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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.

Nor Ismah (MAAS 2012) Receives Ph.D.

Nor Ismah (MAAS 2012) Receives Ph.D.

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 December 2022 Asian Studies Graduates. People in graduation attire against a setting sun.

Congratulations Graduates!

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…

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Roads Less Taken: Emiko Saraswati Susilo

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…

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Congratulations December 2021 Graduates!

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

Alumni Spotlight: Kim Sluchansky

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…

Alumni Spotlight: Joanna Fagin

Alumni Spotlight: Joanna Fagin

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…

Christina Geisse Asian Studies alumna

Alumni Spotlight: Christina Geisse

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…

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