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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 Department of Asian Studies, along with the Better Tomorrow Speaker Series, is co-sponsoring the first keynote event of the Center for South Asian Studies Spring Symposium on Climate Change and South Asia: a public, in-person talk by author Amitav…
Nor Ismah, who received her MA degree in Asian Studies in 2012, successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis at Leiden University (Netherlands) on 12 January 2023. The thesis is entitled "Women Issuing Fatwas: Female Islamic Scholars and Community-based Authority in Java,…
Public Lecture with Vinod Aggarwal (UC-Berkeley) Join us Wednesday, January 11th, 2023, for a public lecture on "Is New Economic Statecraft Passé?" Register for the event here: https://tinyurl.com/YS3N5BJA The recent crisis in the Taiwan Strait has led some to focus…
Nov 23, 2022 at 3:00pm to 4:30pm (HST) join us on Zoom for the webinar "Discussing Development: Dams & Rivers. In this segment of the Luce Southeast Asia in Transition Webinar Series, we explore the story of development from varied…
CSEAS Webinar Nov. 2 from 2-3:30pm (HST) Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) for a talk on popular and orthodox spiritual practices in mainland and Southeast Asia. The event will focus on the Cham Bani in south Vietnam;…
Congratulations to Jordan Miller Antonio who has successfully defended his MA thesis in Asian Studies! Jordan Miller Antonio joined the Master of Arts in the Asian Studies program in 2017 and his studies have focused on Southeast Asia, but specifically…
ASAN 320O: Asia Past and Present: Okinawa Dr. Gregory Smits is the visiting Andrews Chair at UH Manoa this semester, Spring 2022. He will be teaching the course Asia Past and Present: Okinawa (ASAN 320O; see course listings or access…
Cesare Polenghi Hometown: Milan, Italy Degree & Year: BA, 2003 Area focus: Japan and China (and a bit of Southeast Asia) Here I am in Seville, Spain, working for one of my clients (Real Betis, a Spanish football club. I…
Michael Arthur Aung-Thwin, Emeritus Professor of Asian History, died peacefully after a long illness on 14th August 2021, surrounded by his family in his Hawaii home. Born in Yangon, Myanmar, in 1946, Michael attended high school at Kodaikanal International School…
Webinar Information Please join us Wednesday October 21 at 12:00 pm for a webinar on The South China Sea: China, Southeast Asia & Maritime Security. This webinar is part of the Crossing Borders: International Affairs between China and Southeast Asia…