Arts & Sciences

In the last decade, the Asian Studies Program has successfully developed and strengthened its many academic programs and hosted numerous student activities and opportunities by applying for and receiving nearly $2 million in nationally competitive grants from the U.S. Department of Education, Freeman Foundation, Japan Foundation, National Endowment for Humanities, National Science Foundation, and the US-Japan Foundation. These grants have helped create seven full-time faculty positions, including three in Japanese and Chinese language and four in area studies (Asian Studies, History, International Relations, and Sociology). These positions have stimulated the significant development of Asian Studies in diverse scholarly dimensions. Asian Studies was recently part of an endowment of $1.75 million (with state match) for the promotion of Asian art projects at FIU.

Five positions were seeded from external funding:

1. Japanese Language Instructor (2001) – Department of Education
2. Japanese Language Instructor (2003) – Japan Foundation
3. Chinese Language Instructor (2006) – National Endowment for the Humanities
4. International Relations Assistant Professor Position (2007) – Department of Education
5. Sociology Assistant Professor Position (2008) – Japan Foundation

Two positions were created based on enrollment demands:

1. (Japanese) History Assistant Professor Position (2004)
2. Asian Studies Lecturer (2005)