Center for Asia Pacific Studies
Center for Asia Pacific Studies
The Center for Asia Pacific Studies is San Francisco’s gateway to the Asia Pacific region.
Since its founding in 1988, the center has bridged the Pacific with programs that spark conversation and promote teaching and research on the peoples and cultures of the Asia Pacific region. Each semester, the center organizes events and facilitates people-to-people exchanges on topics important for our understanding of the Asia Pacific region both historically and today.
Events
The center regularly presents lectures and seminars on a wide range of topics and convenes academic workshops and symposia on the history, cultures, and politics of the Asia Pacific region.

Asia Pacific Perspectives
The center’s international, peer-reviewed academic journal promotes cross-cultural understanding and facilitates academic discussions among established scholars and advanced graduate students.

Visiting Scholars
The Center’s Visiting Fellows Program brings prominent and emerging scholars, journalists, diplomats, and other professionals to the USF campus to spearhead and participate in research projects, present public lectures, and interact with students.

Fellowships
The Center’s Visiting Fellows Program brings prominent and emerging scholars, journalists, diplomats, and other professionals to the USF campus to spearhead and participate in research projects, present public lectures, and interact with students.
Contact Info
Center for Asia Pacific Studies
Kalmanovitz Hall 241
2130 Fulton St.
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 centerasiapacific@usfca.edu (415) 422-6357
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