The China and Inner Asia Council (CIAC)

The China and Inner Asia Council (CIAC) is one of four regional councils operating within the Association for Asian Studies (AAS). Created in 1970, these councils represent the interests of scholars working in their respective geographical areas.

Collectively, the four area councils and the Council of Conferences serve as the major policy body for the Association of Asian Studies, providing liaison between the Board of Directors and the members at large.

CIAC administers a Small Grants Program.

CIAC offers two Levenson Book Prizes for nonfiction scholarly books on China.

CIAC Council Members

Chair: Timothy Cheek, University of British Columbia, t.cheek@ubc.ca

Paola Zamperini, Amherst College, pzamperini@amherst.edu
Madeleine Yue Dong, University of Washington, yuedong@u.washington.edu
Robert Hegel, Washington University, St. Louis, rhegel@wustl.edu
Thomas Rawski, University of Pittsburgh, tgrawski@pitt.edu
Mayfair Mei-hui Yang, University of Califoria, Santa Barbara, yangm@religion.ucsb.edu
Stephen Bokenkamp, Arizona State University, stephen.bokenkamp@asu.edu
Valerie Hansen, Yale University, valerie.hansen@yale.edu
Matthew Sommer, Stanford University, msommer@stanford.edu