Research
We support research of premodern Asian Studies. Each year, we invite scholars from around the world to conduct research in our library, collaborate on translation projects, lead training workshops, and host public lectures.
Library
Our research library contains roughly 60,000 volumes, 300 scholarly journals, as well as special collections that include rare books and works of art. Areas of concentration include ancient and medieval China, as well as premodern Central and Inner Asia.
Preserve
Situated on Little Sarasota Bay, our 72-acre nature preserve of now rare coastal uplands contains an extensive orchard of exotic flowering and fruiting trees, and is home to a variety of rare wildlife species.
Live Stream - Yukio Mishima: Master of Paradox
February 24, 2025 @1:00 PM
On the centennial year of Yukio Mishima’s birth, Professor John Nathan’s talk combines a literary analysis of principal themes in Mishima’s vast oeuvre, his obsessions with death and beauty, and anecdotes drawn from his personal experience of the author. (Watch Live Stream)
