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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.

Courses in Asian Studies Information

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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.

Regular Faculty

Asian Studies Regular Faculty

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Faculty

Patricio N. ABINALES, Ph.D.

(Cornell, Government), Professor. General Area: Southeast Asia. Special Area/Expertise: Philippines, Philippine Muslims, Insurgencies.

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Faculty

Barbara Watson ANDAYA, Ph.D.

(Cornell, History), Professor. General Area: Southeast Asia. Special Area/Research Expertise: Malaysia, Indonesia, Gender, Religion.

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Faculty

Lonny E. CARLILE, Ph.D.

(Berkeley, Political Science), Associate Professor. General Area: East Asia. Special Area/Expertise: Japan, Domestic and Foreign Policy, Policy Process.

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Faculty

Cathryn H. CLAYTON, Ph.D.

(Santa Cruz, Anthropology), Associate Professor. General Area: East Asia. Special Area/Expertise: China, Nationalism, Identity, Macau.

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Faculty

Kristi GOVELLA, Ph.D.

(Berkeley, Political Science), Assistant Professor. General Area: East Asia. Special Area/Expertise: Japan, Political Economy, Security Policy, Economic-Security Linkages, Regional Institutions.

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Faculty

Eric HARWIT, Ph.D.

(Berkeley, Political Science), Professor. General Area: East Asia. Special Area/Expertise: China, Economic Development, Internet, Japan.

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Faculty

Shuxian LUO, Ph.D.

(Johns Hopkins SAIS, International Relations), Assistant Professor. General Area: East Asia. Special Area/Expertise: China, Maritime Disputes, South China Sea, Sino-Russian Relations.

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Faculty

Young-a PARK, Ph.D.

(Harvard, Anthropology), Associate Professor. General Area: East Asia. Special Area/Expertise: Social Movements, Film Industry, North Korean Refugees.

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Faculty

Anna STIRR, Ph.D.

(Columbia, Ethnomusicology), Associate Professor. General Area: South Asia. Special Area/Expertise: Nepal, Performing Arts, Politics, Religion, Language and Song.

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