SPICE is a program of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Scholarly Publications
The Ethnic Question: How Do We Integrate Today's Immigrants In Our Globalized World
April 2013
We live in a period of unprecedented scope of immigration and globalization, facing great numbers of peoples, and also cultural and social difference and strains on welfare economies. Recent...
The Big Show in Bololand
October 2012
When a devastating famine descended on Bolshevik Russia in 1921, the United States responded with a massive two-year relief campaign that battled starvation and disease and saved millions of lives....
Regional Perspectives on Human Rights: The USSR and Russia, Part Two
October 2012
Since 1991, there have been two major phases in Russian history, corresponding roughly to the decades of the 1990s and the 2000s. Under President Boris Yeltsin (1991-1999), Russia attempted a...
Other Publications
2009 SPICE Catalog
December 2009
For 2009, SPICE has developed four new curriculum units: Examining Long-term Radiation Effects, Interactive Teaching AIDS: A Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevention Curriculum, China's Republican Era,...
News
Mexican Perspectives on the Mexican–U.S. War, 1846–1848
November 2022
Stanford’s Center for Latin American Studies and SPICE release new video lecture and teacher’s guide.
Hiroshima Business and Management School Visits the Bay Area
November 2022
Students and alumni of HBMS visit Stanford, Silicon Valley, and Hikari Farms.
Reflections on Education and Diversity
November 2022
Collaboration between the Graduate School of Education, the University of Tokyo and SPICE/Stanford offers opportunities to discuss education and diversity.
Old Events
SPICE Webinar: "Human Rights Day 2020: Teacher Workshop on Global Human Rights and Minority Social Movements in Japan"
December 5, 2020
Webinar recording: https://youtu.be/8oDHKdyhZO0 In recognition of Human Rights Day on December 10, SPICE is honored to feature Dr.
SPICE Webinar: “Angel Island Immigration Station: The Hidden History”
August 19, 2020
Webinar recording: https://youtu.be/ou4OpF-8j-g Connie will speak about how the Chinese detention barracks on Angel Island were saved from demolition in the 1970s, opening the door to the hidden...
SPICE Webinar: "Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford University"
June 26, 2020
Webinar recording: https://youtu.be/9eyHTMF2L7w Upwards of 15,000 to 20,000 individual migrant Chinese laborers performed the bulk of the work constructing the Central Pacific span of the...
Projects
Teaching Resources on Japan
To promote a deeper understanding of Japanese culture, history, contemporary issues, and U.S.–Japan relations, we recommend the following diverse set of teaching resources and curriculum tools to...
English
Teaching Resources on Korea
To promote a deeper understanding of Korean culture, history, and contemporary issues, we recommend the following diverse set of teaching resources and curriculum tools to bring Korea to life in K...
English
Teaching Resources on China
China is a rising global power with a rich culture and history, yet it is not generally well understood by outsiders.
English
Multimedia
Mexican Perspectives on the Mexican–U.S. War, 1846–1848
September 2022
Professor Will Fowler is a renowned expert on Mexican history who teaches at the University of St. Andrews. In this video, he presents the Mexican perspective on the Mexican–U.S.
International Security and DPRK’s Nuclear Program
February 2022
Honorable Rose Gottemoeller is the former Deputy Secretary General of NATO and Frank E. and Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. In this video, Ms.
Biosecurity
February 2022
Dr. Megan J. Palmer is the Executive Director of Bio Policy and Leadership Initiatives at Stanford University, Adjunct Professor in the department of Bioengineering, and Affiliate of the Center for International Security and Cooperation.
People
Mariko Yang-Yoshihara Instructor, Stanford-Hiroshima Collaboration Project on Entrepreneurship, Instructor, Stanford e-Eiri, Instructor, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability for Eikei University of Hiroshima, Education Researcher 
Meiko Kotani Instructor, Stanford e-Japan, Instructor, Stanford-Hiroshima Collaboration Project on Entrepreneurship 
