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The Harvard-Yenching Institute is an independent foundation providing a range of support for research, training, libraries, and publications in the humanities and social sciences with special attention to Asian Studies.

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Elegies for Empire: A Poetics of Memory in the Late Work of Du Fu

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A Collection of 500+ North Korean Posters

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The Harvard-Yenching Institute (HYI), an independent foundation located on the Harvard University campus, was founded nearly 100 years ago... Previous directors adapted the HYI to changing times and introduced new initiatives, but its core mission of advancing higher education in Asia has remained unchanged. Read More

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HYI Scholar Eiko Kawamura awarded Prize in Classical Japanese Literary Scholarship

Monday, November 4, 2024

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Getting to know... Chang-Min Yu

Friday, November 1, 2024

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BC Ricci Institute–HYI Joint Visiting Researcher Fellowship Program

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