54th Annual Conference of
SouthWest Conference on Asian Studies
Pasts and Futures:
Rethinking Asian Studies in the New Global Landscape
November 7-9, 2025
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Registration available now!
Early Bird Rates July 1 - August 31, 2025
Regular Rates September 1 - October 15, 2025
Late Registration October 16 - November 9, 2025
Conference hotel
Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Brooks Hotel & Spa
Sold Out: Hyatt Place San Antonio/Riverwalk
(Corporate/Group Code: 235841)
Undergraduate and Graduate
Student Award
Submission Requirements
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Full paper must be submitted by October 1, 2025.
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Submissions must be in Word or PDF format, with the author's name and institutional affiliation on the title page.
Evaluation Criteria
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Originality and significance of the research
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Clarity and coherence of the argument
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Engagement with sources and literature
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Quality of writing and organization
Method of Submission
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SWCAS awards a $200 prize for the best graduate student paper and another $200 for the best undergraduate student paper. To be considered for the awards, graduate and undergraduate students must submit a proposal by June 1, 2025 and email a full paper to swcas2025@gmail.com by October 1, 2025. The award winners will be announced at the conference.
Graduate Student Travel Grant
SWCAS also provides a limited number of $100 travel grants to graduate students presenting papers in person at the conference. No separate application is required. All graduate student presenters will be automatically considered, and awardees will be notified via email before the conference.
SWCAS Board of Directors
Melody Yunzi Li (2027)
Min Suk Kim (2027)
Allison J. Truitt (2026)
Miao Dou (2026)
Christopher Born (2025)
John Barnett (2025)
SWCAS Officers 2023-24
Zhaojin Zeng, President
Laurie Dickmeyer, Vice President
Aryendra Chakravartty, Past President
Leah Renold, Secretary-Treasurer
Miao Dou, Director of Communication and Social Media
Jooyoun Lee, CoC Rep
2025 SWCAS Leadership Team
President: Zhaojin Zeng
Vice President: Laurie Dickmeyer
Past President: Aryenda Chakravartty
Treasurer: Leah Renold
Secretary (interim): Miao Dou
CoC Rep: Jooyoun Lee
Program Committee: Laurie Dickmeyer
Outreach and Special Initiatives Committee: Melody Yunzi Li
Local Organizing Committee: Zhaojin Zeng
Director of Communication and Social Media: Miao Dou
Assistant Director of Communication and Social Media: Haoran Ni
Annual
Click here to access former programs and other information about SWCAS Annual Meetings.
Past Meeting: Nov 1-2, 2024
Stephen F. Austin State University, Member of the University of Texas System
Nacogdoches, TX
In Person & Online
The theme of this year’s conference is: technology, culture, and identity. The conference invited over one hundred scholars, teachers, and students representing fifteen different countries. The conference featured a keynote lecture from Southeast Asia Council Chair of AAS, Dr. Michitake Aso.
SWCAS 2023, at University of Houston
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Journal of the Southwest Conference on Asian Studies
Click HERE to access the Call for Submissions to the 2021 edition of the Journal.
* Our logo depicts a tree bending in the prevailing southwest wind, inscribed in a red ochre circle symbolizing the southern sun. Our conference in general encompasses Asianists located in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, although anyone is invited to join.