The Importance of East Asian Studies

Why is East Asian Studies important? Why do so many different areas of study - from the humanities to the hard sciences - have scholars who express great interest in East Asia? Learn how the influence of East Asian culture, economies, politics, and more all play parts in a diverse range of fields.
This special video was made as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for the Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University.
Credits:
Video recording & editing:
Jump Cutters Studio
CEAS Staff:
Jun Uchida, Director
John Groschwitz, Associate Director
Kristin Kutella Boyd, Student Services Coordinator
Kelley Cortright, Event & Communications Coordinator
Richard Dasher, Director, US-ATMC
Briana Burrows, Assistant Director, US-ATMC
Special thanks to:
Andy Andreasen
Halsey Beemer
Gordon Chang
Connie Chin
Carl Crook
Albert Dien
Thomas Fingar
John Holden
Bill Joseph
Terry Lautz
Jonathan Lipman
Doug Murray
Jeffrey Riegel
Seiichiro Takagi
Christena Turner
Carl Walter
Helen Young
Stanford Global Studies
SGS Photo Contest participants