program's TWO two-year postdoctoral fellowships—one in Asian American Studies, one in Asian Studies. More information and link to application below. Please circulate widely. Thank you! northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

Northeastern Center of Emerging Markets will host Dean Kellee Tsai for her talk, "Party-State Capitalism in China" on Wed. 1/22, 12:00 - 1:30. Please see link below for registration and more information.
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Thrilled to announce that the Global Asian Studies Program at Northeastern University was awarded a 5-year grant from the Korea Foundation to support the establishment of a tenure-track professorship in Korean Studies! We are grateful for support from KF and NU community. More details to come.

Northeastern students: Please see information on applying for the 2025 U.S.-ROK-Japan Young Trilateral Leaders Summit in Osaka. The summit will be held next summer and applications are due on 1/19/25.

Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program announces TWO inaugural two-year postdoctoral fellowships—one in Asian American Studies, one in Asian Studies. More information and link to application below. Please circulate widely. Thank you! northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

Quick reminder about the 12/1 deadline for the Global China search here at Northeastern. The position is open to different ranks and disciplines looking at China's influence on and relations with the rest of the world. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

The Global Asian Studies Program at Northeastern is thrilled to host Prof. Jaeeun Kim as the next "Rethinking Korea" series speaker for the fall semester! Registration for the talk on Tu 12/3 at 4:00 p.m. is free and open to the public. www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

#Northeastern students: If you are interested in learning more about Asia and Asia America, please check out the roster of Global Asian Studies courses and Asian language courses for the spring 2025 semester.

TODAY at 4:00 pm! The Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program is thrilled to host Prof. Joseph Seeley for the next “Rethinking Korea” speakers series. Please visit link for more information and to register:
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The Global Asian Studies Program at Northeastern University is thrilled to host Prof. Joseph Seeley as the next "Rethinking Korea" series speaker! Registration for his talk on Th 11/14 at 4:00 p.m. is free and open to the public: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

Northeastern is looking for new professor(s) of Global China. Expertise in China's foreign policy, economic statecraft, investments in the Global South, etc. Search open rank and discipline with preference for PoliSci, Soc/Anthro, and/or History. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

Readers interested in the new Zhou Enlai biography might also be interested in another academic biography. Hu Yaobang and his tumultuous tenure as China’s leader during the 1980s should attract more scholarly inquiry. Coming this October. www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

It is finally here. The long-awaited biography of Zhou Enlai by the preeminent diplomatic historian Chen Jian. So looking forward to reading a scholarly examination of this exalted yet enigmatic Chinese leader. Thank goodness the semester ends next week.

TODAY at 4:00 pm! The Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program is thrilled to host Prof. Gregg Brazinsky for the final “Rethinking Korea” speakers series. Please visit link for more information and to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

Next week Mon 3/4 at Wellesley: “Patriotism, Politics, and Profit: The Red Capitalists of Hong Kong and Macau.” Please see below for info on reception and lecture and for a few preview images! forms.gle/qwCiwxjALkns...

My talk, "Patriotism, Politics, and Profit: The Red Capitalists of Hong Kong and Macau" on Monday 3/4 at Wellesley College. Please see more info below on reception and talk. Thank you Pat Giersch for the invitation! forms.gle/qwCiwxjALkns...

Wed. 1/24: Prof. Eleana Kim will give her talk "De/Militarized Ecologies: Making Peace with Nature along the Korean DMZ" as part of the ongoing "Rethinking Korea" series. Registration & info: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

The Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program welcomes Prof. Eleana Kim as the next speaker of the "Rethinking Korea" series. Her talk "De/Militarized Ecologies: Making Peace with Nature along the Korean DMZ" will be held on Wed. 1/24. Registration & info:
www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...