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Our Mission and Values
The Mission for the Center for Asian Studies is to provide a physical space where Asia-related interests intersect and find a whole greater than the sum of their parts, and where student and community-driven initiatives to embrace different world views have a home. The Center seeks to build a space where core projects of the university’s ‘academic futures’ are experimented with, explored, and realized, including student-centered learning, interdisciplinary teaching and research, and building an international culture on our campus and beyond.
CAS Annual Theme
The CAS theme for the 2025-26 academic year is Gender, Sexuality, and Intimacies in Asia. Read more here.
Center for Asian Studies
Rachel Rinaldo, Faculty Director
Danielle Rocheleau Salaz, Executive Director
Lauren Collins, Asian Studies Program Director