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.
Spotlight
Shabnam Yousaf
Visiting Scholar at the Sigur Center
News & Announcements
Announcements
- Make sure to apply to the Gitter Fellowship for Advanced Language Study! The application deadline is MARCH 1ST, 2024.
4/19/2023 | Three Elliott School Faculty Members Receive Prestigious Fellowship
From left, David Shambaugh, Moses Kansanga and Joanna Spear. David Shambaugh, Moses Kansanga and Joanna Spear selected for Woodrow Wilson Center Fellowships for the 2023-2024 academic year. Three faculty members from George Washington University’s...
3/25/2023 | Prof. Jonathan Chaves delivered a talk at the China Institute in America Art Gallery
Prof. Jonathan Chaves delivered a talk, “Chinese Poets Sing of Birds and Flowers” at the China Institute in America Art Gallery, New York City, March 25, in a symposium linked to the opening of their exhibition of paintings on this...
3/20/2023 | Professor David Shambaugh featured in the Republic of Korea Educational Broadcasting Service (EBS) series “Great Minds.”
Professor David Shambaugh, Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science, and International Affairs, and Director of the Elliott School’s China Policy Program, has been prominently featured in the Republic of Korea Educational...
Featured Events
Recent Publications
Sigur Center for Asian Studies
1957 E St. NW, Suite 503
Washington, DC 20052
+1 (202) 994-5886 | gsigur@gwu.edu