03/31/2026
Join us on April 10th for the annual John Dardess Research Forum at Watson Library! It's an opportunity to hear about the research of our faculty and graduate students!
This is the official page for Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at KU. South Korea and Taiwan are key U.S. trading partners.
The department offers a full program of instruction in the languages, literatures, and cultures of China, Japan, and Korea. These areas of East Asia represent three of the oldest continuous civilizations in the world. Japan and mainland China are the world’s largest economies, after the United States. The economic and political relationship between the U.S. and East Asia will be among the most imp
03/31/2026
Join us on April 10th for the annual John Dardess Research Forum at Watson Library! It's an opportunity to hear about the research of our faculty and graduate students!
02/27/2026
The next East Asian Literature Book Club meeting will be Mar 25 at 6pm in WES 2106! 📖
02/27/2026
Our deadlines for the summer study abroad programs have been extended until Mar 8!
Apply with the links below:
Japan Then and Now: https://studyabroad.ku.edu/summer-japan-japan-then-and-now
Summer in Taiwan: https://studyabroad.ku.edu/summer-taiwan-chinese-language-program-national-sun-yat-sen-university
02/20/2026
Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table at the CEAS New Year's Celebration Tuesday evening! Guests practiced Chinese calligraphy and received bookmarks with their names written in Korean and Japanese!
02/19/2026
02/19/2026
Mocktails & Mingle: Public Service is Wednesday, March 11 from 5-6:30 PM at the Jayhawk Welcome Center! This is not a recruiting event, just a fun, casual way to help students learn more about careers in public service from alumni and community friends. Students get networking training with our Career Advisors from 5-5:30 PM before joining guests for an hour of mocktails & mingling. You can register here: https://calendar.ku.edu/event/mocktails-and-mingle-public-service
02/19/2026
01/29/2026
Join us for Dr. Eun Ah Cho's lecture, "Post-border Poetics: North Korean Refugees and Politics of Narratives," on Feb 5th from 5-6:30pm via Zoom. Register here via the 'virtual link' : https://events.uiowa.edu/event/34952
11/19/2025
Today we have two informational meetings about our intensive summer program in Taiwan! Hope to see you there!!
11/18/2025
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to get an M.A. in East Asian language and Cultures? Learn more here!