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“The Korean War, as I understand it, is very much like the First World War to Europeans. It changed the ways in which they understand modern warfare,” says Zhao Ma, an associate professor of modern Chinese history and culture at Washington University in St. Louis.

Zhao Ma | South China Morning Post

Ke Nie, senior lecturer in Chinese, has been named the 2019–20 First Year Finale Outstanding Faculty Member by the First Year Center.

Two new books by East Asian Languages and Cultures faculty outline approaches to teaching Chinese and Korean.

Hu's dissertation is tentatively titled, “Voicing the Foreign: Dubbing for Films in Socialist China (1949-1978).”

Beata Grant, professor of Chinese and religious studies, is retiring this summer after thirty-two years at Washington University in St. Louis.

Marvin Marcus reflects on the past semester at WashU and the challenges posed by COVID-19 for teaching East Asian languages and cultures.

Ginger Marcus, professor of the practice of Japanese language, explains how she and her students dealt with the difficulties of learning a language through online tools.

A message to the EALC Class of 2020 from Zhao Ma, director of undergraduate studies

Wenhui Chen and Ke Nie have been promoted to senior lecturer effective July 1, 2020.

Ananda Martin graduated from WashU in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in Japanese and cultural anthropology.