Students

Here we highlight the accomplishments of the amazing students within the Center for Japanese Studies, whether that be scholarships, fellowships, or grants received, or research, fieldwork, or any other stand-out moments.

2022 – 2023 CJS Scholarship/Fellowship Recipients

Undergraduate Students (descriptions of scholarships)

Janmel Dumayas (BA, Japanese major), Wakaba Kai Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship

Madeline Gilbert (BA, Japanese major), Avis Morigawara Scholarship in Japanese Studies

 

Graduate Students (descriptions of scholarships)

Anna Deutsch (MA, Asian Studies), Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowships (Summer)

David Yu (MA, Asian Studies), Center for Japanese Studies Graduate Fellowship

Hilson Reidpath (PhD, Japanese Literature), Tasuku Harada Graduate Scholarship

Jack Dunn (PhD, History), Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowships (Summer)

Jacob Algrim (PhD, Chinese Linguistics), Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowships (Summer)

Jamie Kana Lee (MA, Political Science), Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (Academic Year) and Minae and Miki Kajiyama Graduate Scholarship Fund in Japanese Studies

Jane Traynor (PhD, Theatre), Center for Japanese Studies Graduate Fellowship

Jordan Antonio (PhD, Education), Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowships (Summer)

Kevin Rickman (PhD, Philosophy), Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (Academic Year)

Mayuko Yusa (PhD, Second Language Studies), Center for Japanese Studies Graduate Fellowship

Rumika Hillyer (PhD, Sociology), Takie Sugiyama Lebra Fund Scholarship

Sarah Truchon (MA, History), Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (Academic Year)

Yusuke Tsukada (PhD, Sociology), Takie Sugiyama Lebra Fund Scholarship

 

2021 – 2022 CJS Scholarship/Fellowship Recipients

Undergraduate Students (descriptions of scholarships )

Brendan Sakihara (BA, Japanese major), Avis Morigawara Scholarship in
Japanese Studies

Gento Fujiki (BA, Japanese major), Wakabakai Kai Alumni Association
Endowed Scholarship

Liv Peralta (BA, Japanese major), Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship
(Academic Year)

 

Graduate Students (descriptions of scholarships)

Talkeetna Saiget (Master of Asian International Affairs, Asian Studies), John
Fee Embree Scholarship Fund & Hanayo Sasaki Graduate Merit Scholarship

Robert Hernandez (Master of Asian International Affairs, Asian Studies),
Minae and Miki Kajiyama Scholarship

Ashley Atkins (PhD, Anthropology), Takie Sugiyama Lebra Fund Scholarship
Koyuki Mitani (PhD, Japanese Linguistics), Takie Sugiyama Lebra Fund
Scholarship
Andrew Hassell (MA, Asian Studies), Tasuku Hararda Graduate Scholarship

Yoshiaki Otta (PhD, Japanese Literature), CJS Graduate Fellowship

Rumika Hillyer (PhD, Sociology), CJS Graduate Fellowship

Kunihiko Homma (PhD, Japanese Linguistics), CJS Graduate Fellowship

Griffin Werner (PhD, Philosophy), Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowships
(Summer & Academic Year)

Adrian Abrams (MA, Asian Studies), Foreign Language Area Studies
Fellowship (Academic Year)

Nathan Mueller (MA, Asian Studies), Foreign Language Area Studies
Fellowship (Academic Year)