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CAS Scholarships for the Study of Asia |
In order to support students with a strong interest in Asian Studies at CU-Boulder, the Center for Asian Studies awarded Undergraduate Scholarships for the Study of Asia to the following students for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 academic year. Congratulations to the following recipients:
Rachel Newsham - Chinese, Asian Studies
Rachel Newsham is a senior studying Chinese at CU Boulder. Rachel went to Chengdu, China on a study abroad trip last year and reports that she had a fantastic time. She intends to move to China after graduation and looks forward to discovering more about its diverse language and culture.
Alexander Perry - Religious Studies
Alexander Perry is a senior majoring in Religious Studies. His studies have focused on Asian religious, specifically Hinduism, and he intends to continue his studies in Hindi and Urdu by spending the next summer in India. Through his studies he hopes to eventually teach at the high school or university level Asian Religions and Religious Theory.
Kathryn Sczekan - Japanese, Linguistics
Kathryn Sczekan is a sophomore studying Japanese and Chinese. She reports that East Asian languages can be rather mind-boggling to a native English speaker but they're also very beautiful and worth the effort of studying, and she looks further to learning more, whether here or abroad.
Cameron Doran - Japanese
Cameron Doran is a senior majoring in Japanese at CU Boulder. He has been studying the language for about a year and a half at this point, and next year Cameron intends to teach English in Japan. He began studying Japanese on a whim, but soon realized how much he loved the language and had always been attracted to aspects of the culture and history of Japan. Since arriving at CU, he has immerse himself in the culture, making numerous Japanese friends, attending outside lectures, competing in and winning the Colorado Japanese Speech Contest, and practicing the language daily. Next semester he will participate in the "It's Elementary" program, teaching Japanese culture and language in elementary schools around Boulder.
Elizabeth Chavez - Studio Arts, Asian Studies
Elizabeth Chavez is currently in her 4th year of school, and is studying Japanese. Elizabeth chose to study abroad in Japan because she wanted to be immersed in the language and improve her language skills. In addition to this, she has a great passion for Japanese art and Buddhist artifacts. Currently, she is participating in a study abroad program at Kansai Gaidai University located in Osaka, Japan.
Kevin Peters - Int'l Media Cert
Kevin Peters is a senior with a double major in International Affairs and Asian Studies. His experience at the University of Colorado at Boulder has granted him with a large expertise on Chinese politics and culture. Kevin is an advanced speaker in Mandarin and spent two summers in China through study abroad. Being fascinated with Chinese culture, Kevin hopes to move to China after graduating this May. Kevin is very thankful for the CAS scholarship he received and plans to use the funds to help finance his honors thesis on minority studies in Xinjiang China.
Jobi Carter - Japanese, Linguistics
Jobi Carter is a sophomore with a double major in Japanese and Linguistics. He began to study Japanese formally at CU but has had an interest in the Japanese culture and language since high school. He is not only interested in Japanese, but has an interest in language and Chinese culture. |
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