News
Grace Evans Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Taiwan
May 8, 2017
Hillary Hempstead
The East Asian studies major will live and teach in Taiwan.
Annelise Giseburt '16 Awarded Shansi Hiroshima Fellowship
April 26, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
Annelise Giseburt ’16 has been selected as the first-ever recipient of the Shansi Hiroshima Fellowship.
Henry Aberle '16 Receives Shansi Fellowship
April 25, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Henry Aberle ’16 has been awarded a Shansi Fellowship to teach English at J.F. Oberlin University in Japan.
A Voice for Women Migrant Workers
May 23, 2015
Amanda Nagy
First-year Dai Li receives a Davis Projects for Peace grant to empower China’s factory workers through a labor-focused Android app.
Taiyo Scanlon-Kimura '15 Receives Fulbright Research Grant
April 29, 2015
Lisa Gulasy
Taiyo Scanlon-Kimura ’15 will study regional food systems as drivers of local economies in Japan.
Grant Connects Study of Asia and Environment
March 5, 2015
Communications Staff
An exploratory grant from the Henry Luce Foundation has paved the way for intensive study trips to China and Japan, special seminars on campus, and curriculum development.
In the Cards
November 12, 2014
Amanda Nagy
Students try their hand at karuta, a Japanese card game of speed, memorization, and concentration.
New Research in South Korea
July 7, 2014
Amanda Nagy
Professor Sheila Miyoshi Jager returns to South Korea with a Fulbright grant to begin work on a new book project, which will also be the topic of a new course.
'Brothers at War'
September 26, 2013
Amanda Nagy
Associate Professor Sheila Miyoshi Jager’s new book is hailed as the most accessible and comprehensive tome on the Korean War and present-day tensions.
'Case of the Missing Dirt' Brings Oberlin to China
September 25, 2013
James Helmsworth
Assistant Professor of Geology Amanda Schmidt provides students with a hands-on research opportunity researching erosion in China.
