Center for the Pacific Rim

Administrative Office

Lone Mountain, Room 202

Phone: (415) 422-6357

Fax: (415) 422-5933

Email: pacrim@usfca.edu

Barbara Bundy, Executive Director

John Nelson, Faculty Coordinator, Major in Asian Studies

The Center for the Pacific Rim (CPR) plays a vital role on the West Coast in strengthening the San Francisco Bay Area as one of America's foremost "gateways to the Pacific Rim." Established in 1988, the CPR promotes understanding, communication, and cooperation among the cultures and economies of the Pacific Rim. The Center administers graduate and undergraduate interdisciplinary Pacific Rim Studies programs, presents international conferences, special lectures, seminars and outreach activities for the San Francisco Bay Area urban community, and sponsors research and both online and print publications.

The CPR includes a unique interdisciplinary research institute, the Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History. The center is also home to the headquarters of the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development, an international non-profit organization devoted to policy research and outreach related to Northeast Asia energy and nuclear issues. In addition, the Center exercises administrative oversight for the new interdisciplinary Asian Studies Major.

The CPR serves as a forum where international educators, students, lawyers, government officials, and business people meet to network, exchange ideas, and gain a greater understanding of the changing dynamics of the Pacific Rim today.