Department of Asian Studies

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)
*G. Bogart, PhD—anthropology, Southeast Asia (Indonesia)
*L. Carlile, PhD—political science, East Asia (Japan)
*E. Harwit, PhD—political science, East Asia (China)
*S. Luo, PhD—international relations, 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, environment, expressive cultures, international affairs, legal systems, and belief systems 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 offered 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 services advisor advises all undergraduate majors. Graduate students are assigned a faculty adviser when entering the program.

Programs

Bachelor’s

Asian Studies, BA

Master’s

Graduate Certificate

Asian Studies, Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Philippine Studies, South Asian Studies, and Southeast Asian Studies, Certificate

Minor

Asian Studies, Minor

Combined