EAS celebrates Dr. Phil Gabriel's Illustrious Teaching Career
On December 7th, 2023, the Department of East Asian Studies' faculty celebrated Dr. Phil Gabriel's wonderful career. Dr. Gabriel has been with the University of Arizona for over 31 years and has served as the Department Head of EAS from 2005 to 2013 before transitioning back to Professor. Aside from teaching, Dr. Gabriel is also a translator who specializes in translating modern Japanese Literature such as the works of Haruki Murakami, Kuroi Senji, Yoshimura Akira, Oe Kenzaburo, Kirino Natsuo, and Yoshida Shuichi. Dr. Gabriel's translation of Kuroi’s novel Life in the Cul-de-sac won the 2001 Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the translation of Japanese Literature, and in 2006, Dr. Gabriel was awarded the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize for his translation of Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore, a book which was selected by The New York Times as one of the Ten Best Books of 2005.
Due to his long time devotion and contributions to both the University of Arizona and EAS, Dr. Gabriel will be granted the status of Emeritus.
Congratulations Dr. Gabriel for all your hard work!
