Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U

@RiceAsiaStudies

We focus on transnational, transhistorical, and global movements or flows of peoples, ideas, practices, and cultures of Asia.

Houston, TX

asianstudies.rice.edu

Joined August 2020

Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U
@RiceAsiaStudies
Oct 23, 2025
Our faculty member Hossam Elsherbiny asks in the LA Times: “If AirPods can instantly translate, why learn a language?” 🗞️ He argues that real understanding goes beyond words — it’s about tone, context & culture. 🌏💬 Read more 👉 latimes.com/opinion/story/… #RiceAsianStudies
Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U
@RiceAsiaStudies
Jun 3, 2025
🎉 Congrats to Dr. Steven W. Lewis on his and coauthor Brandon Zheng's extensive @BakerInstitute working paper: “An Introduction to Images in the China Urban Outdoor Propaganda Image Archive, 1998 to 2019.” Read free: 🔗 loom.ly/vqwfMWo #RiceUniversity #RiceAsianStudies
Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U
@RiceAsiaStudies
May 1, 2025
🌺 May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! 🌏 Celebrate by exploring the Houston Asian American Archive's collection of oral histories at haaa.rice.edu. #AANHPIHeritageMonth #RiceUniversity #RiceHumanities #RiceAsianStudies
Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U
@RiceAsiaStudies
Mar 4, 2025
📚✨ New Book Release! ✨📚 We are thrilled to announce the release of "Collaborative Settler Colonialism: Japanese Migration to Brazil in the Age of Empires" by Sidney Lu! ✨ Now available for FREE! 🔗 loom.ly/IHG94zI #RiceAsianStudies #RiceHumanities
Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U
@RiceAsiaStudies
Feb 12, 2025
Join History, the Center for Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, & Transnational Asian Studies for the Women’s History Month lecture with Siyen Fei, “The Elusive Women on the Frontier: A New Reading of 16th century Ming Chaste Martyrs.” 📆 3.6.25@4pm 📍 Fondren, Kyle Morrow Rm