The Hoover Institution's East Asian Collection is unique in the Western world. Planned while World War II was still raging, it was launched by an intensive acquisition program in China and Japan during the early postwar years. Today, the collection continues to grow through gifts and special projects. The collection has fostered an imaginative and varied research program.
Emphasis is naturally upon relations between the United States and Asia in the twentieth century.
Within this frame of reference, however, much attention is given to the internal affairs of Asian nations, particularly China and Japan, and to their relations with each other. An important series of research publications has been produced and is being continued. With four distinct areas of research activity, the program encompasses many needs and interests. The Hoover Institution welcomes research scholars who wish to study current policy issues, whether internal or external, that have arisen in the major Asian countries. Each visitor is entitled to request assistance from the institution's research staff and to use the facilities of Stanford University with the same privileges as any other research fellow.