05 May Congratulations Yana Chang!
A big congratulations to Yana Chang on passing her dissertation defense. We wish you the very best. ...
18 Apr Congratulations to Halena Kapuni-Reynolds on his new position at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian!
Congratulations to Halena Kapuni-Reynolds! On August 24th, Halena will start a new job as an Associate Curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) with a focus on Native Hawaiian History and Culture. Luckily for all of us, he will remain in...
10 Mar Insurgent Diasporic / Indigenous/ Afro-Asian Ecologies Panel (co-sponsored by AMST)
Please join us for our forthcoming panel on "Insurgent Diasporic / Indigenous / Afro-Asian Ecologies," co-sponsored by the American Studies department. Please see below for more information. Insurgent Diasporic / Indigenous / Afro-Asian Ecologies Moderator: Aree Worawongasu (UH Mānoa) Panelists: Katherine Achacoso (UH Mānoa/...
27 Feb Congratulatons Brentley Sandlin!
A big congratulations to our very own Brentley Sandlin who received an inaugural Elizabeth Spann Award in the amount of $1,500. Brentley is planning to travel to Anadarko, Oklahoma in August to collaborate with Linda Poolaw, the daughter of...
21 Feb Congratulations Noelle! Article on ʻAi Pōhaku Exhibition & Quotations by Noelle Kahanu
Here is the link to the article: http://manoa.hawaii.edu/amst/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/StarAdv-Ai-Pohaku-2.19.23.pdf or you can also read the article below: At long last, a place and time forA new exhibit brings the works of Native Hawaiian contemporary artists to Oahu campusesBy Steven Marksmark@staradvertiser.com It...
30 Jan Ruth Ben-Ghiat Inouye Chair Lecture
A keynote lecture by NYU historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, "Strongmen: How Illiberal Leaders Consolidate Power and How They Can Be Defeated." Date and time: Thursday, March 2, 2023, 6:30 p.m. (HST) Location: Art Building 2535 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, HI, 96822 Cultural and...
06 Jan Brandy Nalani McDougall Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate 2023-2025
Congratulations to our very own, Brandy Nālani McDougall. She has been selected as the next Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate (HSPL) as part of the new collaborative initiative between Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, State Foundation on Culture and the...
05 Jan $10 Million Allotted for Education, Preservation of Internment Sites
Congratulations to Dennis for being interviewed as part of the story in this morning’s Hon Star-Adv (local section B2) about President Biden’s "call for $10 million in federal funding to educate a new generation about the WWII-era internment of 120,000...
16 Dec Congratulations Joseph Stanton!
Prevailing Winds The American Studies Department staged the poetry-reading event as a launch for Joseph Stanton’s new book, Prevailing Winds, and as a retirement party for him. The event took place on November 10, 2022 at New Letters in Chinatown. Congratulations Joseph...
29 Nov Gender Euphoria for All!
Description Discover empowering ways to think through gender no matter your gender identity. Join a panel of trans* folks as we consider the creative power of gender euphoria and discuss lessons we can learn from the trans* experience. This workshop will...