Amerasia Journal's Lucie Cheng Prize for Graduate Student Essays 2013-2013 ($1,000 top prize | US)

27 September 2012
Amerasia Journal's Lucie Cheng Prize for Graduate Student Essays 2013-2013 ($1,000 top prize | US)
Deadline: 1 October 2012

Amerasia Journal invites faculty to nominate exceptional graduate student essays (masters and doctoral level) in the interdisciplinary field of Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies for the 2012-13 Lucie Cheng Prize. The winning article will be published in Amerasia Journal, and $1000 will be awarded.

The Lucie Cheng Prize honors the late Professor Lucie Cheng (1939-2010), a longtime faculty member of UCLA and the first permanent director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center (1972-1987). Professor Cheng was a pioneering scholar who brought an early and enduring transnational focus to the study of Asian Americans.

Submission: Nominations must be submitted via email by the graduate advisor generally on October 1 with notification to the winner by the end of the calendar year.

Nominations are to include:
  • Graduate Advisor Name, Title, Institution, and Contact Information
  • Graduate Advisor Recommendation (500 word limit)
  • Graduate Student Brief CV (2 page)
  • Essay (5000-7000 words) in WORD file according to the Amerasia Journal Style Sheet
CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: ajprize@aasc.ucla.edu

Website: http://www.amerasiajournal.org
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