Robert Huey Explained

Robert Huey (born 1952) is Professor of Japanese Literature at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He specializes in classical and medieval waka (poetry) and his most recent work examines how traditional Japanese literature and culture was practiced and deployed in the Ryukyu Kingdom both as pastime and diplomatic tool. He has served as a member of the University of the Ryukyus' Management Council since 2009 and is currently a Board Member for the Urasenke Hawaiʻi Foundation and Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation.^{[1] [2]}

Huey has been Professor of Japanese Literature in the UH Mānoa Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures since 1985. He also served as director of UH Mānoa's Center for Japanese Studies and is widely recognized for his expertise in classical and medieval Japanese poetry, Japanese culture in the Ryukyu Kingdom, and Okinawan studies.

Huey has authored many works including monographs, articles, book chapters, among others. In 2014, he edited English translations of all entries in the Sakamaki-Hawley Collection database published on the University of the Ryukyus library website.

Huey has received numerous honors and awards for his academic work. He has also moderated, presented, and served on panels for hundreds of workshops, conferences and symposia. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Ryukyus in 2010^[3] and, in 2019, he was presented with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon.

Education

• Ph.D., Stanford University, Asian Languages (Japanese), 1985
• M.A., Stanford University, Asian Languages (Japanese), 1980
• M.A., Stanford University, East Asian Studies, 1979
• B.A., University of Puget Sound, French, 1973

Selected bibliography

• “Okinawan Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi: Twice Born; Suggestions for Further Research” International Journal of Okinawan Studies 4, no. 2, December 2013, pp. 65–78.
• The Making of Shinkokinshū (Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Asia Center, 2002), xx + 480 pp.
• Kyōgoku Tamekane: Poetry and Politics in Late Kamakura Japan (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1989), xii + 228 pp.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Robert Huey. en-US. 2019-07-12.
2. Web site: Japan grants high honor to UH professor. . University of Hawaiʻi System News. 10 July 2019 . en-US. 2019-07-12.
3. Web site: Mānoa: University of the Ryukyus awards honorary degrees to UH Mānoa officials University of Hawaii News. manoa.hawaii.edu. 2019-07-12.