Recent Posts from Jeff Richey
← Older postsCongratulations to Dr. Gordon Gray on his acceptance into the ASIANetwork Faculty Enhancement Program (ANFEP) Summer 2013 Seminar on Vietnam!
Feb 4 2013The Asian Studies Program congratulates Dr. Gordon Gray on his acceptance into the ASIANetwork Faculty Enhancement Program (ANFEP) Summer 2013 Seminar on Vietnam! Along with seven other professors from other liberal arts colleges and universities, Dr. Gray will spend three … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentDaniel West ’12 Finds Work in Japan
Jan 3 2013Daniel West ’12 has been offered a position in Akita City, Japan. Daniel will begin teaching spoken English to Japanese students, businessmen, and housewives in July 2013.
Posted in News | Leave a commentWendell “Hotfoot” Garnett ’05 Wins Scholarship for Advanced Buddhist Studies in India
Oct 31 2012Wendell “Hotfoot” Garnett ’05, who is pursuing the equivalent of Ph.D.-level studies in traditional Tibetan Buddhist philosophy at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala, India, recently was awarded a three-year Advanced Buddhist Studies Scholarship by the Tsadra Foundation.
Posted in News | Leave a commentTristan Lee Riven ’06 To Address Asian Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Malaysia
Oct 31 2012Tristan Lee Riven ’06, an independent video game designer and entrepreneur with Team Sprocket, based in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, will deliver a one-hour address on the gaming industry’s impact on Malaysian economic and social development at TEXPO Asia in November … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentBen Botiller ’03 Becomes a Father
Sep 24 2012Ben Botiller ’03 and his wife Kaori welcomed a daughter, Ursula Layne Botiller, earlier this month. The Botillers live in Higashiōmi, Japan, where Ben is employed by the Takata Corporation.
Posted in News | Leave a commentDylan A. Bracken ’11: Fair Trade with Asia
Sep 24 2012Dylan A. Bracken ’11 has just accepted a position with MacroSun International, a company that promotes fair trade items produced by Asian artisans, in St. Louis, Missouri. Dylan plans to continue his studies at the graduate level in fall 2013.
Posted in News | Leave a commentAsian Studies Alumni Join Forces as Video Game Developers
Sep 3 2012Having spent the last six years living and working in South Korea, home to the world’s most avid gamers, Tristan Lee Riven ’06 and John Sexton ’06 have relocated to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia to try their hand at video game … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentBerea Graduate Returns to Teach Chinese
Aug 9 2012Vera Marinova ’06, who completed what then was an independent major in Asian Studies at Berea and went on to study East Asian languages and cultures at Indiana University, is returning to her alma mater to teach Chinese language during fall … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentCash Prize for Undergraduate Asian Studies Essay
Jul 27 2012Students currently or recently enrolled at ASIANetwork member institutions such as Berea College may submit essays on any topic in Asian Studies for the 2012 Marianna McJimsey Award. The author of the winning essay will receive a cash prize as well as … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentJane Tonello ’11 Goes to Japan for Ph.D.
Jun 13 2012Jane Tonello ’11 has been accepted as a graduate student by Kyushu University’s System Life Sciences Program in Fukuoka, Japan. Jane is one of only two students who have been admitted into this program as part of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, … Continue reading
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