Victoria Huynh (class of 2021) attended the AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) Women’s Lead #ImReady Conference in Berkeley on November 3rd. She reported: “I found myself amidst self-identified AAPI women and girls having traversed the nation to be within a space that we’ve rarely had before. Through my internship with Reappropriate.com under activist Dr….Continue Reading INTS Supports Student’s Conference Participation
Year: 2018
Jessica Graham speaks on Brazilian history and Bolsonaro’s election
On Oct 31, Jessica Graham, Assistant Professor at the University of California San Diego, visited Soka University to present “Black Internationalism in Brazil in the 1930s.” Speaking to a packed room, Dr. Graham explored striking contrasts and continuities with contemporary Brazil and thus was particularly engaging only a week after the election Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s…Continue Reading Jessica Graham speaks on Brazilian history and Bolsonaro’s election
Ha Chau Ngo Receives INTS Award for Poster Presentation
Ha Chau Ngo, undergraduate at Soka University of America, and Andrew Nguy, undergraduate at Pomona College were the two winners of the International Studies sponsored undergraduate poster competition at the 56th Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies (19-20 October 2018). Ha Chau won “First Place” and an award for her research and poster…Continue Reading Ha Chau Ngo Receives INTS Award for Poster Presentation
iDebate Rwanda and a “Post-Genocidal Generation”
On Friday 14 2018, International Studies and Student Activities welcomed iDebate Rwanda for a public presentation named “What Rwanda teaches us about the dangers of polarization: Building discourse in a post-genocidal generation.” The Rwandan delegation began with a general overview of Rwanda and the Rwandan genocide, and then shared their personal stories with 42 students…Continue Reading iDebate Rwanda and a “Post-Genocidal Generation”
Welcome class of 2022!
On August 9, Ian Read introduced the Concentration to the new class of 2022. INTS faculty look forward to welcoming these students into their classroom and eventually working with them in advanced projects and Capstones….Continue Reading Welcome class of 2022!
Congratulations INTS Capstone Students
The INTS faculty would like to congratulate our Capstone students among the graduating class of 2018! Our students explored a wide range of topics and conducted some impressive research- well done (and take a breath!)….Continue Reading Congratulations INTS Capstone Students
Shane Barter & INTS Student Amanda Boralessa co-author a new publications
INTS Professor Shane Barter and student Amanda Boralessa (2018) have published a chapter in the newly-released Routledge Handbook of Politics in Asia, edited by Shiping Hua. Their chapter, “Southeast Asia: Unity in ASEAN” explores foreign policy in the region and beyond. Congratulations on this joint effort! Routledge website (to purchase). Google Books….Continue Reading Shane Barter & INTS Student Amanda Boralessa co-author a new publications
Sada Sud (Class of 2018) Attends Major Political Science Conference
Sada Sud attended and presented a research [poster at the Western Political Science Association Conference in San Francisco on March 29-31, 2018. She reported: “The academic value gained [through the conference] was immense. I was able to talk to other academics and undergraduate students interested in Middle Eastern geopolitics. Questions and inquiries raised by them served as…Continue Reading Sada Sud (Class of 2018) Attends Major Political Science Conference
Professor Ian Read publishes in Latin American Perspectives
INTS Director Dr. Ian Read has published a new multi-book review article in the journal Latin American Perspectives. In “Investigating an Epidemic among Indigenous Children in Venezuela,” Dr. Read compares leading scholarship in English and Spanish that seeks to shed light on an unfolding tragedy….Continue Reading Professor Ian Read publishes in Latin American Perspectives