In a first for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Halena Kapuni-Reynolds, a PhD candidate in the Department of American Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, has been appointed associate curator for Native Hawaiian history...
A big congratulations to Yana Chang on passing her dissertation defense. We wish you the very best. ...
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...
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/...
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...
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...
Please join us in congratulating Troy Andrade who will be awarded the 2022 Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching. Congratulations, Troy! We are so proud of you. For see the details below: https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2022/04/27/2022-manoa-awards/ ...
Two alums of our PhD program, Nakatani Sanae and Yohei Sekiguchi, and Mari Yoshihara will be doing a talk show style session on the recently published Unpredictable Agents: The Making of Japan’s Americanists during the Cold War and Beyond on March 9...
We are delighted and proud to announce that Unpredictable Agents: The Making of Japan’s Americanists during the Cold War and Beyond, edited by our very own Department Chair, Mari Yoshihara, and published by UH Press, is now available. This is a...
1) What work do you do in AMST? (featuring majors discussing their research interests, projects, and AMST classes) 2) What can you do with a degree in AMST? (featuring alumni discussing how their time in our AMST program has shaped their careers...