The JSA Board is sad to announce that Dr. Paul Dunscomb, board member at large and co-chair of the annual conference, has passed away following a brief illness. Paul was a professor of history at the University of Alaska Anchorage since 2001. His contributions to the JSA were enormous and he will be missed. Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this time.
We are considering ways to properly honor Paul at next year's conference.
If you would like to leave a remembrance, please visit: Paul Edward Dunscomb Obituary (2025) - Anchorage, AK - Cremation Society of Alaska - Anchorage
We are considering ways to properly honor Paul at next year's conference.
If you would like to leave a remembrance, please visit: Paul Edward Dunscomb Obituary (2025) - Anchorage, AK - Cremation Society of Alaska - Anchorage
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Since its foundation in 1994, the JSA has assisted its members – primarily teachers from American two- and four-year colleges and universities – to acquire first-hand knowledge about Japan and infuse it into the curriculum of their home institutions. Through workshops and study-tours, and the professional networking they enable, JSA’s members have been inspired to engage in curriculum development, design study-abroad programs, and initiate Japan-related or comparative research, outlets for which they have found both in the organization’s Japan Studies Association Journal and its annual national conference.