East Asian Studies at UMass

The East Asian Languages & Cultures faculty is a close-knit, friendly community of teacher-scholars that emphasizes the education of our students at all levels.

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Thank you to all who donated during the UMassGives fundraising event on 4/29 and 4/30!

With your help, we have already raised $4,230 towards our 50th Anniversary funding goal!!!

Stay tuned for more information on our anniversary plans in the future. Thanks again for your support!

6th Annual Five College Korean Speech Contest

April 05, 2019

The 6th Five College Korean Speech Contest was held at Mount Holyoke College this year on April 5th, 2019. Students from Five Colleges and Wesleyan University participated. The competition had...

9th Annual Five College Japanese Speech Contest

March 30, 2019

The 9th Annual Five College Japanese Speech Contest was held on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the UMass Amherst campus. We invited judges from the Five College community, along with Yasuhiro Yamauchi...

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Events

Sep-Dec

16-12

Japanese Language Lounge

Herter Hall 5th Floor
1:30 pm

Sep

EALC Undergraduate Orientation 2019

Herter Hall room 301
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Sep-Nov

27-15

Japanese Conversation Table

Herter 5th floor lobby
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Oct

ESL - Fall 2019 Cross Cultural Event

Dickinson Conference Room #10
11:30 am to 12:30 pm

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Faculty Profile

Bruce Baird

Bruce Baird's research interests include Japanese dance (butoh), Japanese philosophy, Japanese new media studies, and Japanese performance. Teaching responsibilities include Japanese theater, Japanese manga and anime, Japanese video games, and Japanese film.

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