The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to present a Student Spotlight video series that introduces viewers to Columbia University students whose research involves East Asia and Southeast Asia. This video features Riga Shakya, a doctoral student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures who studies classical and contemporary Tibetan literature and Sino-Tibetan relations.
More videos in the WEAI Student Spotlight series include:
Clay Eaton, PhD student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (Area of Focus: Japanese and Southeast Asian History)
Lei Lei, PhD student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (Area of Focus: Chinese Literature)
Peter Moody, PhD student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (Area of Focus: Korean History)
Christopher Peacock, PhD student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (Area of Focus: Tibetan Litearture)
Norashiqin Toh, PhD student in the Department of Political Science (Area of Focus: Southeast Asian Politics)
