Asia in Global Perspective
The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies provides a forum for integrated and multidisciplinary research and teaching on Asia. It supports innovative projects that actively combine teaching, research, and social engagement, creating a unique model of rounded education on Asia. The Institute also promotes general awareness, understanding, and knowledge of Asia through organizing public events and supporting student and faculty scholarship and engagement with partners in Asia.
If our goal is to prepare students for the world that faces them when they graduate, then understanding Asia is an absolute necessity.
— Justin Liu '00
Keough School of Global Affairs
The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies is part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, advancing integral human development through research, policy, and practice.
Liu Institute Highlights
Justice and Asia
The institute is committed to examining and supporting work on the theme "Justice and Asia” from a wide range of perspectives.
Working Groups
An interdisciplinary coalition of Liu Institute fellows with Asia-related research interests, the working groups host lectures, panel discussions, student presentations, and other academic gatherings.
Fukushima and Environmental Justice
A multidisciplinary team of faculty and students study resilience in Fukushima.
Connecting Students to Asia
The Liu Institute offers a supplementary major (AS2) and a minor (MAS) in Asian Studies that teach undergraduates about Asia through a range of disciplines. Additionally, the Liu Institute supports students of all levels to explore Asia outside the classroom through language study, research projects, internships, service work, and other opportunities.
