Hi everyone, seems that I am the first Asian who is interested in East Asia here, so I'm glad to add some diversity here! I'm from China and attended SUNY Buffalo as a undergraduate majoring History, where I got a ok GPA. Fortunately, I won a paper prize from one of the regional conference by Asian Studies Association, saving me a lot of time writing and polishing WS, it makes my application somewhat easier.
My interested field is 20th century China and, more specifically, the rise of nationalism and identity in this period. For my target schools, I am applying for 4 or 5 big names (Phds) where I can find a professor to work with. I will also apply for the Phd program at UCSD, which has a very strong Chinese history program. Other than these, I plan to apply for the East Asian Studies MA programs at Yale, Harvard, and Stanford.
Everyone best of luck!