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REGULAR FACULTY

Chinese Faculty

JIANG, Li ‘Julie’

Associate Professor

Associate Director
Chinese Language Flagship

Moore Hall 359
Phone: (808) 956-2055

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JIANG, Song

Associate Professor

Director
Chinese Language Flagship

Lincoln Annex 2, Room 7
Phone: (808) 956-2087

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MCCRAW, David

Professor

Lincoln Annex 2, Room 5
Phone: (808) 956-6853


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PENG, Yun

Associate Professor

Chinese Section Coordinator
Moore Hall 363
Phone: (808) 956-2058

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SPRING, Madeline

Professor

Biomed 111D / Moore 388
Phone: (808) 956-8780, 956-2071
On leave for Fall 2021

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WANG, Haidan

Associate Professor

Graduate Chair
Placement Coordinator

Moore Hall 355
Phone: (808) 956-2053

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WU, Jing

Instructor

Moore Hall 377
Phone: (808) 956-7272


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YUE, Ming-Bao

Associate Professor

Center for Chinese Studies (CCS) Director from Aug 2021 – 2024
Moore Hall 201
Phone: (808) 956-7047

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Japanese Faculty

COOK, Haruko

Professor

Japanese Linguistics Coordinator
Moore Hall 362
Phone: (808) 956-2057

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CURRY, Stewart

Instructor

Moore Hall 361
Phone: (808) 956-2080

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FORTÉ, Sean

Instructor

LincA-2 #4
Phone: (808) 956-2085

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HAAG, Andre

Assistant Professor

Moore Hall 360
Phone: (808) 956-2056

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HASEGAWA, Atsushi

Assistant Professor

Moore Hall 356
Phone: (808) 956-8031

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IWAI, Tomoko

Instructor

Lincoln Annex 2, Room 8
Phone: (808) 956-2088

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KANNO, Kazue

Associate Professor

Japanese Section Coordinator
Moore Hall 385
Phone: (808) 956-7113


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KONDO-BROWN, Kimi

Professor

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Arts, Languages & Letters (CALL)
Bilger 101/Hawaii Hall 314
Phone: (808) 956-8516

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MITO, Masaru

Instructor

Lincoln Annex A-1 #6
Phone: (808) 956-2084

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MURAYAMA, Emi

Instructor

Lincoln Annex 1, Room 3
Phone: (808) 956-5200

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OGASAWARA, Miki

Instructor

Moore Hall 364
Phone: (808) 956-7245

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RAY, Grace

Instructor

Lincoln Annex 1, Room 7
Phone: (808) 956-2085

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TATEYAMA, Yumiko

Instructor

Moore Hall 420
Phone: (808) 956-8292


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WADA, Yuka

Instructor

Lincoln Annex 1, Room 1
Phone: (808) 956-6851


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WOO, Patrick C.K.

Instructor

Lincoln Annex 1, Room 5
Phone: (808) 956-4643


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YOSHIMI, Dina

Associate Professor

Director, Hawaii Language Roadmap Initiative
Lincoln Annex 2, Room 6
Phone: (808) 956-2077

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Pier-Carlo Tommasi

Assistant Professor in Premodern Japanese Literature

Moore 387
Phone: (808)956-7283

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Korean Faculty

CHANG, Sumi

Instructor

Moore Hall 371
Phone: (808) 956-2493


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CHEON, Sang-Yee

Associate Professor

Director,
Korean Language Flagship Center

Moore Hall 352
Phone: (808) 956-2054

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CHUNG, Han-Byul

Assistant Professor

Moore Hall 354
Phone: (808) 956-8406


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CHUNG, Hyunsun

Instructor

Moore Hall 373
Phone: (808) 956-2076


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KROLIKOSKI, David

Assistant Professor

Korean Section Coordinator
Moore Hall 386
Phone: (808) 956-2233

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KIM, Mary Shin

Associate Professor

Associate Chair
Moore Hall 392
Phone: (808) 956-2074

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LEE, Hye Seung

Instructor

Moore Hall 372
Phone: (808) 956-6881

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PARK, Mee-Jeong

Associate Professor

Department Chair
Moore Hall 353
Phone: (808) 956-2052

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OTHER FACULTY

East Asian Languages and Literatures

Graduate Students Ph.D. program

Graduate Students Ph.D. Program

Graduate Students MA Program

Graduate Students Ph.D. Program

Graduate Students MA Program

CHINESE • JAPANESE • KOREAN

(2020) Brown, Gregory
(2018) Lin, Chuan – Lecturer, Department of World Languages & Cultures, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
(2018) Xia, Xue – Senior Lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
(2018) Riggs, Reed
(2017) Chuang, Hui-Ju – Lead Flagship Instructor, Chinese Flagship Center, Brigham Young University, USA
(2017) Zhang, Liulin — Assistant Professor of Chinese, Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri, USA
(2016) Yu, Qiaona – Assistant Professor of Chinese, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Caroline, USA
(2013) Paul, Jing (Zhang)
(2012) Zhou, Ying – DLI, Monterey, St. Olaf College, MN, USA
(2012) Child, Daniel – private company
(2011) Wu, Shu-Ling – DLI
(2010) Wong, Ka Fai – Olaf College, MN, USA
(2010) Wang, Pingli
(2010) Xiao, Yang – University of South Carolina, San Francisco State, USA
(2010) Wang, Pingli – Beijing Foreign Language University, China
(2010) Hu, Xiaoming
(2009) Su, Shuhui – DLI / Grove City College, USA
(2009) Parinyavottichai, Chanyaporn – Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
(2009) Jiang, Song – University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA
(2009) Hwang, Menq-ju Monique – Kapi’olani Community College, USA
(2006) Chen, Zhen – Indiana University, USA
(2004) Chu, Chengzhi – UC Davis, USA
(2004) Hayden, Jeffrey – IES Abroad–Beijing Center; Savannah College of Art & Design, USA
(2003) Wang, Shao-Ling – Harvard University / Wellesley University / Trent University, USA
(2003) Tian, Yuan – Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), USA
(2002) Wang, Haidan – University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA
(2002) Gammon, Roderick A. – Kapi’olani Community College, USA
(2000) Stasiewski, Rainer H. – Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand
(2000) Fujitani, Shufen – Punahou School, Kapi’olani Community College, USA
(1998) Jang, Shyue-Chian – Taitung Teachers College, Taiwan
(1998) Chokkajitsumpun, Pranee – Thammasat University, Thailand
(1997) Sun, Sylvia
(1996) Wang, Jianqi – University of Arrhus, Denmark, Ohio State University
(1996) Zeng, Suzanne Veyveris – University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA
(1994) Lee, Hae-Woo – University in Korea

(2012) Geng, Changqin – DLI Monterey, USA
(2009) Su, Shuhui
(2005) Li, Yanfeng – Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), Shanghai, China
(2000) Oem, Kui Duck – Chungnam National Univeristy, Korea
(1999) Eichman, Shawn R. – Chicago Institute of Art; Honolulu Academy of Art, USA
(1996) Wang, Jong – University of Ruhr, Germany
(1996) Crossland, Shuyun G. – University of Singapore
(1995) Hsiung, Hsien-Kuan Ann Marie
(1993) Lee, In-Tack – Teaching in Korea

(2020) Hamada, Masumi
(2020) Ikeda, Maiko
(2019) Suzumura, Nana – Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach
(2019) Chen, Yunchuan – Assistant Professor of the Practice of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Duke University
(2018) Martin, Krystin
(2017) Hoshi, Saori – Instructor, the Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
(2014) Tominaga, Waka – Kapiolani Community College
(2014) Shores, Matthew Wayne
(2014) Matsuda, William J
(2014) Moody, Stephen – Assistant Professor, the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages, Brigham Young University
(2012) Murayama, Emi – Instructor, Japanese Language Coordinator, the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, UHM
(2011) Nishikawa, Reiko – Nihon Taiiku University
(2011) Bushnell, Cade – Tsukuba University, Japan
(2010) Iwai,Tomoko – Instructor, the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, UHM
(2010) Fukuda, Chie – University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA
(2009) Saito, Junko – Temple University Japan
(2009) Narita, Ritsuko – Macalester College, USA
(2009) Ishida, Kazutoh – Stanford University Program Director, USA
(2008) Tateyama, Yumiko – Instructor, the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, UHM
(2007) Zimmerman, Erica (Starr) – Naval Academy, USA
(2007) Ikeda, Keiko – Kansai University, Japan
(2006) Komori, Saeko – Chubu University, Japan
(2006) Russell, Kerri – University of Arizona, USA; Oxford University
(2005) Kitade, Keiko – Ritsumeikan University, Japan
(2005) Hagiwara, Akiko – Tokyo Yakka University, Japan
(2004) Yanagisawa, Miwako – Tokyo Christian University, Japan
(2004) Sawyer, Rieko – Musashi Institute of Technology
(2004) Curry, Stewart – Instructor, the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, UHM
(2003) Riley, Barbara
(2003) McMeekin, Abigail – University of Lethbridge, Canada
(2001) Tokuda, Miho (Takehara) – Oita University, Japan
(2000) Saft, Scott – University of Hawai’i Hilo, USA
(2000) Roberts, Michael – Waikato University, New Zealand
(2000) Ohara, Yumiko – University of Hawai’i Hilo, USA
(1999) Bentley, John – Northern Illinois University, USA
(1998) Sato, Yumiko – Tokyo Foreign Language University, Japan
(1997) Yokomizo, Shinichiro – Saga University, Japan
(1996) Okita, Yoko – Tokyo Ika-shika University, Japan
(1994) Matsunaga, Sachiko – California State University Los Angeles, USA

(2018) Citko, Malgorzata – Post doctoral fellow, the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at Florida State University.
(2017) Smith, Christopher – Assistant Professor, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Florida
(2017) Arkenstone, Quillon – Post-doctoral fellow, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Washington University
(2014) Shores, Matthew – University of Colorado
(2014) Matsuda, William – Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
(2011) Keith, Elizabeth – Hawaii Tokai University
(2010) Wellman, Tad – Singapore Institute of Management, Singapore
(2009) Hansen, Kelly J. – San Diego State University, USA
(2007) Ikeda, Kyle K. – University of Vermont, USA
(2005) Hecht, Micah Spencer – Yokohama City University, Japan
(2002) Ridgeway, William
(2001) Seliger, Isabel
(1999) Nakahara, Gladys E. – University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA (retired)
(1988) Nakayama, Etsuko – Kansai Foreign Language University, Japan
(1985) Summersgill, Harue – Chaminade University, USA
(1985) Kavanagh, Frederick – Valparaiso University
(1984) Pugarelli, Nobuko – Honolulu Community College
(1984) Ochner, Nobuko – University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA
(1982) Cogan, Thomas – Waseda University, Japan
(1979) Ikoma, Albert – Koryo Joshi Tanki Daigaku, Japan
(1977) Rucinski, John
(1975) Rolf, Robert

(2020) An, Hyunjung
(2020) Jung, Bookyung – University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
(2019) Yu, Seunghy (Lee) – Hawaii Language Center
(2019) Oh, Kyoungwon – Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA
(2019) Chung, Hyunsun – Instructor, the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, UHM
(2018) Lee, Jae Sun, – DLIFLC, Hawaii
(2018) Kim, Na Young
(2018) Kim, Ok sim – Pennsylvania State University, USA
(2017) Choi, Yoon hwa – University of Virgina, USA
(2016) Yoon, Jaerim – Princeton University
(2016) Sung, Jason Bumyong – Kapiolani Community College
(2015) Yi, So Young L. – Instructor, Washington University of Virginia
(2015) Kim, Dongmin – New York University
(2015) Jung, Soo Jin – DLIFLC, Hawaii
(2015) Jung, Heeyeong – Harvard University, USA
(2014) Park, Mi Yung – Associate Professor, Auckland University
(2014) Lee, Jieun – Naver Corp (Korea)
(2014) Lee, Hye-Seung – University of Hawaii at Mānoa
(2014) Kim, Jiyoung – University of Indiana, Bloomington
(2014) Chang, Sumi – University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
(2013) Rhoades-Ko, Yun-hee – Defense Language Institute, Monterey, USA
(2013) Kim, Eunho – Assistant Profesor, Chung-Ang University
(2013) Huh, Sorin – Pennsylvania State University, USA
(2011) Kim, Mi-Hyun – Emory University
(2011) Im, Jae-Eun – UCLA, USA
(2011) Choi, Bumyong – Emory University, USA
(2010) Yoon, Yeon-Hee – Associate Professor of Practice, University of Notre Dame
(2010) Yoon, Sangseok – Associate Professor of Instruction, University of Iowa
(2010) Choi, Min-Koo – Assistant Teaching Professor, Georgetown University
(2009) Jeong , Hee-Jeong – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
(2008) Hong , Jong-Myung – Associate Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea
(2007) Kong , Dong-Kwan – Defense Language Institute
(2005) Kim, Hi-sun- Harvard University, USA
(2005) Ahn, Changseob Russell – UC Berkeley, USA
(2005) Turker, Ebru – Associate Professor, Arizona State University
(2002) Lee, Young-Geun – Language Training Center in Seoul, Korea
(2002) Koh, Haejin E. – Associate Director, Chao Center, Rice University
(2002) Hwang, Jiha*
(2001) Yuen, Soo-ah – Associate Professor, Kapi’olani Community College
(2001) Byon, Andrew S.P. – SUNY Albany, USA
(1996) Lee, Jeyseon – UC San Diego, USA

(2019) Yang, Jude – Librarian for Korean Studies, Yale University
(1999) Pettid, Michael J. – Professor, Binghamton University
(1995) Park-Miller, Chan E. – Professor, Ohio State University
(1992) Lee, Young-Hee – University of Auckland, New Zealand

* = deceased

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