Current Graduate Students
Veronica (Vec) Alporha
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Vina Lanzona
Southeast Asia
Email: valporha@hawaii.edu

Richard Barnes
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Mark McNally
Japan
Email: rjbarnes@hawaii.edu
August Batmunkh
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Cheehyung Harrison Kim
Korea
Email: bbatmunk@hawaii.edu
Terri-Lee Bixby
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Monica LaBriola
Pacific/Oceania
Email: tbixby@hawaii.edu
Colin Boxell
Master’s Student
Duncan Brouwer
Master’s Candidate
Advisor: Shana Brown
China
Email: brouwer@hawaii.edu
Peter Bushell
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Yuma Totani
World Comparative / Transnational
Email: pbushell@hawaii.edu
Terava Kaʻanapu Casey
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Monica LaBriola
Pacific/Oceania
Email: terava@hawaii.edu
Nathan Clason
Graduate Student
Advisor: Vina Lanzona
Southeast Asia
Email: nclason@hawaii.edu
Ruizhi Choo
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Leonard Y. Andaya
Southeast Asia
Email: ruizhi@hawaii.edu

Kimberly Davis
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Suzanna Reiss
U.S. and the Americas
Email: schauman@hawaii.edu
Oishi Dhar
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Ned Bertz
Southeast Asia
Email: oishi25@hawaii.edu
Nakota DiFonzo
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Shana Brown
China
Email: ndifonzo@hawaii.edu
Nicole Dupont
Master’s Student
Advisor: Kieko Matteson
Europe
Email: nicoled6@hawaii.edu
Sulim Graves
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Cheehyung Harrison Kim
Korea
Email: kimsulim@hawaii.edu
Emma Hsu
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Wensheng Wang
World Comparative / Transnational
Email: emmahsu@hawaii.edu
Hosub Hwang
Doctoral Candidate
Kale Kanaeholo
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: John Rosa
Hawaiʻi
Email: kalek8@hawaii.edu
Jaehyung Kim
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Cheehyung Harrison Kim
Korea
Email: kimjaehy@hawaii.edu
Jaewon Kim
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Cheehyung Harrison Kim
Korea
Email: jaewon7@hawaii.edu
Yejun Kweon
Master’s Candidate
Advisor: Cheehyung Harrison Kim
Korea
Email: yejunk@hawaii.edu
Wonkeun Lee
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Cheehyung Harrison Kim
Korea
Email: wonkeun@hawaii.edu
Toshiaki (Toshi) Liu
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Shana Brown
China
Aldinette Lockett
Doctoral Student
Joshua Lourence
Doctoral Student
Advisor: John Rosa
Hawaiʻi
Email: jlouren@hawaii.edu
Savannah Mikus
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Mark McNally
Japan
Email: smikus@hawaii.edu
Benjamin Moseley
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Leonard Y. Andaya
Southeast Asia
Email: bmoseley@hawaii.edu
Ami Mulligan
Doctoral Candidate
Taig Dara Patton
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Shana Brown
China
Email: taigdara@hawaii.edu
SeungHyeon (Scott) Pyo
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Mark McNally
Japan
Email: sp787@hawaii.edu
Aisheedyuti (Aishee) Roy
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Ned Bertz
World Comparative / Transnational
Email: roya4@hawaii.edu
Elyssa Santos
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Monica LaBriola
Pacific/Oceania
Email: elyssaj@hawaii.edu
Shion Sasaki
Master’s Student
Advisor: John P. Rosa
Hawaiʻi
Email: shions@hawaii.edu
Alexander Schellenberg
Master’s Student
Advisor: Suzanna Reiss
U.S. and the Americas
Email: ays@hawaii.edu
Anthony (Tony) Sudol
Doctoral Student
Advisor: TBD
Imperialism & Colonialism
Email: ajsudol@hawaii.edu
Caroline Tacata-Tardibone
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Vina Lanzona
Southeast Asia
Email: cbaicy@hawaii.edu
Sijian Wang
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Wensheng Wang
China
Email: sijian@hawaii.edu
Zi (Chelly) Ye
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Yuma Totani
Japan
Email: yezi@hawaii.edu
Yeseung Yun
Doctoral Candidate
Advisors: Cheehyung Harrison Kim
Korea
Email: ysyun@hawaii.edu
Xinli Zhang
Doctoral Candidate
Advisors: Edward Davis and Shana Brown
China
Email: xinliz@hawaii.edu












