East Asian Studies (EAS)

Program Head: David A. Bello

Core Faculty

First date is the year in which the faculty member began service as regular faculty at the University. Second date is the year of appointment to the present rank.

David A. Bello, Ph.D.—(2004)-2008
Associate Professor of History
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Hongchu Fu, Ph.D.—(2002)-2011
Professor of East Asian Languages
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Janet Ikeda, Ph.D.—(1999)-2002
Associate Professor of East Asian Languages
Ph.D., Princeton University

Robin Le Blanc, Ph.D.—(1998)-2008
Cannan Term Professor of Politics
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Timothy Lubin, Ph.D.—(1997)-2009
Professor of Religion
Ph.D., Columbia University

Michael J. Smitka, Ph.D.—(1986)-2000
Professor of Economics
Ph.D., Yale University

Ken’ichi Ujie, M.A.—(1989)-1995
Associate Professor of East Asian Languages
M.A., International Christian University

Yanhong Zhu, Ph.D.—(2009)-2009
Assistant Professor of Chinese
Ph.D, University of Southern California

East Asian Studies Courses

East Asian Studies courses are as follows:

Degrees/Majors/Minors

Interdisciplinary Minor

• East Asian Studies minor