The Harvard University Asia Center is an interdisciplinary research and education unit of Harvard University, established on July 1, 1997, with the goal of "driving varied programs focusing on international relations in Asia and comparative studies of Asian countries and regions (...) and supplementing other Asia-related programs and institutes and the University and providing a focal point for interaction and exchange on topics of common interest for the Harvard community and Asian intellectual, political, and business circles.", according to its charter.
The Asia Center facilitates the scholarly study of Asian studies by coordinating activities which are spread across the University's departments and schools, and by integrating many disciplines. Among the areas which are covered are history, culture, economics, politics, diplomacy, security, and its relationships. Thus, the main emphasis of the Asia Center rests on human and social sciences, with the principal involvement of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
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The Asia Center grants funding to students, student organizations, and faculty members, in addition to Summer language studies abroad. The Center manages a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship program which supports students in the mastery of modern Asian languages, which includes language training, academic year coursework and dissertation research.
The Center has a very active program of publications, organized around two series: the Harvard East Asian Monographs, initiated in 1956, with a total of approximately 300 titles by mid-2009, and the Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series, with more than 60 titles. In 2004, the Center started its online publication program. Printed copies are published via the Harvard University Press.
The Asian Center is directed by Prof. Arthur Kleinman, Victor and William Fung Director, Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University and Professor of Medical Anthropology in Social Medicine and Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.
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