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The Asian Studies Program was incredible because most professors were undertaking their own research, passionate about their subject of study, and enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge with students. It felt fresh and profound at the same time. Inspiring!
I was able to delve deep and focus on the areas of Asian Studies that truly interested me, and therefore gained a much more thorough and developed understanding of my fields of interest, which are applicable to my current career path. Also, the professors are extremely helpful and want their students to succeed. They were very supportive both while I was at UH and after I graduated.
The Japan Studies Association will be conducting a professional development workshop in Hokkaido led by Asian Studies faculty member Lonny Carlile from May 28 to June 6, 2024, entitled “Hokkaido 2024: Diversity, Transformation, Renewal.” As a cosponsor, the UH Center…
Apply to be part of Pacific Forum’s Japan Study Tour February 2024 cohort! Take part in all-expenses paid study tour of Japan as a cultural ambassador. Learn about US-Japan relations, foreign policy, and Japanese culture, from Tokyo, to Hiroshima, to…
2024-2025 Center for Japanese Studies fellowships/scholarships, UHM Application Deadline: Thursday, February 1, 2024 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships – East Asia U.S. citizen or permanent resident; UHM graduate and undergraduate students who combine modern foreign language training with…
The Center for Japanese Studies (CJS), UHM, is offering a scholarship for a UHM student to participate in the 76th Japan-America Student Conference (JASC), August 1 – August 3, 2024 (required orientation in Los Angeles) and August 3 – 23,…
The conferences are organized by exceptional student leaders elected by their peers at the end of the prior year’s conference. Uniquely student-run, the conferences provide a mix of academically intensive, culturally immersive, and cross-cultural social experiences designed to create international…
Daniel Gimbrone (he/him) is a first year MA candidate in Asian Studies. He answered a few questions for us about his research and why he chose UH at Mānoa: What is your academic background?I did my undergrad degree back home…
ASAN 320O: Asia Past and Present: Okinawa Dr. Gregory Smits is the visiting Andrews Chair at UH Manoa this semester, Spring 2022. He will be teaching the course Asia Past and Present: Okinawa (ASAN 320O; see course listings or access…
Kim Sluchansky Hometown: Maryland, USA Degree & Year: BA, 2017 Area Focus: Japan Current Employment: Coordinator for International Relations, JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Programme (Japan) What was the best part of the Asian Studies program for you? I had incredibly…
Cesare Polenghi Hometown: Milan, Italy Degree & Year: BA, 2003 Area focus: Japan and China (and a bit of Southeast Asia) Here I am in Seville, Spain, working for one of my clients (Real Betis, a Spanish football club. I…
Joanna Fagin Hometown: Clearwater, Florida Degree & Year: BA, 2015 Area focus: Japan (Honors thesis: “Image and Identity: Japan’s Adoption of ‘Little Black Sambo’”) Current employment: Student in the MS in Psychology program at the University of Texas at San Antonio What…