CJS Director Mark Levin, former CJS Associate Director Gay Satsuma, and other CJS Faculty gathered for a farewell lunch for Dr. Kristi Govella, Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian Studies and inagural Director of the Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs. Since joining UH Manoa in 2018, Dr. Govella has tirelessly advanced Japan studies and contributed significantly to the field of Indo-Pacific affairs, and her extensive works show dedication and impact in both areas. Dr. Govella will be taking an Associate Professor position at the University of Oxford in the UK this fall 2024. We will miss her leadership and wish her all the best in her new position.

Congratulations to our CJS Faculty and Affiliate Faculty who will be honored at the UH Mānoa Awards Ceremony in Kennedy Theatre this Wednesday, May 8, 2024!

We concluded the Spring 2024 semester with the CJS plenary, a lunch gathering of CJS faculty, affiliate faculty, and Japanese language instructors. We congratulated Dr. Haruko Cook on her retirement following the end of the Spring 2024 semester, and bid Aloha to Dr. Kristi Govella and Dr. Pier Carlo Tommasi, who will be taking on new positions in the UK and New York, respectively. We wish them all the best!