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We are officially inviting nominations for our prestigious annual awards! Help us recognize excellence in research, teaching, and service within our community. The awards will be conferred during the 76th Annual ICA Conference in June 2026. We are seeking nominations for: Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award ICCA Outstanding Service Award ICCA Lifetime Achievement Award Best Faculty Article Award Submission Deadline: March 31, 2026 (11:59 PM Anywhere on Earth) Email

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Vincent Huang (assistant professor of communication, Hong Kong Baptist University), is the newly appointed ICCA Membership Chair. Vincent is passionate about ICCA’s mission to connect scholars and advance the Chinese Communication field. He envisions the following efforts. First, he will propose organizing a series of online professional development activities to engage scholars at all career stages. Second, he will focus on outreach to gra

ICCA Call for Papers | AEJMC 2026 (New Orleans, U.S.) ICCA invites submissions for a competitive research paper session at the AEJMC Annual Conference, held August 4–8, 2026 in New Orleans. We welcome high-quality research papers on Chinese communication, using diverse theoretical and methodological approaches.  Paper Competition (ICCA @ AEJMC) Selection criteria: originality/importance, literature review, methods clarity/fit, analysis soundness, conclusions/discussion streng

Wishing our ICCAers and friends a holiday season filled with joy, good food, and zero reviewer #2 energy. May your days be bright, your deadlines light, and your coffee always strong. Enjoy the break, recharge, and come back with ideas as sparkling as the Christmas lights. Have a wonderful and cheerful Christmas!

Call for Service | Join ICCA Leadership as Membership Chair The International Chinese Communication Association (ICCA) warmly invites dedicated, service-oriented scholars to step forward and help shape the future of our global academic community. We are now seeking a committed colleague to serve as our next Membership Chair—a role at the heart of ICCA’s growth, vitality, and collective impact. This position is ideal for someone who believes in academic community-building, val

Happy Thanksgiving from ICCA! Warm wishes to all our colleagues, collaborators, and friends. Thank you for your support, your inspiring research, and the intellectual energy you bring to our community. Wishing you a joyful, restful, and peaceful Thanksgiving!

Our NCA-ICCA panels—“Health, Representation, and Public Communication on Chinese Digital Platforms” and “Digital Media, Discourse, and Identity in Contemporary China”—wrapped up smoothly, bringing together scholars for engaging discussions on Chinese communication studies. The sessions were filled with sharp insights, solid empirical work, and vibrant conversations that carried on well after the panels ended. A big thank-you to all presenters, moderators, and everyone who joi

We are delighted to announce the recipients of this year’s ICCA–ICA Best Paper Awards: • Best Faculty Paper: "How Travel Videos Shape Intergroup Perception? The Spillover Effect of Mediated Intergroup Contact" — Zhuo Chen & Wenchang Wang 3 • Best Student Paper: "From ‘Free Railway’ to ‘Development Railway’: Journalism, Transcultural Memory, and Mnemonic Opportunity Structures of the TAZARA Railway in China, Tanzania, and Zambia" — Haoyu Huang E ach awardee will receive USD $2

Dear ICCAers & Friends, We’re thrilled to announce the results of this year’s ICCA–ICA Research Panel submissions! Competition was intense, with an acceptance rate of just 20%. After a thorough blind review, five outstanding papers were selected for presentation at the 76th Annual ICA Conference in Cape Town next June. Please join us in congratulating the following panelists: "How Travel Videos Shape Intergroup Perception? The Spillover Effect of Mediated Intergroup Contact"

ICCA x GCIT Speaker Series Rethinking Geopolitics of Global Communication How is the global balance of communication power shifting—and what does it mean for the future of media and technology? Join us for a fascinating talk by Professor Daya Thussu, President of IAMCR and Professor of International Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University. He’ll unpack how Western dominance in global communication—rooted in control over media hardware, software, and narratives—is being

The International Chinese Communication Association (ICCA) is now inviting institutional sponsors for our Annual Reception at the...

Dear ICCA colleagues and friends, ​ It is with deep gratitude and heartfelt excitement that I step into the role of President of the...

Talk Title: Academic Dreams and Immigration Pathways: Options for Young Communication Scholars Join Lucy Lu, Esq. (Founder & Managing...

The International Chinese Communication Association (ICCA), a long-time affiliate of the International Communication Association (ICA),...

We’re thrilled to announce that the ICCA Steering Committee has officially begun its term of service on September 1. Led by our new...