2008 Grant and Fellowship Recipients

Terasaki Center For Japanese Studies

Established in 1991, the UCLA Terasaki Center has been a platform for research on Japan. Our distinguished faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and the board of advisors have been contributing to the field of Japanese studies for over 20 years.

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News — 2008 Grant and Fellowship Recipients

Monday, September 1, 2008

2008 - 2009 Academic Year
Grant and Fellowship Recipients

Sasakawa Fellowship

Linda Hasunuma, Political Science

Tomoko Ishizuka, Linguistics

Satomi Kuroshima, Linguistics

Sachiko Mizuno, Film & TV

Yingchen Peng, Art History

Yoonjung Seo, Art History

Jordan Smith, Comparative Literature

Michiko Takeuchi, History

Sasakawa Japanese Language Study Fellowships

Rosemary Candelario, WAC

Jack Davey, Archaeology

Lindsey Dewitt, ALC

James Edwards, Ethnomusicology

Julia Grimes, Art History

Gloria Guy, History

Jaeeun Kim, Sociology

Moshe Lakser, History

Guangyi Li, ALC

The George and Sakaye Aratani Field Experience Scholarship

Emily Anderson, History

Linda Hasunuma, Political Science

Seunghak Koh, ALC

Peter Weldon, Education

Chingshin Wu, Art History

The George and Sakaye Aratani Fellowship

Emily Anderson, History

Noriko Day, ALC

The Herb and Helen Kawahara Fellowship

Koji Kagotani, Political Science

Dane Swango, Political Science

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