Master's Projects/Capstones from 2024
Exploring Asia Society Northern California’s Public Programming: Contentious Constructions of the Asia Pacific, Evan Matthew Ti Ng Chan
Supporting South Korea’s Aging Population: How AI and IoT Acceptance Connects the Young and Old, Bobby Im
Shaping Pacific Islander Identities in the Diaspora: Using E-Talanoa to Strengthen Transnational Ties, Lorna M. Probasco
From Blood on Stone to Ink on Page: Tiananmen Literature and Art and the Prospect of Change, M. Gamble See
Buddhism in Thailand: Why don’t the youth believe in Buddhism?, Nutnicha Teekatanasuk
Hafekasi: The History, Identity & Cultural Perspectives of Multi-Ethnic Tongans, Katrina NT Tu'akoi
More than Historical Artifacts: Classical Chinese Gardens and How They Affect Human Perception of Nature, Ningjing Xin
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2023
Behind female white-collar workers in China: Women in Tech versus Women in Education, Dayana Assad
MASSIVE MISUNDERSTOOD MENACE: GOJIRA (1954), AN ALLEGORY FOR COPING WITH TRAUMA, Marc-Antony Martinez
The Resurgence of Pre-Colonial Practices: The Shift in Social Culture in Filipino American Youth, Amanda Saligumba
A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME: LEE KUAN YEW’S IRON FIRST BENEATH THE VELVET GLOVE, Yi Chen Zhai
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2022
The Cost of Urbanization: A Look into the Transformation of Mao Era Reforms, Tieren A. Dokes
Commercial Surrogacy in China: Gender Inequality, Human Trafficking, and Women’s Rights, Jiayu Hu
Facing the Past and Climbing the Mountain, Ruijing Hu
The Power of Anime: Artistic Power, Social Consciousness, and Cultural Impact, Natalie Ortez-Arevalo
The Rise of American Food in China, Shiyan Wang
Consumerism, Economic Growth, and Climate Change in China, Shijie Yin
COLONIZATION AND POST-COLONIAL INFLUENCE: THE COMPLEX ROLE OF JAPAN IN TAIWAN’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, yawen Zhang
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2021
Placing God: Defining “Post-Christianity” for Contemporary Japanese Christians, Leryan Anthony Burrey
Biodiversity Monitoring and Volunteer Motivations: A Case Study on the Imagined Communities of Citizen Scientists in Meinung, Taiwan, Serena May Calcagno
THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANDATE OF HEAVEN: CONFUCIAN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE AND ENVIRONMENTALISM IN CHINESE POLICIES, WanChu ChangLiao
The Pokémon Franchise: Cross-Media Approaches, Marketing Strategies, and Consumer Appeal, Chihyen Chao
Do You See What I See? Do You See Me? Disability in China: The Perceptions of Wheelchair Users and Able Bodied Citizens, Michelle Fisher
Lights, Camera, Action! Defining the Idol in Contemporary Asia, Nathalie López Del Valle
Sattha, Money and Idols: Intersections Between Capitalist Commodification of Thai K-pop and Buddhist Fandoms, Pornpailin Meklalit
The Professional Struggles of Contemporary Korean Women: Origins and Consequences of the Glass Ceiling, Liat Miller
Reiki for Recovery: Incorporating Japanese Health Practices to Increase Contemporary Resiliency in American Health, Leif Peterson
You Go Girl! Examining Femininity and Oversexualization of Women in Anime, Jade Robinson
SEEKING UNIVERSAL EDUCATION: FROM SINGAPORE’S EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS, Gulnar Rzayeva
SEEKING UNIVERSAL EDUCATION: FROM SINGAPORE’S EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS, Gulnar Rzayeva
The Impact of Religion on Chinese Government, Society, and Civilians, Liyan Tang
Online Cultural Contention and China-Korea Relations: Interpreting Netizens’ Narratives on Social Media, Roselyn Wang
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2020
Pyeongchang v Pyongyang: The Endless Game of Inter-Korean Sports, Jack Anderson
Through the Lens of Koreans: The Influence of Media on Perceptions of Feminism, Neha Cariappa
China and the US- The Behemoths Trade War, Mingwei Chen
Making Opportunity Out of Chaos: The Misconceptions and Realities of Republican-Era Warlord Governance, Zachary Clark
Indonesia’s Mental Health Services: Availability and Current Challenges, Alexander Gronowski
THE EVOLUTIONARY GLOBAL VISION of CHINESE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY; China's Socio-Economic Transformation in The 21st Century, Meryem Gurel
From Bootcamp to Infinite Snacking: Facts and Resolutions about the Obesity of Chinese Adolescents, Mingyue Hu
Hollywood Media and the Model Minority Myth: the Representation of Asian American Masculinity and its Effects, Khanhlinh Le
The Impact of COVID-19 on Singapore: Understanding Recent Events and Exploring Future Possibilities, Guanshuo Li
The Darker Sides of the Isekai Genre: An Examination of the Power of Anime and Manga, Curtis Lu
RACE, ETHNICITY, OR KAPWA: (RE)CONCEPTUALIZING FILIPINONESS IN A SETTLER SOCIETY, Julienne (Eugenie) Mamuyac
Taiwan's Response to COVID-19 Pandemic, An Pei Peng
The World’s Greatest Hero: An Examination of Superhero Tropes in My Hero Academia, Jerry Waller
Chinese New Year: The Importance of Tradition and Impact of Governmental Regulation, Chen Xue
Placing Notes in the Virtual “Western Wall”: Online Memorial Culture in Chinese Social Media, Xiaoyu Zhang
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2019
Navigating Chinese Culture and Politics: The Destinies of Companies in China, vicki chen
The Battle of the Powers: Newly Obtained Benefits from the Revitilised Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Scott Halsted
"The Chinese Animation Industry: from the Mao Era to the Digital Age", Stephanie Jones
Fresh Blood in the Labor Market: Challenges and Rewards of China's Returning Millennial Generation, Xinyu Li
The Name is Miss Representation: Female Invisibility and Its Roots in Poland and South Korea, Magdalena Luszcz
Labor Contract Law and Wages: Examining the Aging Population and Technology in China, Yatong Mei
Aggression, Information, and Economics: Reinterpreting the Hermit Kingdom in the Era of Kim Jong-un, Margaret Pence
Winter is Still: An Analysis of the Chinese Game Industry, Jiahui Sheng
The Fine Line of Determination: Supporting the Agency of Filipina Sex Trafficking Survivors, Jessica Taylor
Igniting a New Legacy: The Olympics and Sustainable Development at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Alena Ulrichova
From Rural to Urban: Education Conditions of Migrant Children in China, Shuting Wang
Cultural, Social and Family Shadows: Finding a Place in the Rainbow, Lingfeng Xu
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2018
Foreign Villains Shape the World: Transnational and Global Antagonists within the Martial Arts Film Trilogy Ip Man, Kelvin Chan
Educational Prevention Program of Surgical Site Infections (SSI) at a Metropolitan Pediatric, Daniel Chavez
Complexities of Chinese Contemporary Art, HONGJIA CHEN
Betraying Revolution: The Foundations of the Japanese Communist Party, Matthew J. Crooke
“The Lolelaplap (Marshall Islands) in Us: Sailing West to East (Ralik→Ratak) to These Our Atolls (Aelon Kein Ad) Ad Jolet Jen Anij (Our Blessed Inheritance from God)”, Desmond N. Doulatram
From Proletariat to Past Glory: Nationalism's Evolution in Modern China, Lance Ekelund
Contending Identities: Taiwan and China's Cross-Strait Relations, Jing Feng
Bridging the Gaps in Business Between the West and China: From Cultural Barriers to Cultural Understanding, Michaela Furdzova
Asian Buddhists and Religious Symbolic Objects: Consumerism Under the “Sacred Canopy”, Son TN Giang
A Meltdown of Trust: Institutions, Information, and Nuclear Risk in Japan, Blake Hackett
Gendered Literature In Colonized China: A Close Analysis of Mei Niang’s Yu, Xie, Bang, Lu Han
The Significance of Mongolia's Foreign Policy and Security Apparatus on a Global and Regional Scale, Bolor Lkhaajav
起死回生(Resuscitation): Japan's Search for Machines and their Meanings, Justin P. McDonnell
The Hidden, the Shamed, and the Dead: An Exploration of Mental Illnesses in South Korea and Their Impact upon K-Pop, Natalie Nguyen
Currents of Consumption: How National Narratives of Japanese Cuisine Collide with Localized Forms of Sushi in Northern California, John Ostermiller
Adapt or Die! The Social and Economic Dynamics of Japan’s Animation Industry, You Pan
From Habits to Habitus: Chinese Elites Attempt to Create an Aristocratic Class Along the British Model, Karina Salomatina
The DPRK of the Future: Reconciliation, Managed Distrust, or War?, Nolan Smash
“At War for OPPA and Identity”: Competitive Performativity among Korean-Pop Fandoms, Brittany Tinaliga
China’s Sharing Mobility Economy, Yifan Zhou
Master's Projects/Capstones from 2017
Korean Soil, Japanese Faces, American Empire: Repatriation and the Korean War Experiences of Japanese Laborers and Japanese American Soldiers, Jaclyn S. Knitter
Celebrating the Feminine: Daoist Connections to Contemporary Feminism in China, Dessie Miller
XINGHUN: A "COOPERATIVE MARRIAGE" TIES CHINESE LESBIANS AND GAYS, Rongdian Zhu
