The Asia Program Welcomes New Fellows

The Asia Program is pleased to announce three fellows who will be joining us for 2021-2022.

• Alexis Dudden, Professor of History, University of Connecticut, joins us as a fellow, with a project titled “The Opening and Closing of Japan, 1850-2020.”
• Yuichiro Hanazawa, Senior Producer/Senior Reporter of NHK, is our newest Japan Scholar. His project is "Desirable China Policy and Risks for US."
• Sanjay Kathuria, Adjunct Professor/Visiting Faculty, Georgetown University/Ashoka University; Senior Visiting Fellow/Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Center for Policy Research, New Delhi/Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore, is a Fellow who will be researching “Trade, Trust and Peace: Nudging the Future of Two Billion South Asians.”

Alumni News

Congratulations to former Japan Scholar Hideshi Futori for becoming a newly elected member of Japan's Lower House to represent Kanagawa Prefecture's 13th district.

Fellowship Opportunities

The Asia Program is currently accepting applications for our Taiwan and Japan Scholar programs.Please visit our website to learn more.

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