Please join us for this moving in-person presentation by AMST professor, Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate, and keiki o Maui, Brandi Nālani McDougall. She will be reading from and sharing about her most recent book of poetry, ʻĀina Hanau. The presentation...
There are going to be two information sessions: Thursday, 9/21, from 3 to 4 p.m. in KUY 305 and Wednesday, 9/27, from 3 to 4 p.m. in KUY 304.. In addition, both meetings can be joined via zoom: https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/98205061363 For more details, please see...
Dr. Mari Yoshihara has won 3 international awards in Japan for Manoa professor's books. For more details, please go to: https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/08/02/manoa-mari-yoshihara-award/ ...
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...
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...
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...