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  Kate Kaup Interview

  Katherine Palmer Kaup, Eli Kibler, Eva Kiser, and Kylie Fisher

  In this interview, Dr. Kate Kaup explains the formation of Furman's Asian Studies Department and many of the contributions of these early faculty members, which included developing new curricular and co-curricular initiatives, leading study away opportunities in Asia, facilitating international exchange programs, and working to recruit international students. Kaup also provides an important perspective of the Asian and Asian American student experience on campus.

  This oral history is part of the Untold Journeys project.

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  Kailash Khandke Interview

  Kailash Khandke, Eli Kibler, Eva Kiser, and Kylie Fisher

  Born and educated in India, Dr. Kailash Khandke came to the United States to pursue a doctoral degree in economics at the University of California, Davis. In 1995, Khandke was hired as the first professor of South Asian heritage at Furman. In this interview, Khandke narrates his pathway to Furman and his role in promoting a global curriculum and international educational opportunities at the University. Khandke helped to organize and lead Furman's first study away program in India and later served as the Dean for Study Away and International Education from 2007 to 2015.

  This oral history is part of the Untold Journeys project.

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  Shusuke Yagi Interview

  Shusuke Yagi, Eli Kibler, Eva Kiser, and Kylie Fisher

  A founding member of Furman's Asian Studies Department, Dr. Shusuke Yagi was hired as the University's first professor of Japanese language in 1989. In this interview, Yagi explains his family's experiences in Europe and North America and his eventual journey to Furman. He details his first impressions of living in the southeastern United States and some of the challenges and discrimination he faced upon his arrival at the University.

  This oral history is part of the Untold Journeys project.

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  Untold Journeys: Exploring Furman and Greenville's Connections with Asia

  Eli Kibler, Eva Kiser, and Kylie Fisher

  Untold Journeys is a website built in ArcGIS StoryMaps that aims to advance the understanding of the contributions of Asian and Asian American individuals and their families at Furman University and in Greenville. Over a century ago, the first Asian student came to Furman through Southern Baptist missionary networks, and since then, many more members of the Asian community have shaped the cultures of the University and the Upstate. This project amplifies the stories of missionaries, students, professors, business people, and refugees who journeyed between South Carolina and Asia from the late nineteenth through the twentieth century. These individuals impacted the communities in which they lived and cultivated places of belonging.

  Explore StoryMaps website.