Program

6:30 pm Dinner*

7:00 pm Welcome Remarks

Jerry Davila, Executive Director, Illinois Global Institute  

Misumi Sadler, MCAA 2023 Program Chair               

7:10 pm Awards Ceremony

Student Paper Prizes
Presented by Michel Hockx, MCAA Vice President/2023 Paper Prize Coordinator

2023 Awardees
Percy Buchanan Graduate Prize in China & Inner Asia
Elvin Meng, University of Chicago

Percy Buchanan Graduate Prize in Northeast Asia
Anna M. Woźny, University of Michigan

Percy Buchanan Graduate Prize in South Asia
Pavithra Rajendran, University of Notre Dame

Percy Buchanan Graduate Prize in Southeast Asia
Amrina Rosyada, Northwestern University

Mikiso Hane Prize
Patrick Peralta, University of Michigan

Sidney Devere Brown Prize
Shao-Chi Ou, University of Michigan

Jackson and Caroline Bailey Public Service Award
Presented by Laura Miller, Washington University in St. Louis

2023 Awardee
Rebecca Copeland
Professor of Japanese Language and Literature, Washington University in St. Louis

7:25 pm Keynote Address: “A Perfect Storm: COVID, Collapse of the Property Sector, and Local Government Debt in China”

Introduction: Taylor Easum, MCAA President

Keynote Speaker: Jean Oi, President, Association for Asian Studies; William Haas Professor of Chinese Politics, Stanford University

8:30 pm Closing Remarks

Taylor Easum, MCAA President

Misumi Sadler, MCAA 2023 Program Chair

* Dinner will be served in buffet style with halal, vegetarian and vegan options; 1 drink voucher for alcoholic beverage (wine or beer) per registered attendee; cash bar available