2025-2026 UH Mānoa Catalog
Department of Asian Studies
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College of Arts, Languages & Letters
Moore 416
1890 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-6085
Fax: (808) 956-2682
Web: manoa.hawaii.edu/asianstudies/
Faculty
*C. Clayton, PhD (Chair)—anthropology, East Asia (China)
*L. Carlile, PhD—political science, East Asia (Japan)
*E. Harwit, PhD—political science, East Asia (China)
*Y. Park, PhD—anthropology, East Asia (Korea)
*A. Stirr, PhD—ethnomusicology, South Asia (Nepal)
Emeritus
*B. Andaya, PhD—history, Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia)
*B. Aquino, PhD—political science, Southeast Asia (Philippines)
*R. Kwok, PhD—urban and regional planning, East-Asia (China)
*M. Sharma, PhD—anthropology, South Asia (India)
*E. Shultz, PhD—history, East Asia (Korea)
*R. Trimillos, PhD—ethnomusicology, Southeast Asia (Philippines)
Cooperating Faculty
The academic programs of the Department of Asian Studies are enhanced by the participation and support of several dozen faculty in other departments and colleges who are affiliated with the seven Asia area centers in the School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS): Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Okinawan, Philippine, South Asian, and Southeast Asian studies.
* Graduate Faculty
The Academic Program
Asian Studies is an academic field that places the region we call Asia at the center of interdisciplinary inquiry. It encompasses both historical and contemporary perspectives on the geography, history, politics, economics, legal systems, languages and literatures, religious and belief systems, and expressive cultures of Asia. At UH Mānoa, this means students can focus on one of six specific geocultural regions-China, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, South Asia, or Southeast Asia- or incorporate specific interests into a program of study that emphasizes the connections and interactions between these regions (Inter-Asia). The Asian Studies faculty have expertise in fields as diverse as history, anthropology, political science, ethnomusicology, and international relations. In addition to the faculty in Asian Studies, there are more than 200 Asia specialists on the faculties of departments and programs throughout the campus. Several hundred courses on Asia (or with substantive Asia content) are taught at UH Mānoa, a unique strength the Department of Asian Studies draws on in crafting its undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. The academic program in Asian Studies offers a robust framework within which students can design individual plans of study to suit their particular goals.
Advising
The undergraduate academic studies adviser advises all undergraduate majors. Graduate students are assigned a faculty adviser when entering the program.
ProgramsBachelor’sMaster’sGraduate CertificateMinorCombined
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