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If you want to explore a new world and culture, the Asian Studies department at Furman University will take you beyond the traditional classroom experience.<\/h2>\n

Under the guidance of our outstanding faculty, we offer a curriculum infused with a broad range of courses, study away experiences and a strong liberal arts foundation. That means you won\u2019t just study a culture, language, or religion in our program. You\u2019ll study it all. Because at Furman, we\u2019re preparing you to engage with the people, ideas and issues that shape one of the world\u2019s most dynamic regions.<\/p>\n

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Asian Studies News:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Untold Journeys: Exploring Furman and Greenville\u2019s Connections with Asia<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>is a collaborative Digital Humanities project, produced by two Furman undergraduates\u2014Eli Kibler and Eva Kiser\u2014and a professor of art history\u2014Kylie Fisher\u2014that explores the contributions of Asian and Asian American students and faculty at Furman as well as community members in the surrounding Greenville area. It\u00a0amplifies the stories of missionaries, students, professors, businesspeople, and refugees who journeyed between South Carolina and Asia from the late nineteenth through the twentieth century. These individuals impacted the communities in which they lived and cultivated places of belonging, and Untold Journeys<\/em>\u00a0seeks to honor the paths they paved for successive generations of Asian and Asian American descent at Furman and in the Upstate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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