There's only one week remaining to nominate a colleague (or two!) for the 2026 Sumie Jones Prize for Project Leadership in Japan-centered Humanities. Submit your nomination form today! buff.ly/RT03iu1

Applications for the next cohort of the Taiwan Next Gen Working Group are open: conta.cc/4gtPME5 Great program, outstanding opportunity to build networks in Taiwan, the US, and Europe. Everyone is incredibly passionate about better understanding Taiwan and its global role.

We are pleased to announce our virtual Community Book Read with Adam Bobbette, author of The Pulse of the Earth: Political Geology in Java and winner of the 2025 Benda Prize. Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 @ 3:00pm (ET) Registration: tinyurl.com/2xzarj8 More information: get-sea.org/events/

Council and committee representatives are crucial to the work of the AAS: they represent the membership, coordinate activities with the Secretariat, and help set the direction of the association. Vote for your representatives today! buff.ly/Q3m7u4O

Do you work with #DH to streamline your workflow? Do you work with databases or tools that you think are great for research, but not well-known? The #DO accepts guest pieces on a rolling basis. Submit your work, and give your work visibility #submissions #openacess 🔗in bio

We'll hold two dissertation workshops at #AAS2026 and are now accepting applications for them. Learn more about these programs and how to prepare your application at Thursday's informational session—register now! buff.ly/XAIZEAd

#RIP Professor Jerry Cohen, a longtime AAS Member and inspiration to so many in the field of Chinese law.

Call for applications: 2026 Esherick-Ye Foundation research grants, to support student/junior faculty research in Chinese history or archeology. Submit all materials by January 9, 2026.

New #AsiaNow post: @jwassers.bsky.social remembers Paul A. Cohen—historian of China, celebrated author, and mentor to many.

In addition to electing a new Vice President and council/committee representatives, the 2025 ballot includes four revisions to the AAS constitution/bylaws requiring membership approval. Log in and vote today! buff.ly/Q3m7u4O

The leaves are starting to change color and that means our 2025 Summer Giveaway is coming to an end. Submit one final entry form before 11:59pm ET tonight and tomorrow you could win a complimentary registration to #AAS2026! buff.ly/K6jnFgK

Call for Proposals: "Asian Studies in the Digital Age, Old and New," January 23-25, 2026 annual meeting of the Southeast Conference of the AAS. Submit proposals by October 31 to join this conference at Georgia Tech.

New #AsiaNow post: AAS member Mark Condra shares a firsthand look at recent protests in Nepal and what they might mean for the country's governance as it moves forward.

If you're an AAS member, today is the *perfect* time to take a few minutes and vote in the 2025 election. Check your email for a link to the ballot, use the slate posted at our website for reference, and make your voice heard before starting the weekend! buff.ly/Q3m7u4O

The Special Themed Issue of ACME: An International Journal for Critical Geographies is calling for publications! Contributions may be represented in a wide variety of formats that are relevant to the topics of ACME. The deadline for abstracts is Oct. 15th 2025. networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

New #AsiaNow post: @emilymatson.bsky.social considers how narratives about World War II play into Chinese domestic and international politics in the present day.

A new op-ed from me on China's WWII! @asianstudies.org www.asianstudies.org/why-does-chi...

AAS elections provide every one of our members with the opportunity to select their representatives and help shape the organization. Check your email for a ballot link and vote before November 17! buff.ly/PPsLBju

Yasue Kuwahara teaches an online course on Japanese pop culture. In this 2022 EAA teaching resources essay, she shares the course overview and objectives, learning modules, and methods of evaluation to assist anyone developing a similar program.

CFP: New Perspectives in Environmental History-One Day Conference Yale University, February 28 (Saturday) Abstract submission deadline: Nov. 21 Details: environmentalhistory.yale.edu/programs/con...

Scholars interested in residential fellowships at the National Humanities Center have until October 2 to submit their applications—check out this incredible opportunity now!

It's time to vote in the AAS 2025 elections! AAS members—learn more about all the nominees and ballot issues at the slate posted on our website, then check your email for a personalized link to the voting platform. buff.ly/PPsLBju

Graduate students considering the #AAS2026 Dissertation Workshops are invited to an informational session on September 25 at 3pm ET. Hear from participants and mentors in previous workshops, as well as mentors for the sessions in Vancouver. Register: bit.ly/AAS-DissWork...

We're down to the final entry period for our Summer Giveaway! Enter every day between now and September 22 and you could win a complimentary registration for #AAS2026 in Vancouver. buff.ly/K6jnFgK

Great news for the field!

AAS members are now invited to vote in the 2025 election! Check your email for a unique link to the electronic ballot and vote today. To review the slate of candidates and ballot issues, see our website: buff.ly/PPsLBju

AAS community members are invited to take part in a research study being conducted by Dr. Grace S. Kim at Boston University. The purpose of the study is to explore how Asian Americans understand and make sense of their Asian American experiences. Start here: buff.ly/5U2x3A7

Advanced PhD students are invited to apply for the AAS Northeast Asia Council's #AAS2026 dissertation workshop, "Labor and the Politics of Care in East Asia," supported by funding from the Henry Luce Foundation. Application deadline: October 20. buff.ly/Wk5Tw3m

The AAS Southeast Asia Council invites applications for its #AAS2026 dissertation workshop on "Global Southeast Asias," made possible thanks to support by the Henry Luce Foundation. Apply by October 20 to participate! buff.ly/Q7tSpcm

AAS and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies are now accepting submissions to the #AAS2026 Film Expo. Filmmakers are invited to submit their work for consideration by October 17. More info: bit.ly/AAS2026films

Are you a member of the H-ASIA listserve? This online community has been going strong since 1994, and the very first issue of EAA included an article by H-ASIA founders Frank Conlon and Steven Leibo. Check out what has changed (and not) since 1996! buff.ly/3EIeXEG

Groups looking to hold a business meeting or social event during #AAS2026 in Vancouver are now invited to reserve their meeting space. Rooms are first-come, first-served, so submit your request sooner rather than later! bit.ly/AAS2026-MIC

Read now: the AAS 2023 Annual Report, with updates on Association conferences, grants, publications, and other initiatives, as well as progress on the AAS 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. buff.ly/NkAhmEI

Join the lecture “Bananapocalypse: Un/Making Plantation Capitalism” to explore how the afterlives of the externalities that commodity production in the Philippines obscures, disguises, or otherwise erases from its ambit of accountability. September 12 @ 3 pm ET tinyurl.com/4ewwzm9d

Call for Applications: 2026 SSRC-JFNY Japan Global Workshop, open to North American PhD candidates/researchers or journalists within 10 years of graduation. Workshop to be held at Pomona College, January 27-30; apply by October 1.

The Harvard S&T in Asia online seminar series is back! This fall features talks from affect and control in Chinese AI to American forestry in Cold War Taiwan. We meet on Zoom on the Tuesdays listed, 10:30–11:45 am ET. Registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #envhist #sts 🧪

Asian Studies Conference Japan, one of nine affiliated AAS regional conferences, is now soliciting submissions for its July 4-5, 2026 conference at Sophia University, Tokyo. Submit paper, panel, and roundtable abstracts by October 31 for consideration.

Call for Applications: UCLA Library Modern Endangered Archives Program grants. Applications open September 16; informational webinar October 9; preliminary applications due November 17. buff.ly/o7EnpUD

Who needs to do some back-to-school shopping? Visit the AAS Store to get the latest styles in #AsianStudies shirts, hats, bags, mugs, and more! buff.ly/7k1u4LU

In 2022, Chandar Sundaram (1960-2025) wrote for Education About Asia on the WWII-era the Indian National Army and how a court martial of three INA officers played a role in the 1947 British withdrawal from India.

Congratulations to the University of Swabi's Aman Ullah, winner of our latest Summer Giveaway drawing! There are only *two* opportunities left to win a free #AAS2026 registration—enter daily for your chance to win! buff.ly/xxgkzTx

Read all the latest funding updates in the AAS Grants Quarterly! A new issue just landed in inboxes around the world. Read: bit.ly/FALLGQ25 Sign up for Grants Quarterly: bit.ly/AASGQ

Call for Applications — 2026 Global Asias Summer Institute, “VITALIZING GLOBAL ASIAS: ARTIFACTS & ARCHIVES.” June 8-12, 2026 at Penn State; apply by November 3. Grad students and recent PhDs (degree since 2021) are eligible.

Congratulations to former AAS President Prasenjit Duara on his birthday and retirement!

Thoughtful interview with Stanford Prof Matthew Sommer (by @mauracunningham.bsky.social) about Sommer's new book, which is on my to-read list for the fall. Lots of insights and observations for further thought just in this q-and-a.

Please note that the AAS Secretariat will be closed and staff unavailable on Monday, September 1 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

In this 2023 Education About Asia article, Ann Bayliss and "Siddique Bin Kasim" collaborate on a story of life in the Rohingya refugee camps of Bangladesh. buff.ly/6EmPEzl

As we head into September, there are still *three* more opportunities to win a complimentary #AAS2026 registration in our Summer Giveaway! Enter daily for your chance to win. buff.ly/qFgdYSN

Connect with your colleagues in #AsianStudies, stay up-to-date on funding opportunities, and more by following the AAS on LinkedIn! buff.ly/0n2YmXv