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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.
Congratulations to first-year MAIA student Elizabeth Yen Tzu Liew on being named a recipient of the 2024 Elizabeth Spann Award! Liz is one of 11 students to receive the award from the College of Arts, Language & Letters. This award…
Congratulations to Asian Studies BA student Yejun Kweon, who was selected to be a Student Marshall at the Spring 2024 CALL commencement ceremony. Yejun was selected based on her outstanding achievements and academic record. We are looking forward to seeing…
Asian Studies BA student Kyaw Hsan Hlaing was featured on the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) blog. He talks about his work as a journalist before coming to UH Mānoa, and shares a little about his project, about the failure…
Mellon Foundation Awards More Than $18 Million to Public Colleges and Universities for Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Newly Created ‘Affirming Multivocal Humanities’ Initiative Will Support 95 Curricular Programs Across the Nation Learn about the UH initiative in depth…
Congratulations to Lucie Crowley Duffy who has successfully defended her MA thesis in Asian Studies! Lucie joined the Master of Arts in Asian Studies program in 2022 and her studies have focused on Korea. She’s also pursuing a Graduate Certificate…
Congratulations to Alia Jeraj who has successfully defended her MA thesis in Asian Studies! Alia (she & they) joined the Master of Arts in Asian Studies program in 2022 and their studies have focused on South Asian sung poetry traditions.…
Interested in K-pop, anime, K-dramas, manga, video culture like Tiktok/Douyin, or video games? Dr. Jayson Chun and Dr. Pat Patterson have organized an Asian Popular Culture study group that will be meeting for the first time on March 1 in…
Congratulations to second-year MAAS student Celia Langford on being named a 2024 John Young Scholarship Recipient!! Celia is one of nine graduate students to receive the $8,000 prize. In her research, Celia is exploring how East Asian aesthetics may be…
Asian Studies is hiring three graduate assistants for the upcoming school year! Positions are part-time (20 hours) and include a tuition waiver. All GAs will assist a professor with one course per semester. In addition, two GAs will be responsible…
Last week, the East-West Center hosted a student town hall with Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel and Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg. The town hall focused on their respective roles in efforts to strengthen trilateral relations among the United…