EAST ASIAN STUDIES GRADUATE PLACEMENTS
Charles Becker (BA: Philosophy, Politics and Law, East Asian Languages and Cultures; Summer ‘14 Global East Asia China): Entering law school at UC Davis
Kelly Belter (BA: Creative Writing, French, East Asian Languages and Cultures; Summer ‘14 FLAS Fellow): Teaching abroad in Seoul for one year; then pursuing a Ph.D. in Korean Literature
Evan Brown (BS: Physics/Computer Science; Summer ‘13 Global East Asia Japan): Working as software engineer for Google in Tokyo
Isobel Brown (BA: East Asian Area Studies, Public Relations; Summer ‘12 Global East Asia Korea): Working for the British government
John Carlson (MS: Regulatory Science, BS: Biochemistry, BA: East Asian Languages and Cultures; Academic Year ‘14-’15 FLAS Fellow, Summer ‘13 Global East Asia Japan): Working for Merck Serono Asia (EMD Serono in the U.S.) – a multinational biopharmaceutical company
Maracel Guevarra (BA: East Asian Area Studies, Animation and Digital Arts; Summer ‘12 FLAS Fellow): Awarded a two-year Fulbright Fellowship to study in South Korea; planning to enter an MA program in film and cultural studies
Joseph Krassenstein (BA: Print and Digital Journalism, East Asian Languages and Cultures): Entering MA program in Public Diplomacy, USC Annenberg
Shoko Oda (BA: East Asian Area Studies, International Relations; Summer ‘12 Global East Asia Korea): Working as a journalist for Bloomberg News in Tokyo
Jacob Roberts (BA: East Asian Languages and Cultures, Economics): Recognized as USC Dornsife Scholar (highest award in Dornsife); entering MA program in Political Science as an Outstanding International Scholar, National Taiwan University
Benjamin Surbrook (BA: East Asian Languages and Cultures, International Relations; Summer ‘14 Global East Asia Japan): Interning with Ashinaga (non-profit organization in Japan)
Tyler Tokunaga (BA: Economics, Business Administration, East Asian Area Studies; Summer ‘13 Global East Asia China): Working in corporate finance for HSBC in Los Angeles
Rebecca Tom (BS: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies): Entering UCSF School of Dentistry