The Virginia Consortium for Asian Studies (VCAS) announces the 2018 publication of its annual online journal, the Virginia Review of Asian Studies. VRAS is a peer-reviewed publication now in its 20th year.

VRAS is available free for all readers at virginiareviewofasianstudies.com

Articles of interest include:

Richard Rice on China’s struggle with Uyghur Identity Politics

Lucien Ellington on Chinese Cultures and World History: Prosperity Rhetoric and Institutions

William Head on America’s Search for Tactical Success in Vietnam  

Nasreen Akhtar on Civil and Military Relations in Pakistan

Daniel Metraux on the Nagayama Criteria for Assessing the Death Penalty in Japan

Dave Wang on How Confucian Educational Principles Influenced Jefferson’s ideas on Education.

We are seeking papers for our 2019 issue.  Send all materials to editor Daniel A Metraux at dmetraux@marybaldwin.edu