Center for Asian and Pacific Studies

University of Iowa
276 International Center
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1802
319/335-1305 phone
319/335-3345 fax
caps@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu email
http://www.uiowa.edu/~caps/ website

Area of Inerest:
Organization - University studies program

Primary Ethnic Community Served:
Pan Asian

Description:
In recognition of the steadily increasing interdependence of the nations of the world, and in anticipation of a new Century of the Pacific -- a century in which the world's political and economic center of gravity is expected to shift toward the countries along the Asian rim of the Pacific -- The University of Iowa has established the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies (CAPS). Like the University of which it is a part, the Center has teaching, research, and service missions. Within its teaching mission, the Center encourages curricular and programmatic innovations designed to strengthen the educational programs of the University. As a research mission, the Center seeks and offers support for research projects designed to generate new knowledge about institutions and cultures of East Asia, and tries to create reservoirs of expertise on that region of the world. As its service mission, the Center disseminates information about the nations of East Asia -- their cultures, laws, economic opportunities, societies, and governments -- to interested persons within and outside the University, and maintains ties with an active network of interested scholars around the state.

Staff:
Stephen Vlastos, Director
Jae-On Kim, Director Emeritus

Submitted by:
AIA Staff

New - 06/10/09