Honors Projects in English

2006 Summer
Sarah Myhre; Advisors: Steve Curry, Judith Kellogg

2006 Spring

Jonathan Callahan, Of Dreams and Waking
Advisor: Ian MacMillan; Committee: Cynthia Franklin, Paul Lyons

Sabrina Favors, Daughters of the Flame
Advisor: Ian MacMillan; Committee: Robert Onopa, John Zuern

Shelby Furukawa, “Courtly Love in the Arthurian Tradition: Discussion and Fiction”
Advisor: Judith Kellogg; Committee: Todd Sammons, Susan Schultz

Alphie Garcia, Heaven and Earth
Advisor: John Zuern; Committee: Stephen Canham, Robert Onopa, Todd Sammons

Dawn Nakagawa, “Female Lawyers in Hollywood Movies: The Price She Pays to Practice Law”
Advisor: Susan Schultz; Committee: Susan Hippensteele (Women Studies),
Marie Hara, Peter Britos

Jade Sunouchi, Mouth to a Wall
Advisor: Robert Sullivan, Committee: Susan Schultz, Ruth Hsu

Kristine Wada, “Searching for Japan in four Generations of Family Recipes”
Advisor: Miriam Fuchs, Committee: Steve Curry, Ruth Hsu

2005
Sherie Char -- "Snow White and Her Fairy Tale Sisters: Poems about Women’s Bodies, Beauty, and Boundaries." Advisor: Susan Schultz

Annie Fukushima -- "Yobo: Conceptualizing the 'Korean Bargirl' in Hawai'i Literature." Advisor: Candace Fujikane

Christine Hong -- "Claptrap DOD: The Dead We Know." Advisor: Robbie Shapard

Natasha Loo -- "Between Swallowing and Bruising." Advisor: Stephen Canham

Heidi Sakuma -- "The Best That Money Can Buy." Advisor: Rodney Morales

Leah Young -- "Beyond Platform 9 3/4: Race, Class, and Gender in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series." Advisor: David Baker

Lauren Esposo -- "I Don't Remember"; Advisor: Craig Howes. Committee: Miriam Fuchs and Cynthia Franklin

Jayci Roney -- "Queer Identities in Modern and Historical Polynesia"; Advisor: Caroline Sinavaiana. Committee: Albert Wendt and Reina Whaitiri

2004 (to be added)

2003 (to be added)

2002
Alison Izawa -- "As Spring Comes." Director: Robbie Shapard

Naomi Long -- "Serial Walker: Poems and Photographs." Director: Morgan Blair

Susan Sanger -- "Snapshots: Images of a Life." Director: Craig Howes

Caitlin Yamamoto -- "Understanding a Contentious ‘Local’ Literary Community: The Controversy over Lois-Ann Yamanaka's Blu’s Hanging." Director: Ruth Hsu

2001
Candice Nii -- "Upon the Brink of Believability: Gothic Literature and Fairy Tales." Director: Reinhard Friederich

Jeremiah Boydstun -- "Stomping Grounds and Common Ground: Train Whistle Guitar, the Blues Hero, and Translation at the Crossroads." Director: Jeff Carroll

Christy Wong -- "Facets of Recommendation in Adoption: Three Stories." Director: Phil Damon

Shereen El-Kadi -- "The Sultan’s Daughter: A Historical Fiction." Director: Ian MacMillan

Georganne Nordstrom -- "Educational MOOs: Exploring the Potential." Director: John Zuern

2000
Louisa Lam -- "Reading Donald Duk: A Conversation with Frank Chin." Director: Craig Howes

Teri-Ann Shiroma -- "Arguments Against Capital Punishment in Literature and Law of the New Era."
Director: Craig Howes

Tia Ballantine-Berger -- "Spring Loaded: A Book of Fiction." Director: Craig Howes

Melissa Uchimura -- "Jane Austen’s Appeal." Director: Beth Tobin

1999
Jennifer Hamada -- "Living with the Wold." Director: Roger Whitlock

Alison Ikeda -- "Establishing the Picara as a Distinct Archetype: Some Observations and Conclusions."
Director: Todd Sammons

Lisa Lum -- "Appetite Lost: A Creative Exploration of Bi-Lingual Identity." Director: Cristina Bacchilega

Kirstie Morikawa -- "Home Court Advantage: Local Literature in the Schools." Director: Susan Schultz

Charlene Tran -- "My Mother’s Story: A Collection of Journeys Through Cambodia and Vietnam."
Director: Craig Howes

Mark Vega -- "One Good Eye: Vision and Testimony in Art Spiegelman’s Maus." Director: Rheinhard Friederich