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Undergraduate Programs Information

Major or minor in Asian Studies.

Graduate Programs Information

Including: Master of Arts in Asian Studies, Master’s in Asian International Affairs, and Graduate Certificates in Asian Studies.

Student Testimonials

Christina Geisse

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! 

Christina Geisse
Kim Sluchansky

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.

Intersecting Asias Poster

SPAS Graduate Student Conference 2023

CALL FOR PAPERS: SPAS GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE 2023 “Intersecting Asias: Reflections on Connections and Mobility” Asian Studies has been reinvigorated in the past two decades with the introduction of theoretical concepts such as Inter-Asia, stressing in particular the centuries-long connections…

Headshot of Dr. Patrick Patterson and a poster for his online course

Tune Your Radio to… Asian Studies!

On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, Dr. Patrick Patterson will be interviewed on KTUH (90.1 FM) about his exciting new summer online course “Beauty, Advertising and Desire in East Asia.”  Tune in between 12:30 and 1 pm to learn more about…

The Arrest of Journalist Maria Ressa

Asian Studies professor Patricio N Abinales has published an analysis of last week’s arrest of journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines. Ms. Ressa is CEO and Executive Editor of The Rappler, the Philippines’ most successful online news outlet and one that has not shied…

What’s so scary about Huawei?

Smartphones, sanctions and death sentences: what’s going on with Huawei? Faculty member Eric Harwit of University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Asian Studies department weighs in on Huawei Technologies with BBC News! The tech giant has had a meteoric rise over the last ten years. It…

Dr. Anna Stirr Wins national recognition

Dr. Anna Stirr receives the Bernard S. Cohn Book Prize Asian Studies faculty member Dr. Anna Stirr has been selected to receive the 2019 Bernard S. Cohn Book Prize from the Association for Asian Studies. The Cohn prize honors outstanding and innovative scholarship across…

New Classes for Spring 2019!

‘Tis the season to register for Spring 2019 classes! Please see the flyers below for special offerings in the Asian Studies Program for the upcoming semester. Click on the flyers for each class to see more detailed information. Asian Studies…

Meet a K-Pop Star!

Love K-Pop?! Rebekah Kim, of the K-Pop group After School will be giving a talk at the University of Hawaiʻi West Oahu campus on Wednesday, November 7, at 4pm in room UHWO C-225! This event is open to anyone interested. See…

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