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Chintana Takahashi
Lecturer, Thai
Spalding Hall 255
Educational Background
MLISc., Library and Information Sciences, University of Hawaii
M.A., Comparative Literature, Rutgers University
Ph.D., Japanese Literature, Princeton University
M.A., Psychology, University of Tsukuba
B.A., Psychology, Tokyo University of Education
Japanese Language School, Attached to Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Mahidol University
Kim Thu Ton
Lecturer, Vietnamese
Spalding 459
Educational Background
B.A., University of Hue, Vietnam, 1968
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Teaching Vietnamese, Vietnamese literature
Ricardo D. Trimillos
Professor of Asian Studies
Moore 412
Educational Background
B.A., San Jose State College, 1962
M.A., University of Hawaii, 1965
Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles, 1972
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Music and Filipino folk Catholicism, expressive culture of the Tausug of Sulu, gender and identity in the performing arts of Asia, the arts and public policy
Robert Valliant
Professor of Asian Studies
Moore 407
Educational Background
B.A., University of Texas, 1966
M.A., University of Hawaii, 1968
Ph.D., University of Hawaii, 1974
M.S., Syracuse University, 1983
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Russia in Asia, current economic crises in Pacific Rim countries
Deborah Waite
Associate Professor of Art
Art 225
Educational Background
A.B., Mount Holyoke, 1961
M.A., Columbia University, 1964
Ph.D., Columbia University, 1969
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Pacific Islands and Indonesian Art
Lyndon Wester
Professor of Geography
Saunders 437
Educational Background
B.A., Geography, University of Adelaide, 1967
M.A., Geography, University of California at Los Angeles, 1969
Ph.D., Geography, University of California at Los Angeles, 1975
Research / Teaching / Specializations
In general my interests focus on the interrelationships between humans and the plant world. My research has included historical studies of vegetation change based on reconstruction from written records, documents and photographs as well as field survey of existing communities. I have also worked on case studies of weed invasions particularly those regarded as threats to natural ecosystems and have been engaged in practical problems of restoring habitats for rare and endangered species. I have had a long standing interest in mangrove communities and have done work on their dynamics in Hawai`i, Australia and Taiwan. In the last few years I have become increasingly interested in the food plants and forests of Southeast Asia and especially the fate of the herbs, leafy vegetables, nuts and fruits which were very important in the diet of agricultural societies now experiencing rapid economic development.
Peter Xenos
Graduate Affiliate Faculty in Sociology
Burns 2021
Educational Background
B.A., History, Marquette University, 1965
M.A., Demography, University of the Philippines, 1966
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Chicago, 1970
Research / Teaching / Specializations
Changing Social System Surrounding Youth, Historical Demography, Spatial Demography
Maria Sheila Zamar
Instructor of Filipino Language and Literature
Spalding 452
Educational Background
B.A., Linguistics, University of the Philippines
M.A., TESOL and Linguistics, Northern Illinois University
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