This program is designed for students interested in serious intensive research on the languages, history, politics, and cultures of Asia and/or the Asian diasporas. The geographic region of Asia includes countries such as Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. In consultation with the program advisor, students may focus their coursework on a sub-region of Asia, on one of the Asian diasporas, or design their program to cover a comparative study across different regions and/ or cultural groups. The goal of the program is to provide balanced coverage of language, humanistic and social science offerings on the region and to expose students to some comparative perspectives within the region. The MIT Departments of Global Languages, History, and Political Science cover a substantial number of subjects related to Asia and the Asian diasporas.
Additional information can be obtained from the Advisor for Asian and Asian Diaspora Studies: Professor Sana Aiyar (aiyar@mit.edu).