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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.
Peter Bennett is a second-year MAAS student at UH Mānoa. He spent his summer in an internship at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKIAPCSS). There, he had the opportunity to sit through several courses they gave…
Monica Orillo is a second-year MAAS candidate at UH Mānoa. She spent her summer interning at the U.S. Department State as part of the Pickering Fellowship. At the Office of Maritime Southeast Asia, she worked on issues related to the…
The Library of Congress has a number of fellowship applications open now! These range from summer opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to post-doctoral research fellowships. Kluge Fellowship: Paid, research fellowship for scholars with an advanced degree in the humanities,…
Now Open The UHM Department of Asian Studies Student Travel Award program has been established to help defray the costs of participating in events that will contribute to a student’s academic advancement and career development. Specifically, this refers to costs…
Economic Statecraft in the Asia-Pacific Region (Oct 15, ’21) Come join us for a talk with University of California-Berkeley (UC-Berkeley) Professors Dr. Vinod “Vinnie” Aggarwal and Dr. Andrew Reddie. They will present their recent work, the UC-Berkeley Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…
In this workshop, you will learn best practices for crafting a winning proposal, be it for grants, scholarships, PhD applications or other purposes. UHM Asian Studies professor Anna Stirr has won several hundred thousand dollars of funding in her academic career,…