Current and Recent Graduate Students in Japan Studies
| BRENTON BUCHANAN buchanab@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Boise, ID |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Interdisciplinary Studies (Japanese and East Asian Studies) from Boise State University |
| Current Program | MA candidate in Japan Studies |
| Interests |
Intersection of history and memory, Nagasaki and Hiroshima atomic memory, travel and tourism as vehicles for national subjectivities, memoryscapes, critical gaming theory and gaming culture |
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KAITLIN FORGASH |
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| Hometown | New York City, NY |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Japan Studies from the Evergreen State College |
| Current Program | MA candidate in Japan Studies |
| Interests | Heian Culture, Women's History, US-Japan Relations, Post-World War II Occupation Period |
| ROB HAGER robhager@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Dallas, TX |
| Previous Degrees | BA in History from the University of Texas at Dallas |
| Current Program | MA candidate in Japan Studies, MPA candidate in Public Affairs |
| Interests |
US-East Asian relations, jingisukan |
| EMILY IKEDA emikeii@uw.com |
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| Hometown | Whittier, CA |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Japanese Literature from the University of Washington |
| Current Program | MA candidate in Japan Studies |
| Interests | Globalization and internationalization of Japanese products, Japanese soft diplomacy |
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| STEPHEN MAURO mauros@uw.com |
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| Hometown | Fredericksburg, VA |
| Previous Degrees | BA in History from the University of Mary Washington |
| Current Program | MA candidate in Japan Studies |
| Interests | Postwar Japanese history, Civil society and politics |
| JACOB POWELL jakepowe@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Lynnwood, WA |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Film from Eastern Washington University |
| Current Program | MA candidate in Japan Studies |
| Interests |
Japanese society and anthropology, Japanese language study |
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NATHAN STACKPOOLE |
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| Hometown | Kirkland, WA |
| Previous Degrees | BA in East Studies from Beloit College |
| Current Program | MA candidate in Japan Studies |
| Interests | Modern Japanese History, US-East Asian relations |
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AMY VASQUEZ |
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| Hometown | Sacramento, CA |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Music from Northwest University |
| Current Program | MA candidate in Japan Studies |
| Interests | Japanese language, Japanese translation and localization |
| ZHAONING ZHOU zz35@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Shenyang, China |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Japanese Language and Literature (Simultaneous Interpretation) from Beijing International Studies University |
| Current Program | MA Candidate in Japan Studies |
| Interests |
Japanese business and political-economy, financial and tax accounting |
Recent Alumni
| SAMUEL LEDERER slederer@gmail.com |
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| Hometown | Litchfield, CT |
| Previous Degrees | BA in English and Art History from Darmouth College, MA in Japan Studies from the University of Washington |
| Current Status | Senior Energy Policy Analyst at The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC) |
| Interests |
Japanese energy policy and international energy markets |
| BRIAN MAYER brmayer@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Chicago, IL |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Economics from the University of Southern California, MA in Japan Studies from the University of Washington |
| Current Status | Working at KPMG Japan |
| Interests |
Japanese business and political-economy, financial and tax accounting |
| ISAAC MEYER ijmeyer@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Peekskill, NY |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Asian History from Wesleyan University, MA in Japan Studies from the University of Washington |
| Current Status | Working at Nintendo America |
| Interests |
Japanese Imperial Military History |
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SAM TIMINSKY sjt6@uw.edu |
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| Hometown | Bridgewater, NJ |
| Previous Degrees | BA in History from Marist College, MA in Japan Studies from the University of Washington |
| Current Status | Attending the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies |
| Interests | Modern Japanese Intellectual History |
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HIRO SASADA hsasada@fc. ritsumei.ac.jp |
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| Hometown | Kunamoto, JP |
| Previous Degrees | BA in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, MA in Asian International Relations from the University of California, San Diego, Ph.D in Political Science from the University of Washington |
| Current Status | Associate Professor of International Studies at Hokkaido University |
| Interests | Political Economy of Japan |
| Japan Studies Program | |
| University of Washington | |
| Box 353650 | |
| Seattle, WA 98195-3650 | |
| ► | japan@uw.edu |
| Marie Anchordoguy | |
| Program Chair | |
| 206.543.4994 | |
| ► | anchor@uw.edu |
| Ellen Eskenazi | |
| Outreach and Program Development | |
| 206.685.9997 | |
| ► | japan@uw.edu |
| Martha Walsh | |
| Senior Program Associate | |
| ► | masako@uw.edu |