East Asia Library
March 6, 2024
The New Tateuchi East Asia Library: A Celebration of Culture, Community and Collections
Re-opening celebration of the Tateuchi East Asia Library brings campus and community partners together On Wednesday Feb 21, 2024, over 175 students, faculty, staff, community members and distinguished guests came together to celebrate the official grand re-opening and renovation of the Tateuchi East Asia Library. The program was officiated by Simon Neame, Dean of UW…
February 8, 2023
Bridging Cultures: Professor Takahiro Sasaki’s Visit to UW Libraries
In October 2022, the Tateuchi East Asia Library (EAL) welcomed Professor Takahiro Sasaki. Professor Sasaki is the immediate former Director of the Keio Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan. He has been teaching and doing research at Shido Bunko for more than 20 years. The multi-day visit included a…
January 31, 2023
February Update
It’s only February, and yet spring and summer planning is in full swing! Don’t miss upcoming information sessions for an amazing (and FREE) summer study program. Start thinking about your I HEART UW Libraries Student Video Contest entries (and the chance to win some serious cash prizes!!) and get ahead of that winter quarter final…
May 13, 2021
Passion, Dedication, and Action: Yeen-Mei Wu and Tateuchi EAL’s Taiwan Studies Collection
Re-posted from the Tateuchi East Asia Library blog 5/5/21 In June 2001, a group of donors from the Taiwanese community in Seattle worked in a very short time to establish and provide basic funding for the Taiwan Collection Endowed Fund at the UW Libraries’ East Asia Library (today’s Tateuchi East Asia Library). Ms. Yeen-Mei Wu,…
February 4, 2020
Five Things You May Not Know About the Tateuchi East Asia Library
We are celebrating our new name at the Tateuchi East Asia Library in conjunction with the recently announced endowment from the Tateuchi Foundation – a transformative investment that will help us grow and provide more services and programs. Our dynamic librarian staff are always thinking of new ways to engage students, faculty, and the community…
