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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.
Nor Ismah, who received her MA degree in Asian Studies in 2012, successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis at Leiden University (Netherlands) on 12 January 2023. The thesis is entitled "Women Issuing Fatwas: Female Islamic Scholars and Community-based Authority in Java,…
Congratulations graduates in the Department of Asian Studies December Class of '22! It has been a delight to work with all of you. We honor all of your accomplishments during your time here, and we wish you the very best…
Online Talk with Emiko Saraswati Susilo UHM alumna and Cultural Consultant for Raya and the Last Dragon Event Flyer for "Roads Less Taken" with speaker Emiko Saraswati Susilo Curious about animation and using your degree for cultural consulting? Join us…
Hannah Cole graduated from our MAAS program with a focus on Korea, and is the recent recipient of a Presidential Management Fellowship. In this email interview with Department Chair Cathy Clayton, Hannah discusses how her experiences in the Asian Studies…
Congratulations Graduates! All of us in the Department of Asian Studies are thrilled to celebrate the accomplishments of the following students who will graduate from our programs this December: Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies Joanne Jia An Lum Dorian…
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…
We are pleased to announce that on Friday, Oct 1, 2021 at 11:30 am, UHM Asian Studies alumnus Shawn Gray will speak to students about careers in the US State Department. This is the first of a series of professional development…
Christina Geisse (Kiki Leinch) Hometown: Santiago, Chile Degree & Year: BA, 2013 Area focus: Japan Current employment: I work for the first ever “nomadic hotel,” as cultural advisor for their Japan project, 2020. The hotel is currently based in Cambodia, and…