The BA in East Asian Studies at Harvard blends rigorous language training with interdisciplinary coursework on politics, art, religion, and economy across East Asia. From classical Chinese poetry to K-pop’s global circuits, students engage primary texts, field research, and policy labs. Extensive library collections, summer internships in Beijing, Seoul, or Tokyo, and partnerships with the Fairbank and Reischauer Institutes empower majors to interpret East Asia’s past and shape its future in business, diplomacy, and cultural exchange.
Field study on sustainable urban design in Seoul
Translation of Tang-dynasty travel diaries with annotation
Policy brief on semiconductor supply chains in East Asia
Podcast series on gender in contemporary Japanese cinema
Digital archive of Korean War oral histories
Comparative study of Confucian ethics and modern leadership
Mapping Buddhist temple networks using GIS
Exhibit on East Asian calligraphy evolution
Analysis of soft power in Chinese streaming dramas
VR reconstruction of Edo-period marketplaces
Ethnography of tea culture in rural Fujian
Study of climate fiction in Chinese and Korean literature
Data visualization of cross-border e-commerce trends
Workshop on anime soundtrack composition
Research on minority language preservation in China
Mobile app teaching classical Chinese idioms
Comparative look at digital activism in Hong Kong and Taiwan
Infographic timeline of East Asian pop-culture exports
Master an East Asian language and analyze the region’s dynamic cultures, histories, and economies.
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