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We are delighted to make select issues from UC Press journals that cover Asian Studies free to read online during the annual conference of the Asian Studies Association. Asian Survey's 2021 Year-In-Review IssueThe only academic journal of its kind produced in the United States, Asian Sur

By Qitao Guo, author of Huizhou: Local Identity and Mercantile Lineage Culture in Ming ChinaWang Daokun (1525-1593) was a literary luminary of empire-wide standing in the Ming dynasty; he represents an outstanding instance of Confucian scholar-official engagement in local matters in his home pre

The Impact of the Ukraine War on Asia: a special double issue from Asian Survey

By Kevin Carrico, author of Two Systems, Two Countries: A Nationalist Guide to Hong KongWhen I started writing Two Systems Two Countries: A Nationalist Guide to Hong Kong in 2019, I envisioned eventually holding a book launch in Hong Kong. The fact that such an event seems utterly preposterous t

As part of our ongoing Editor Spotlight Series, we connected with UC Press Associate Editor Enrique Ochoa-Kaup to talk about his new role managing the Asian studies and Latin American studies lists, and what kinds of projects he's looking for. Enrique also shares details about his professional backg

Olivia Milburn is Professor in the Department of Chinese at Seoul National University. Her previous publications include The Glory of Yue and The Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan.One of the great works of Chinese literature, beloved in East Asia but virtually unknown in the West, Kingd

For the annual meeting of the American Historical Association, we reached out to scholar Adria Imada to discuss her new book, An Archive of Skin, An Archive of Kin: Disability and Life-Making during Medical Incarceration.Adria L. Imada is Professor of History at University of California, Irvine,

By Moon-Ho Jung, author of Menace to Empire: Anticolonial Solidarities and the Transpacific Origins of the US Security StateIn the wake of very visible hate crimes against Asian Americans this past year, President Joe Biden vowed to combat racism to make America live up to its reputed ideals