Japanese Studies: East Asian Studies at Duke

"The Asian/Pacific Studies Institute (APSI) is the focal point of research and teaching on the Asian/Pacific region at Duke University. Started in 1981, today APSI has more than 44 full-time faculty members at Duke and 20 affiliated faculty members from regional universities. It is the largest center for research and teaching on East Asia in the Southeast." The website provides information about the faculty, the M.A. degree and activities sponsored by the Institute.

The Asian & Middle Eastern Studies department offers a major or minor as well as a Masters in Critical Asian Humanities. The curriculum is based on linguistic and cultural competence. Their mission is to foster a view of language, literature and culture at once indigenous and global, informed by local histories of internal development as well as by theories of cross-cultural influence.

"The Duke University Center for International Studies, launched in 1967, is the university's major administrative structure for coordinating and promoting interdisciplinary international research, training and teaching. It has been the home to many of Duke's international and area studies programs as they first developed".

Offers an undergraduate major or minor focusing on East Asia, Comparative/Global Issues or other regions of the world.

Duke University's Asian American Studies Program (AASP) offers interdisciplinary perspectives on the historical and current-day status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in our society. With a scope that reaches beyond the Duke community, we are focused on raising awareness, creating collaborative opportunities, forging partnerships and developing a Southeastern regional hub for Asian American Studies.

"Duke University’s Asian Students Association (ASA) is the largest cultural organization on campus in terms of membership and funding structure. ASA has consistently organized cultural and identity-based programming, including LNY, our largest cultural show of the year (attended by 1000+ people annually), and TAASCON, an inaugural AAPI conference in the spring."

"Our mission is to positively transform our understanding of and relationship with Asia and to equip students and others with the knowledge of Asia to assume leadership roles. We develop resources for engagement with Asia-related topics through seminars, language study, outreach, cultural competency, study abroad and visiting scholars programs."

Provides instruction in Chinese, Japanese and Korean, courses in the humanities and social sciences about East Asia and the Asian diaspora, offers an interdisciplinary B.A. in Asian Studies, presents public programs on Asian topics to campus and community audiences, and supports improved K-12 education related to Asia in the state of North Carolina and the southeast region.

The Japan Center at North Carolina State University was established in July 1980 by Governor James B. Hunt to strengthen the state's academic, economic, scientific, and cultural ties with Japan. In its many aspects, the Center serves as a focal point for interaction between Japanese and North Carolinians. It is a statewide resource intended to assist all citizens, universities, companies, and public and private institutions in relations with the Japanese.

The Nippon Club of the Triangle is a nonprofit organization run by volunteers and committed to providing intercultural programs and activities in the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) of North Carolina.