Alumni Achievements & Careers

East Asian Studies

Bucknell East Asian studies graduates find work in a variety of careers. Some representative careers include:

International PR manager, Park Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan.

Marketing manager, Asia, Corning Inc., Tokyo, Japan.

Assistant research executive, Millward Brown global market research group, Los Angeles, Calif.

Operations manager, The Golf Channel, Orlando, Fla.

Deputy bureau manager, Tokyo Broadcasting System, New York, N.Y.

Humanitarian coordinator, Oxfam Jalan Suhartono, Indonesia.

Merchandiser, Descente, Limited, Osaka, Japan.

Information officer, Embassy of Japan, Washington, D.C.

Managing director, Nikko Citigroup Limited, Tokyo, Japan.

Editor, internal communications, Matsushita Electric Industrial, Osaka, Japan.

Writer, Bridge News, Washington, D.C.

Business development manager, Fujisankei Communications International, Bronx, N.Y.

Coastal program coordinator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.

Elementary school teacher, ESL, River Edge School District, River Edge, N.J.

Project development director, IHS International, Fairfax, Va.

Liaison officer, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of International Health Programs, Washington, D.C.

Students who major in East Asian studies find that opportunities await them in education, business, law, science, government, medicine, engineering, and cultural and technological exchange.
Bucknell graduates live and work in Beijing, Kyoto, Shanghai, Tokyo, and other Asian cities.
Companies such as Nomura, Nikko, Sony, the Bank of Tokyo, and General Motors actively recruit graduates from the humanities, business, the sciences, and engineering who have East Asian studies as a dimension of their education.