Dr. Nandini Chandra, Ph.D. Director, Center for South Asian Studies Associate Professor, Department of English I am an Associate Professor and my teaching combines genre-based courses with foundational, theory based…

Mark A. Levin Director, University of Hawai'i Center for Japanese Studies Director, Pacific-Asian Legal Studies Program Professor of Law   Professor Levin joined the faculty in January 1997 from the…

Dr. Christopher Bae Director, Center for Korean Studies Professor, Department of Anthropology I was born in Korea to Korean parents. However, from an early age, I had an atypical upbringing;…

Dr. Mark T. McNally Director, Center for Okinawan Studies Associate Professor, Department of History Mark McNally received his BA degree from Pomona College in Asian Studies (1990) and his MA…

Dr. Lorenzo Perillo Co-Director of the Center for Philippine Studies Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance Dr. Perillo earned his PhD in Culture and Performance from UCLA, US. He is currently…

Dr. Ming-Bao Yue, Ph.D. Chair of the SPAS Council , Director, Center for Chinese Studies Associate Professor, East Asian Languages & Literatures Professor Yue’s research areas include 20th century Chinese…

Dr. Alexander Mawyer, Ph.D. Director, Center for Pacific Islands Studies Associate Professor Alexander Mawyer is an associate professor for Pacific Islands Studies, editor of The Contemporary Pacific: A Journal of…

Dr. Miriam Stark, Ph.D. Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies Professor, Department of Anthropology Dr. Miriam Stark, Professor, Department of Anthropology. Dr. Stark, who currently serves as CSEAS Director, joined…

Dr. Cathryn H. Clayton, Ph.D.   Chair of the Asian Studies Department Associate Professor, Department of Asian Studies

Dr. Lola Quan Bautista, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Pacific Islands Studies Associate Professor for Pacific Islands Studies Lola was born and raised on the island of Guam. For over twenty-five…