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The James B. Palais Prize of the Association for Asian Studies


Dr. Hwisang Cho was awarded an Honorable Mention for the James B. Palais Prize in Korean Studies for his book, The Power of the Brush: Epistolary Practices in Chosŏn Korea (University of Washington Press, 2020)

About the prize:

The James B. Palais Prize of the Association for Asian Studies was initiated by the Palais Prize committee headed by AAS President Robert Buswell in 2008-09. The Palais Prize is given annually to an outstanding scholar of Korean studies from any discipline or country specialization to recognize distinguished scholarly work on Korea.