2026 AAS Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) Japan Studies Grant

The Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies, in conjunction with the Japan-US Friendship Commission, supports a variety of grant programs in Japanese studies designed to facilitate the research of individual scholars, to improve the quality of teaching about Japan on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study … Read more

Science Spotlight: Fighting a Scourge

Ph.D. candidate Zubaida Marufee Islam seeks to root out rotavirus with research that may help identify new targets for treating the stealthy killer.

2026 AAPI Voters Data and Narrative Toolkit

This toolkit provides a standardized, evidence-based, and field-tested set of facts and messaging resources that can help community organizations, news media, funders, and other relevant stakeholders to better understand and engage AAPI communities. 

Asian Americans find opportunity and community in the South

According to the U.S. Census, the number of Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders moving to the South between 2020 and 2025 grew by 6% with a total of 5,658,312 in these six states along – Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.

GETSEA Mentoring Clusters in Southeast Asian Studies for PhD Students

GETSEA is accepting applications from early-stage PhD students for four two-year mentoring clusters in Southeast Asian studies. Each cluster will bring together four to five graduate students for regular virtual meetings, collaborative discussion, research development, and at least one in-person gathering. Selected students will receive a $1,000 award to support travel to the gathering.