Jun Yi Chow, Music Composition PhD student, has been name a recipient of the John Young Scholarship in the Arts, the University of Hawaiiʻs most prestigious private scholarship.
“Being a John Young Scholarship recipient is especially meaningful because it reflects the values that first drew me to UH—openness, intercultural dialogue, and deep artistic curiosity,” states Jun Yi Chow. “This support allows me to continue developing my dissertation, Reimagining Homescapes, a project that explores home, memory, and cultural belonging through music composition. It gives me the stability to focus more fully on this next phase and maintain the momentum needed to bring the project to fruition.”
This award honors the memory of one Hawaiʻi’s most beloved and important artists, John Chin Young a prominent artist known for his vibrant and expressive paintings that captured the spirit and culture of Hawaii.