William Chou

William Chou, a doctoral student from the Department of History at The Ohio State University, received the prestigious 2015-2016 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Chou will conduct research for his dissertation from January – December 2016 in Tokyo examining "Made with America: Transpacific Networks and the Construction of Japanese Quality and Appeal, 1952- 1982." He will be affiliated with the University of Tokyo’s Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies and Osaka University. During his year in Tokyo, he will be researching materials in Japanese corporate, industry and government archives to see how the Japanese have exchanged and adapted technological and marketing knowledge from the United States.

The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program provides opportunities for doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States.


The Office of International Affairs administers the Fulbright-Hays program for Ohio State. Grant competitions are held annually. Doctoral candidates interested in applying for the award should contact Fulbright-Hays program director Joanna Kukielka-Blaser.