Caroline S. Hau (Cultural Studies)
As an elementary-school student in Manila, I spent many a recess peering into a long cabinet of zoological specimens …
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Caroline S. Hau (Cultural Studies)
As an elementary-school student in Manila, I spent many a recess peering into a long cabinet of zoological specimens …
Tomohiro Machikita (Labor Economics)
Reading and writing a diary may be the most familiar of literary experiences. …
Yasuyuki Kono (Southeast Asian Studies, Agricultural Science)
The focus of my research is on agriculture, rural communities, and environmental conservation in Southeast Asia. Despite this …
Shaun Mackey (Archaeology)
Palimpsest noun
1. a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text …
Narumi Shitara (Scholarly publishing)
One summer long ago when I was still an undergraduate student majoring in American literature, I was at a loss. …
Yoko Hayami (Cultural Anthropology, Southeast Asian Studies)
I have had some memorable encounters with fabulous books while waiting to board flights for research trips and browsing airport bookstores. …
R. Michael Feener (History, Islamic Studies)
I was born in an old New England seaport and have lived near the ocean almost my entire life. The history of my hometown’s harbor—Salem, Massachusetts—is one of far-flung connections to Arabia, Sumatra, and China …
Tomoko Takahashi (International Institutions)
The field of International Institutional Studies focuses on how diverse states and non-state actors around the world can cooperate …
Miriam Jaehn. (Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Asian Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology)
Working at CSEAS, the seasons of Kyoto allow me to make my office outside of office. …