A Personal History of the Internet in Myanmar
August 31, 2016
While in Myanmar this summer, I had the opportunity on several occasions to connect with Ko Ye Tun Aung, an engineer in Myanmar who previously worked setting up and running
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
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From Tacoma to Thailand: Update from FLAS fellow Veronica Inveen
August 29, 2016
Veronica Inveen, an undergraduate student in International Studies and a transfer student from Tacoma Community College, was featured in the UW Spring 2016 Transfer Newsletter, where she talked about the
FLAS Notes from the Field: Finding Russia in Seattle
August 24, 2016
UW Jackson School of International Studies and Slavic Language & Literatures undergraduate Mary-Elizabeth Mayer is currently on a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship (FLAS) to study intensive Russian language at the University of
Can You Use 成语 (chéngyǔ)? Learning Chinese with FLAS fellow Margaret Walrod
August 18, 2016
Margaret Walrod, a UW graduate student in Applied International Studies, was awarded a Summer 2016 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship by the East Asia Center. She is spending
FLAS Notes from the Field: Tracing the Former Western Border of Belarus
August 11, 2016
UW Jackson School of International Studies M.A. student Chris Collison is currently on a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship (FLAS) at the Belarusian State University in Minsk, Belarus. Chris is also exploring the
Learning Inuktitut in ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ (Igloolik)
August 5, 2016
Jason Young, a UW doctoral student in Geography, was awarded a Summer 2016 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship by the Canadian Studies Center. He is spending his summer
FLAS Notes from the Field: Poland’s Open Air Village Museum
July 29, 2016
UW Slavic Languages and Literatures graduate student Nathan Marks is currently on a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship (FLAS) at John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin, Poland. Nathan’s
FLAS Notes from the Field: Russia’s Great Cities
July 21, 2016
UW junior and Electrical Engineering major Molly O’Brien is currently on a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where she is studying with CIEE (Council on International
Humans: Living on the Edge since 200,000 BC
July 12, 2016
Are humans necessarily a terrestrial species? Hannah Bassett (Marine & Environmental Affairs) argues that humans are equally aquatic. Hannah is a Global Studies and Southeast Asia FLAS fellow in Tagalog.
West Europe FLAS Fellow Profiles
June 29, 2016
The Center for West European Studies has published profiles of several recent FLAS fellows. Click on the links below to read the profiles. Isatou Jallow, Law. Language: French. Jennifer Ryder,