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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.

Alumni

Christina Geisse Asian Studies alumna

Alumni Spotlight: Christina Geisse

Alumni · Students

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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APSIA Diversity Forum Week July 19-23

Alumni · International · Students

Undergraduate students and recent graduates are invited to join the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) for the Fifth Annual Diversity Forum for Students & Young Professionals, taking place virtually July 19-24, 2021. This free event is intended…

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Congratulations Graduates!

Alumni · Graduation · Students

Adeline Ruiz, B.A. December 2020 Asian Studies is proud to announce the graduation of Adeline Ruiz, BA in Asian Studies, December 2020. Adeline started her college coursework one day shy of her 15th birthday, taking classes at Honolulu Community College as…

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Alumni Spotlight: Annie Reynolds

Alumni

Annie Reynolds graduated from the Asian Studies program with an MA focusing on Southeast Asia, and continued on to complete a PhD in Asian Theatre here at UH Mānoa. Now the curator of the East-West Center Gallery, in this video she welcomes new students to the Asian Studies program, and talks about how the program helped shape her career trajectory.

Stevie Suan: Alumni Spotlight

Alumni · Publications

Stevie Suan (MA Asian Studies, 2012) is now Assistant Professor of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies at Hosei University in Tokyo. He recently guest-edited an issue of the Asian popular culture journal Mechademia (University of Minnesota Press). The theme of this…

Aaron Clark: Alumni Spotlight

Alumni · Community · International · Jobs · Programs Abroad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azi5nvayj8g&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3OBxOASD-1wsJj-zCT3GlTKrNb8lMWRtT0ON9nOaidjqUOyKA4cehoqLM Aaron Clark (BA Asian Studies, 2008), Global Operations Director and Managing Partner at NEXSTEP Thailand, shares his appreciation for UH Manoa and the Asian Studies program. He shares how the amazing professors and staff and extra curriculars provided enormous…

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