Student Awards and Recognition
Asian Studies Graduates in 2017
CAS coordinates the major and minor in Asian Studies, an interdisciplinary program that allows students to study the astonishing diversity of the Asian region. Information is available on the Academics tab of our website.
Asian Studies BA
Jackie Dong
Leandra Laws
Angelica Powell
Jordan Witt
Nathan Wright
Allison Willman
Asian Studies Minor
Henry Blazier
Cameron Chorpenning
Austin Hampton
Monica Hoffman
Asia Internship Program - Japan
In 2017, CAS sent our second batch of students to Tokyo for the summer internship program, through which students gain valuable work experience in Japanese settings and earn course credit for completing assignments that help them reflect on their experiences.
Sean Miller, a senior Japanese and Economics major, worked with the US Meat Export Federation鈥檚 Tokyo office.
Matthew Scott, a junior in Operations Management with certificates in Global Business and Entrepreneurship, worked at Chiyoda Rubber Company, owned and managed by CU alumnus Kazunori Takato.
Japanese Studies Fellowships
This endowment allows us to provide graduate student support to recognize and encourage the study of Japanese history, literature, and language.
Lani Alden
Anna Blaine
Patrick Chimenti
Natalie Collar
Drew Korschun
Minako Kuhara
Ji Shouse
Tatiana Topolian
Isaac Wang
Southeast Asian Studies Scholarships
Through a grant from the US Department of Education, CAS has supported students on study abroad programs in Southeast Asia.
Elise Brizes, Singapore
Tristan Evans, Singapore
Kaitlyn Greaney, Thailand
Helen McGinnis, Vietnam
baby直播app Journal of Asian Studies
CAS is pleased to announce the publication of the fourth volume of the baby直播app Journal of Asian Studies, available on the Academics tab of our website. Each Asian Studies major is required to complete a thesis or project based on original research, and some of these outstanding theses are featured in CJAS each year. Essays featured in the 2017 volume of the baby直播app Journal of Asian Studies:
- 鈥淭he Genre of Boys鈥 Love and the Societal Acceptance of Male Homosexuality in Japan,鈥 Leandra Laws
- 鈥淭he May Fourth Movement: the Myth, the Event and its Political Usage,鈥 Angela L. Powell
- 鈥淚n Search of the Law: Ennin鈥檚 Journey in a Japanese Buddhist Context,鈥 Kurt Martin Schreiber
Read the 2017 CJAS Volume online!