The Center for Asian Studies would like to congratulate all those graduating this semester, with special attention to our own Asian Studies students!
Christopher Wicoff focused on technology in Japan. Mr. Wicoff's thesis, "Hatsune Miku: The Reality of a Fake Pop Star," explores how a Japanese vocal synthesis software suite, packaged as a pop star in the real world, is challenging and even changing perceptions of reality in Japan and outside of East Asia.
Victoria DaHarb's interdisciplinary studies included Business Administration, with a Marketing emphasis, and a BA in Asian Studies, with a South Asia emphasis. Ms. DaHarb's thesis, 鈥淎adhaar - Bridging cultural gaps in a developing India,鈥� focuses on India's newest and controversial government identification initiative.
Dashiell Nathanson double majored in Chinese and Asian Studies. His thesis, "Village Elections in the People鈥檚 Republic in China: An Examination of the Bottom-Up Development of Democracy in a Communist State," examines the evolution of villagers' committees in the People's Republic of China. He plans to apply for a Fulbright scholarship to do research in China.
Emma Rafaelof's thesis, "Births of a Nation: Liberation and the One-Child Policy for Women in Urban China," examines the current problems of family planning policy and policy implementation as it intersects with urban women's health and development in China. Next year, Ms. Rafaelof will begin a one-year certificate program in Chinese-American Studies at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center under the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Our students' theses are collected each year and published in the Colorado Journal of Asian Studies. For previous editions, visit聽http://www.colorado.edu/cas/academics/colorado-journal-asian-studies
For more information on the Asian Studies major, visit聽http://www.colorado.edu/cas/academics/asian-studies-major
Congratulations again! We look forward to hearing of all your future accomplishments.