Student Success

These stories highlight some of the accomplishments of our students. Graduates of our programs go on to successful careers in academia, business, government, journalism, law, and other professions, using their cultural and linguistic expertise to foster understanding between Asia and the rest of the world.

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Arts & Sciences Guide to UW Family Weekend
(October 18, 2024)
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AL&L Double-Major Honored as Dean's Medalist in the Humanities
(July 1, 2024)
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Japanese and Chinese languages lead language learning trends in WA state
(May 30, 2024)
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Chinese Flagship Student Wins Boren Scholarship
(May 13, 2024)
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AL&L Undergrad Awarded Critical Languages Scholarship for Chinese
(March 7, 2024)
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Opinion: The growth of Southeast Asian and Korean programs at the UW
(January 4, 2024)
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Missing Women Authors: Songs from the Kishangarh Zenana
(October 31, 2023)
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Ying-Hsiu Chou Wins Young Scholar Award
(October 5, 2023)
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Nobuko Horikawa Wins Distinguished Dissertation Award
(June 21, 2023)
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Paul Atkins and Nobuko Horikawa co-author article in Nature
(May 1, 2023)
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Jieyu Zhou and Chan Lü Featured in CTL's Teaching & Learning Showcase
(April 20, 2023)
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Asian L&L Language Students Win Japanese Speech and Skit Awards
(April 3, 2023)
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Asia Notes 2022
(March 7, 2023)
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Nobuko Horikawa receives fellowship awards for dissertation research
(October 27, 2022)
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Ying-Hsiu Chou Wins Film Festival Award
(October 13, 2022)
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Chinese Language Flagship Program updates
(September 19, 2022)
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Ying-Hsiu Chou wins TOP Grant
(September 7, 2022)
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UW, a jewel of Seattle, shines in global academic ranking
(August 21, 2022)
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UW Chinese Language Flagship Students Travel to Taiwan
(May 12, 2022)
Ancient Languages, New Technology
(January 5, 2022)
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Alumni Dr. Christopher L. Diamond Launches ANUBhasha Project (अनुभाषा)
(November 2, 2021)
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Graduate Student John Carlyle wins the Graduate School Distinguished Thesis Award 
(July 8, 2021)
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New gift to support students studying India at the University of Washington
(June 14, 2021)
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ArtSci Roundup: Rosmersholm, The Jews of Ottoman Izmir: Dina Danon in Conversation with Devin E. Naar, and More
(April 26, 2021)
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Four UW faculty named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
(April 26, 2021)
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ArtSci Roundup: Exhibitions at The Henry Art Gallery, From ‘Permit Patty’ to ‘Karen’: Black Rearticulations of Racial Humor, and More
(April 21, 2021)
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Recent AL&L Grads Speak to Importance of the Humanities
(April 7, 2021)
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Learn Hindi from the best Universities in the World
(March 4, 2021)
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ArtSci Roundup: Fermented Face with Candice Lin, After Democracy: A Conversation with Zizi Papacharissi, and More
(February 23, 2021)
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Learn Hindi from the best Universities in the World
(February 23, 2021)
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The Value of a Non-STEM Major, with Dean Stacey
(January 5, 2021)
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Six unique majors that may not be on your radar
(January 5, 2021)
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The Value of the Humanities: A Literature PhD in the Tech World
(November 30, 2020)
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Student Spotlight: Ying-Hsiu Chou and Images of Women in Chinese Detective Films
(November 30, 2020)
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[51st Korea Times Translation Awards] Fiction Grand Prize winner Hannah Hertzog
(November 11, 2020)
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UW secures competitive $1 million Luce Foundation grant to advance Southeast Asian research and community engagement
(October 5, 2020)
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Students translate personal testimonies from survivors of the March 3, 2011 triple disaster in Sendai, Japan
(August 21, 2020)
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Announcing the George Takahashi Endowed Fellowship in Japanese Studies
(August 19, 2020)
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The New Normal? Remote Teaching in Asian Languages and Literature
(August 19, 2020)
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Asian Languages & Literature Department awarded Chinese Flagship Grant to expand language education
(April 27, 2020)
Asian Languages and Literature to Host Chinese Flagship Program
(April 20, 2020)
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UW’s East Asia Library to be renamed the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi East Asia Library
(February 4, 2020)
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UW Books in brief: Poetry of India’s Bani-Thani, equitable parent-school collaboration, building military cultural competence — and a 2019 National Jewish Book Award
(February 3, 2020)
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ArtsUW Roundup: Midori with Jean-Yves Thibaudet, UW Dance Presents, Burke NiteLife, and more
(January 17, 2020)
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UW Language Student Wins Awards by Blending STEM and Korean
(November 4, 2019)
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ArtsUW Roundup: Visit the Burke Museum, attend a Sankai Juku performance, and more.
(October 10, 2019)
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Calligraphy event and demonstration by renowned calligrapher Ustàd Ali Rouhfar
(June 11, 2019)
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University of Washington is a top producer of Fulbright recipients
(February 21, 2019)
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From Japan, an award honoring scholarship and community-building
(July 18, 2018)
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The 2018 Graduation and Awards Ceremony
(June 12, 2018)