I organized the Second Cold War Oral History Workshop, “Reconceptualizing the Cold War: On-the-ground Experiences in Asia,” which was held at NUS Utown on 22-23 June 2019.

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I organized the first Cold War Oral History Workshop “Reconceptualizing the Cold War: On-the-ground Experiences in Asia,” which was held at NUS Utown on 21-22 May 2019.

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[Deadline: 1 December 2018] We will convene an international workshop at NUS, 25-26 May 2019, and are inviting scholars, graduate students, and independent researchers who are interested in taking part in our project, “Reconceptualizing the Cold War.”

[Deadline: 15 November 2018] We’re pleased to offer two postdoctoral fellowships. Successful candidates will join in our new research program, “Reconceptualizing the Cold War: On-the-ground Experiences in Asia.”

[Deadline: 1 November 2018] We’re pleased to offer PhD and MA scholarships. Successful applicants will take part in our new research project, “Reconceptualizing the Cold War: On-the-ground Experiences in Asia.”

I participated in the symposium as a panelist for the Senior Scholar Roundtable (“The Cold War in Asia”), as well as a discussant for a panel on “The Cold War in Asia: US and its Allies.”

I was invited to give two talks at the International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo, one for the 2018 Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ) annual meeting on June 30, 2018, and the other for the international workshop, “The Korean War as Transnational Postcolonial Conflicts,” on July 1, 2018.

I was invited to be a member of lecturing faculty for the Harvard-Yenching Institute’s Advanced Training Program, which was held at Waseda University, Tokyo, from June 25 to July 5, 2018, under the theme of “New Approaches in Asia-Pacific Studies.”

This is a superb work that bridges international and social history, underpinned by highly impressive research, to make arguments of real importance for our understanding of the Cold War.” -Rana Mitter

Masuda Hajimu has accepted a position as a residential fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Washington DC, US, during the 2017-18 academic year.