Asian Initiatives

The Haenicke Institute's Asian Initiatives unit includes the Soga Japan Center and the Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies. Together, this expertise and centers enhance scholarship and disseminate knowledge about East Asia as well as provide language and culture opportunities on the WMU campus and in the greater Southwest Michigan community.

Haenicke Institute for Global Education
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5245 USA
(269) 387-3951

Courses & Classes

Asian Initiatives offers a variety of events through the Soga Japan Center and the Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies. It gives the communities the opportunities to advance the knowledge and research of East Asia through the academic events and to explore and learn about the Asian culture through the cultural events.

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Academic Courses

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Community Classes

Faculty Resources

Asian Initiatives offers research, publication and conference opportunities for faculty. 

Midwest Japan Seminar Faculty Research Grant Chinese Studies Mini-Grant

External Resources

Asian Initiatives provides a list of external resources to assist in learning more about Chinese or Japanese language and culture.

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CHINESE RESOURCES

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JAPANESE RESOURCES