Current Graduate Students
Adrian Alarilla
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Vina Lanzona
World Comparative / Transnational
Email: alarilla@hawaii.edu
Veronica (Vec) Alporha
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Vina Lanzona
Southeast Asia
Email: valporha@hawaii.edu
Richard Barnes
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Mark McNally
Japan
Email: rjbarnes@hawaii.edu
Terri-Lee Bixby
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Matthew Lauzon
Europe
Email: tbixby@hawaii.edu
Duncan Brouwer
Master’s Candidate
Advisor: Shana Brown
China
Email: brouwer@hawaii.edu
Peter Bushell
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Yuma Totani
World Comparative / Transnational
Email: pbushell@hawaii.edu
Terava Kaʻanapu Casey
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Monica LaBriola
Pacific/Oceania
Email: terava@hawaii.edu
Erisa Castillo
Master’s Candidate
Advisor: John Rosa
Hawaiʻi
Email: erisarc@hawaii.edu
Ruizhi Choo
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Leonard Y. Andaya
Southeast Asia
Email: ruizhi@hawaii.edu
Kaia Colborne
Master’s Candidate
Advisor: Peter Hoffenberg
Europe
Email: colborne@hawaii.edu
Kimberly Davis
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Suzanna Reiss
U.S. and the Americas
Email: schauman@hawaii.edu
Nakota DiFonzo
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Shana Brown
China
Email: ndifonzo@hawaii.edu
Reza Hikam
Master’s Student
Advisor: Leonard Y. Andaya
Southeast Asia
Email: rezamh@hawaii.edu
Emma Hsu
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Wensheng Wang
World Comparative / Transnational
Email: emmahsu@hawaii.edu
Hosub Hwang
Doctoral Candidate
Tokikake (Toki) Ii
Doctoral Candiate
Advisor: Nancy Stalker
Kai Johnson
Master’s Candidate
Kale Kanaeholo
Doctoral Student
Advisor: John Rosa
Hawaiʻi
Email: kalek8@hawaii.edu
Jaehyung Kim
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Cheehyung Harrison Kim
Korea
Email: kimjaehy@hawaii.edu
Jaewon Kim
Doctoral Candidate
Sulim Kim
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Cheehyung Harrison Kim
Korea
Email: kimsulim@hawaii.edu
Yejun Kweon
Master’s Candidate
Advisor: Cheehyung Harrison Kim
Korea
Email: yejunk@hawaii.edu
Joshua Laurence
Doctoral Student
Advisor: John Rosa
Hawaiʻi
Email: jlouren@hawaii.edu
Wonkeun Lee
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Cheehyung Harrison Kim
Korea
Email: wonkeun@hawaii.edu
Toshiaki (Toshi) Liu
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Shana Brown
China
Aldinette Lockett
Doctoral Student
Asako Moody
Master’s Candidate
Benjamin Moseley
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Leonard Y. Andaya
Southeast Asia
Email: bmoseley@hawaii.edu
Ami Mulligan
Doctoral Candidate
Lewis Katsumi Okashimo
Master’s Student
Taig Dara Patton
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Shana Brown
China
Email: taigdara@hawaii.edu
SeungHyeon (Scott) Pyo
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Mark McNally
Japan
Email: sp787@hawaii.edu
Aisheedyuti (Aishee) Roy
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Ned Bertz
World Comparative / Transnational
Email: roya4@hawaii.edu
Elyssa Santos
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Monica LaBriola
Pacific/Oceania
Email: elyssaj@hawaii.edu
Caroline Tacata-Tardibone
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Vina Lanzona
Southeast Asia
Email: cbaicy@hawaii.edu
Sijian Wang
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Wensheng Wang
China
Email: sijian@hawaii.edu
Wengpok Wong
Doctoral Candidate
Advisor: Wensheng Wang
China
Zi (Chelly) Ye
Doctoral Student
Advisor: Yuma Totani
Japan
Email: yezi@hawaii.edu
Sean Yonehiro
Master’s Candidate
Advisor: Peter Hoffenberg
Imperialism & Colonialism
Email: syonehir@hawaii.edu
Yeseung Yun
Doctoral Candidate
Advisors: Cheehyung Harrison Kim
Korea
Email: ysyun@hawaii.edu
Xinli Zhang
Doctoral Candidate
Advisors: Edward Davis and Shana Brown
China
Email: xinliz@hawaii.edu