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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.
"The Marcos revival -- from pariahs to the presidency in the Philippines" broadcasted on May 8, 2022. ABC Radio's Rear Vision with Annabelle Quince and Keri Phillips invited guest speakers to talk about the 2022 Philippines presidential election where Ferdinand…
Lauren Markle Incoming MAIA student Lauren Markle was featured in UH News for the reasons that spurred her to pursue a Masters in Asian International Affairs (MAIA): fighting anti-Asian racism, which she experienced as an undergraduate student on the US…
The 20th anniversary edition of Making Mindanao: Cotabato and Davao in the Formation of the Philippine Nation-State by Patricio N. Abinales is now off the press! This classic on Mindanao studies first published in 2000 now includes the stories of…
Kristi Govella on the National Bureau of Asian Research's Asia Insight Podcast Podcast Feature Asian Studies Program Assistant Professor Kristi Govella was recently interviewed by the National Bureau of Asian Research about her research on increasing competition in the outer…
Following the surprising resignation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Assistant Professor Kristi Govella spoke to The New York Times about his departure and his legacy. Read the article here. Dr. Govella also spoke to Time magazine about the challenges that his successor will face with…
Professor Patricio 'Jojo' Abinales and journalist and author Criselda Yabes discussed the 2017 siege of Marawi in the Philippines in this East-West Center online seminar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qClPQhDSuNA
The New York Times article "As the World Gets Tougher on China, Japan Tries to Thread a Needle" (July 25, 2020) quotes Dr. Kristi Govella on Japan's evolving relationship with China.
The COVID-19 pandemic has dominated headlines around the world in 2020and complicated an already tangled web of political, economic, andsecurity dynamics in the Asian region. The webinar addressed recentdevelopments in Japan’s domestic affairs as well as its externaldiplomacy, including questions…
Dr. Belinda Aquino, emeritus professor of Asian Studies and founding director of the Center for Philippine Studies at UHM, was quoted in a New York Times article about Filipina food writer Doreen Gamboa Fernandez and the newfound popularity of Filipino…