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KENNEY-LAZAR, Miles
Beyond Hakubi: Life in Singapore
I arrived in Kyoto with my young family in 2017, immediately after completing my doctoral studies in geography at Clark University in the United States. At Kyoto University, I began a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), working with Prof. Noboru Ishikawa. I was fortunate to be able to join the Hakubi Center in October of the same year as an Assistant Professor and retain my affiliation with CSEAS. The Hakubi Project gave me the time, resources, and connections to pursue new research projects on the politics of land investment in Laos and Myanmar as well as to publish journal articles from my dissertation research. I developed collegial and personal relationships with other members of the Hakubi Project and CSEAS that I continue to maintain.
I would have loved to stay with the Hakubi Center and in Kyoto until the end of my fellowship, but an opportunity arose that I could not afford turn down – to take on a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor with the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Thus, I moved to Singapore in September 2018 where I have been working since. NUS has provided me with the support necessary to continue the research projects that I began at Kyoto University. I have also had the opportunity to teach new classes, supervise graduate students, and develop collaborative research projects with excellent scholars from a range of disciplines and who conduct research across Asia. The move has been an important one for my intellectual and professional development and Singapore is a wonderful place to raise kids. However, we often miss our life in Kyoto and return frequently to visit friends and colleagues.
Prof. Ishikawa visiting Dr. Kenney-Lazar at his new office in Singapore
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