{"id":63,"date":"2010-08-12T15:33:13","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T15:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub-dev.bates.edu\/asian-studies\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2025-09-10T10:14:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:14:47","slug":"asian-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian-studies\/asian-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Studies Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\" bates-faculty-profiles-department-list \" style=\"--columnCount:3;--columnWidth:300px;\">\t<div class=\"faculty-profile profile-row\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Shreya Arora\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/263\/files\/2021\/07\/IMG_9058-1-e1754601301968-305x300.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-6802\" \/>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"profile-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian-studies\/faculty-profile\/shreya-arora\">Shreya Arora<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Earth and Climate Science<\/h4>\n\t\t<div class=\"departmental-associations department-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEarth and Climate Sciences, Asian Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"contact-meta\"><a class=\"_email\" href=\"mailto:sarora@bates.edu\">sarora@bates.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"faculty-profile profile-row\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Wesley B. Chaney\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/263\/files\/2016\/08\/Chaney-e1632329280155-300x300.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-3235\" \/>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"profile-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian-studies\/faculty-profile\/wesley-b-chaney\">Wesley B. Chaney<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor of History<\/h4>\n\t\t<div class=\"departmental-associations department-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHistory, Asian Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"contact-meta\"><a class=\"_email\" href=\"mailto:wchaney@bates.edu\">wchaney@bates.edu<\/a> | <a class=\"_phone\" href=\"tel:2077866492\">207-786-6492<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"faculty-profile profile-row\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Nathan C. Faries\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/263\/files\/2015\/08\/Nate-Beijing-20111.jpg\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-717\" \/>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"profile-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian-studies\/faculty-profile\/nathan-c-faries\">Nathan C. Faries<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor of Asian Studies<\/h4>\n\t\t<div class=\"departmental-associations department-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAsian Studies, Chinese\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"contact-meta\"><a class=\"_email\" href=\"mailto:nfaries@bates.edu\">nfaries@bates.edu<\/a> | <a class=\"_phone\" href=\"tel:2077555984\">207-755-5984<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"faculty-profile profile-row\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Gina A. 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Fatone<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor of Music<\/h4>\n\t\t<div class=\"departmental-associations department-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMusic <span class=\"chair-flag-inline\">Chair<\/span>, Asian Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"contact-meta\"><a class=\"_email\" href=\"mailto:gfatone@bates.edu\">gfatone@bates.edu<\/a> | <a class=\"_phone\" href=\"tel:2077536968\">207-753-6968<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"faculty-profile profile-row\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Mayumi Fukushima\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/263\/files\/2024\/07\/IMG_0770-2-2-240x300.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-6398\" \/>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"profile-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian-studies\/faculty-profile\/mayumi-fukushima\">Mayumi Fukushima<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Politics<\/h4>\n\t\t<div class=\"departmental-associations department-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPolitics, Asian Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"contact-meta\"><a class=\"_email\" href=\"mailto:mfukushima@bates.edu\">mfukushima@bates.edu<\/a> | <a class=\"_phone\" href=\"tel:2077866311\">207-786-6311<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"faculty-profile profile-row\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Yunkyoung Garrison\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/263\/files\/2020\/08\/Yun-color-08405-4-e1727436770470-300x300.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-6482\" \/>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"profile-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian-studies\/faculty-profile\/yunkyoung-garrison\">Yunkyoung Garrison<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Psychology<\/h4>\n\t\t<div class=\"departmental-associations department-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPsychology, Asian Studies, American Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"contact-meta\"><a class=\"_email\" href=\"mailto:ygarriso@bates.edu\">ygarriso@bates.edu<\/a> | <a class=\"_phone\" href=\"tel:2077866195\">207-786-6195<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"faculty-profile profile-row\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of David R. 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George Jr.<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-title\">Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies<\/h4>\n\t\t<div class=\"departmental-associations department-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHispanic Studies, European Studies, Asian Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"contact-meta\"><a class=\"_email\" href=\"mailto:dgeorge@bates.edu\">dgeorge@bates.edu<\/a> | <a class=\"_phone\" href=\"tel:2077868347\">207-786-8347<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"faculty-profile profile-row\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Leshui He\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/263\/files\/2015\/08\/150825_Leshui_He_0005-400x267.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-4414\" \/>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"profile-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian-studies\/faculty-profile\/leshui-he\">Leshui He<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor of Economics<\/h4>\n\t\t<div class=\"departmental-associations department-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEconomics <span class=\"chair-flag-inline\">Co-Chair<\/span>, Asian Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"contact-meta\"><a class=\"_email\" href=\"mailto:lhe@bates.edu\">lhe@bates.edu<\/a> | <a class=\"_phone\" href=\"tel:2077536987\">207-753-6987<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"faculty-profile profile-row\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Keiko Konoeda\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/263\/files\/2015\/08\/151201_Portraits_0281-200x300.jpg\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-1043\" \/>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"profile-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian-studies\/faculty-profile\/keiko-konoeda\">Keiko Konoeda<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-title\">Lecturer in Japanese<\/h4>\n\t\t<div class=\"departmental-associations department-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJapanese, Asian Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"contact-meta\"><a class=\"_email\" href=\"mailto:kkonoeda@bates.edu\">kkonoeda@bates.edu<\/a> | <a class=\"_phone\" href=\"tel:2077866405\">207-786-6405<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"faculty-profile profile-row\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Zhenzhen Lu\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/263\/files\/2021\/07\/Zlu2-308x300.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-4463\" \/>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"profile-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/asian-studies\/faculty-profile\/zhenzhen-lu\">Zhenzhen Lu<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Chinese<\/h4>\n\t\t<div class=\"departmental-associations department-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChinese, Asian Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"contact-meta\"><a class=\"_email\" href=\"mailto:zlu2@bates.edu\">zlu2@bates.edu<\/a> | <a class=\"_phone\" href=\"tel:2077866406\">207-786-6406<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"faculty-profile profile-row\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Hanna S. 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