The Sigur Center for Asian Studies strives to increase the quality and broaden the scope of scholarly research and publication on Asia, promote US-Asian scholarly interaction, and educate a new generation of students, scholars, and policymakers.
Thanks to an active program of publishing, teaching, public events, and policy engagement, the Sigur Center offers the largest Asian Studies program in metro DC, with more than 60 affiliated faculty. Together with GWIKS, Sigur supports the East Asia National Resource Center, a Title VI Center of academic excellence. Sigur also administers the prestigious Foreign Language and Area Studies awards, which funds GW students to intensively study Japanese, Korean, or Chinese.
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Shabnam Yousaf
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- Make sure to apply to the Gitter Fellowship for Advanced Language Study! The application deadline is MARCH 1ST, 2024.
6/23/23 | A “Thaw” in Frigid U.S.-China Relations: But for How Long?
On June 23rd, 2023, Gaston Sigur Professor David Shambaugh authored an article for China-US Focus titled “A ‘Thaw’ in Frigid U.S.-China Relations: But for How Long?”. A “Thaw” in Frigid U.S.-China Relations: But...
4/26/2023 | Global Society Is David Shambaugh’s Classroom
On April 26th, 2023, Gaston Sigur Professor David Shambaugh was profiled in an article for GW Today titled “Global Society is David Shambaugh’s Classroom”. Global Society is David Shambaugh’s Classroom Originally published...
4/19/2023 | Award-Winning Scholar Of Contemporary China David Shambaugh Joins Hoover Institution As Distinguished Visiting Fellow
David Shambaugh, an internationally recognized authority and award-winning writer about contemporary China, will join the Hoover Institution as a distinguished visiting fellow. Hoover Institution (Stanford, California) – David Shambaugh, an...
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