ASDP began with a single institute in the summer of 1991 and has gradually expanded both its programmatic reach and its network of scholars and teachers dedicated to enhancing undergraduate teaching and learning about Asia. With a network that includes faculty members from hundreds of colleges and universities in the U.S. and Asia, and that stretches back over two decades, the ASDP experience reflects a culture of responding to both faculty member and institutional needs initiative and drawing upon their distinctive insights. The navigational bar to the left provides access to a brief history of ASDP, a discussion its mission and types of activities, descriptions of some past programs, and information about our regional partner institutions on the U.S. mainland.