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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.

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.

Kyaw Hsan Hlaing publishes in ISEAS

Kyaw Hsan Hlaing publishes in ISEAS

Congratulations to our Asian Studies BA student Kyaw Hsan Hlaing! His latest piece, “Responses to Humanitarian Needs in Western Myanmar after Cyclone Mocha” was published in ISEAS Perspectives, a publication of the Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS), a leading Singapore-based research…

Nor Ismah (MAAS 2012) Receives Ph.D.

Nor Ismah (MAAS 2012) Receives Ph.D.

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,…

Is New Economic Statecraft Passe? Event Flyer

Is New Economic Statecraft Passé?

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…

Discussing Development: Dams & Rivers

Discussing Development: Dams & Rivers

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…

Jordan Antonio with Barbara Andaya

Congratulations Jordan Antonio!

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…

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