2023 Asian Studies Student Symposium
November 4, 2023
10:00 am
Opening Remarks: Professor Jon Felt (B104 JFSB)
10:15-11:45 am
Session 1
A. A Truly Foreign Experience? Foreign Identity in East Asia (JFSB B094)
Moderator: Professor Aaron Skabelund
- Sarai Brown, “Nourishing Connections: A Study of Cultural Identity Maintenance among Chinese
- Immigrants in Tokyo through Commensality and Hospitality”
- Josephine Van Slooten, “Filipino Community in Japan"
- Madi Sedgwick, "Foreigners in Korean Communities"
B. Language in Reality (JFSB B099)
Moderator: Professor Jeff Peterson
- Madison Buckles, “Conversion, Relationships, and Identities: Searching the Asian Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints”
- Robin Giles, “You Can Hear It In The Silence: The Reflection of Aizuchi in Manufactured Tokyo Soundscapes”
- Lorenzo Tibbitts, “Lost in Translation? Navigating the Nuances of Language & Interpretation in Japanese”
C. East Asian Humanities (JFSB B101)
Moderator: Professor Tim Davis
- Loreen Keliiliki, “Hell Hath No Fury”
- Ryan Christenson, “Gu Dasao the Tigress: An Analysis of the Female Knight-Errant (nüxia) Character Type in Outlaws of the Marsh”
- Kambrie Earl, “Mastery of Immortality in Chinese Mythology”
- Sydney Nai, "Pain is Beauty: The Antagonization of Women in Japanese Horror"
D. East Asia: Connecting the Past and Present (JFSB B104)
Moderator: Professor Jon Felt
- David Howell, “The Unpopular Dynasty of President Ferdinand Marcos”
- Madelaine Gonzales; Emma Naylor, and Katherine Rose, “Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn”: a Connection between China’s Past and Present”
- Philip Benson, “The Waking Dragon - China's Growing Global Influence"
E. Cultural Presentation in Society (JFSB B103)
Moderator: Professor Marc Yamada
- Rhiannan Boseman, “Training to Be Aware of Others: Sports, Respect, and Cosmopolitanism Tokyo"
- Tehina Slade, "The Hula in Japan”
- Sarah Palmer, “Korean Gugak - Lost in Translation”
- Emma Steimle, "Medicinal Knowledge in Indian Snake Charmer Communities"
F. Significant People in East Asian History (JFSB B105)
Moderator: Professor Diana Duan
- Sean Fitzgerald, “Helen Foster Snow: Lessons in Mythmaking”
- Philip Sun, “Shoji Ueda--From ordinary to extraordinary”
- William Martindale, “The Many Names of Limahong: Remembering a Chinese Pirate in the Philippines”
11:45-12:15
Lunch
12:15-1:45 pm
Session 2
A. Perspectives in Language (JFSB B094)
Moderator: Professor Shinsuke Tsuchiya
- Megan Scarlet Keys, “Exploring the Gap Between Self-Assessed and Actual Language Proficiency: A Comparative Analysis of Japanese and Romance Language Learners”
- Rachael Merrill, “A Sociolinguistic View of Cultural Influences in Conversations about Religion”
B. Religion in East Asia (JFSB B099)
Moderator: Professor Richard McBride
- Essie Workman Durocher, “What is Korean Buddhism?”
- Devon Bollin, “Land of the Rising Son: The Emergence and Character of Japanese Christian Theology”
- Kaitlyn Insch, “Christianity in South Korea and Its Declining Popularity”
C. Sociocultural Studies of East Asia (JFSB B103)
Moderator: Professor Jonathan Jarvis
- Ashlyn Clark, “The Transmission of National Identity: A Case Study of Japan's Memorialization of the Past”
- Cambrie Ball, “Honor, Shame, and Hope: Cultural Contexts of Disciplinary Rehabilitation in Japan”
- Carolyn Hong, “Social Capital and Child Behavioral Problems in China”
- Kaliopasi Uhi, “Multiculturalism of Polynesian Immigrants in Modern Japan”
D. East Asia in the Modern Age (JFSB B101)
Moderator: Professor Eric Hyer
- Anna McConkie, “Illegal Wildlife Trafficking in China ”
- Reed Turley, “Speak the New Chinese Podcast Project”
- Emma Jones, "Biomedical versus Ayurvedic Traditions: The Triumph of Indian Medicine in a Postcolonial World"
E. Authoritarianism, War, and Revolution in East Asia (JFSB B104)
Moderator: Professor Kirk Larsen
- Alette Walker, “China’s Youth of the Revolution: A Study of the Means and Methods that led to Red Guard Violence"
- Zoe Ngan, "Blame in the North Korean Famine of 1994-1998”
- Natalie Grant, “The Cost of Being a Woman in South Korea”
- Susanna Richardson, “The Experience of War: How the Korean War Impacted the Lives of American Soldiers"
F. Material Culture of East Asian Society (JFSB B105)
Moderator: Professor Greg Thompson
- Alondra Paredes, “Toys in Tokyo”
- Cyrus Lee, “Microcosm of the Japanese Man”
- Brooke Robison, “Trash and Culture in Tokyo, Japan”
- Annika Burgoyne, “How and Why Foreigners Should Consider Buying Japanese Homes”
1:45-2:00 pm
Award Ceremony