In 1975, the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences established the East Asian
Studies Center (EASC) in order to provide dedicated leadership, coordination and support for the growing
interdisciplinary education, research activity, and community outreach concerning East Asia. EASC has
been recognized as one of the nation's leading centers for the development of East Asian area studies and
is among a small group of elite colleges and universities to be designated a National Resource Center for
East Asian studies by the U.S. Department of Education.
This website describes the scope and diversity of our programs and initiatives by
providing information about faculty resources, degree programs, courses of instruction, research activity
and funding opportunities, as well as the wide range of East Asia-related activities organized by the
Center and other organizations across the university. The interdisciplinary nature of our program is one
key to its enduring and growing success; but, it is USC's commitment to East Asian studies as a critical
area of emphasis that insures the program's ongoing vitality and future expansion.
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