GW Sigur Center for Asian Studies

Sigur Center @ElliottSchool GW: DC's largest Asian Studies institute. Views expessed here do not necessarily reflect the views of GW University.

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Thank you all for joining the Sigur Center and Dean Ayres for her talk "What’s in a Name (Redux)? The Indo-Pacific and U.S. Foreign Policy" last month.

If you missed the talk, don't worry! The entire event can be found on our YouTube at the link in our bio.

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Join the Sigur Center and Professor Eyal Aviv on Wednesday, October 14th, for a discussion surrounding the intersection of neuroscience and Buddhist meditation, and where the two agree and disagree. RSVP at the link in our bio.

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Join us next Friday, October 9th from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm at the Elliott School in Lindner Family Commons for a discussion about the political, legal, and social tools that the PRC uses to shape Taiwan-China relations. RSVP here for in the link in our bio: https://t.co/S5NHfFalPz

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We’re hiring! The Sigur Center for Asian Studies is seeking an FWS Student Research Assistant to support Professor David Shambaugh and the China Policy Program. Applications close October 4, 2026. Apply here: https://t.co/cjqJgfd4fk

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Join the Sigur Center on October 6th as Professor John Helveston discusses how the U.S. is lagging behind China in the adoption, affordability, and manufacturing scale of electric vehicles and potential policy changes that can close the gap. RSVP at the link in our bio.

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Join the Sigur Center and the Carter Center to discuss how Chinese citizens view the United States as a security threat and a necessary ally for trade, technology, and global security, and how that contrasts with their view of U.S. allies in the Asia-Pacific.

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Congratulations to former Graduate Student Associate Nayoung Bishoff for publishing her article "From Suppression to Self-Expression: A Transformative Approach to Han in Sunmi's 'Gashina'" in "The Cultural Politics of Transmedia Storytelling in K-Pop."

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Join the Sigur Center and Logan Wright from the Rhodium Group on October 1st to discuss his new book, Broken China: How the Economic Miracle Shattered and What It Means for the World, and what the future of China's economy might look like. RSVP at the link in our bio.

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Asian Studies MA student Baosheng Guo recently published an article for the Global Taiwan Institute about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's strategy surrounding Taiwan's security. Read the article here: https://t.co/dXSDuROlqN

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The GW Elliott School and Department of Political Science are hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, Chair of Japan-U.S. Relations. Starts Fall 2027. Review begins Oct. 15, 2026. Apply: https://t.co/oVOgLRVF12

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Join us next Wednesday, September 23rd from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm in the Chung-wen Shih Asian Studies Conference Room as Professor Alexa Alice Joubin discusses women's trans cinema in Taiwan through the lens of the film "As We Like It." RSVP here: https://t.co/ygP2l1vRDh

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In this lecture Professor David Shambaugh, Director of the China Policy Program at GW, will consider the evolution of the relationship over the past decade, its current state, and possible future trajectories leading up to the first U.S. state visit by Xi Jinping since 2015.

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Join us on September 15th to examine the political uses of laughter in Maoist campaigns against “feudal superstition," analyzing how the Maoist revolution appropriated gendered tropes and rhetorical strategies from China’s imperial past and repurposed them for new ends.

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We are excited to announce the launch of the GW Japan and Okinawa Book Club, focusing on contemporary Japanese and Okinawan literature. Discussions will be in English, and participants are welcome to read each text in translation or in the original Japanese.

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Join us on September 14th as JICA President Akihiko Tanaka will discuss how partnerships with the Global South can promote human security, economic opportunity, technological innovation, and a more inclusive international order. RSVP at the link in our bio.

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Associate Professor John Helveston was quoted in a New York Times article about a proposed bill to ban internet-connected vehicles from China from being sold in the US and the potential security risks of such vehicles. Read the article here (paywall): https://t.co/yCnmrhyc0P

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Join the Sigur Center for the launch of "Emotions, Affect, and Narrative in Korean History and Culture," a collection of 11 essays that explore emotions and affect in Korean culture across a broad temporal span, edited by Professor Jisoo M. Kim. RSVP at the link in our bio.

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Please join the Sigur Center in celebrating former Graduate Student Associate, Soumi Ganguly, on delivering a lecture about her research at her alma mater at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, entitled 'Imperial Intimacies: Forced Displacement from Sri Lanka and Myanmar.'

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Join the Sigur Center on Wednesday, September 9th, for a discussion with Dean Alyssa Ayres about US policy toward the Indo Pacific region, including how the ways that the Indo-Pacific is organized within US federal agencies shapes how the US government thinks about the region.

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Join us Sept 14 for "Development Cooperation in a Fragmented World," co-hosted with @gwusigurcenter, @jica_direct_en President Akihiko Tanaka will discuss how partnerships with the Global South can promote a more inclusive international order. Learn more: https://t.co/hMRRAuuDBs