The founder of the Association for Asian Studies was the famous Harvard University sinologist John K. Fairbank. He often visited Taiwan to collect research materials, and the association published many photo-reproductions of old wood-block texts, like the Da Qing Yitongzhi and the Sibu Beiyao.
亞洲學會的創辦人是美國哈佛大學的知名漢學家費正清，他常來台蒐集學術資料，學會也同時出版不少木刻版古書，如《大清一統志》、《四部備要》等。