Scholars 1991-2000
Christopher Bondy
Christopher Bondy
2000-2002
Assistant Professor, Sociology, International Christian University, Tokyo; Ph.D., Sociology, University of Hawaii Manoa; M.A., Asian Studies, University of Hawaii Manoa; Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University’s Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, where he worked on a book manuscript on burakumin youth identity.
Matthew Carlsen
Matthew Carlsen
2000-2002
Lecturer, Yokohama National University, Educational Affairs Division; Ph.D. Candidate, Anthropology, University of Hawaii Manoa; M.A., Anthropology, University of Hawaii Manoa; M.A., Divinity, University of Chicago; B.A., Art and Religion, St. Olaf College.
Douglas Fuqua
Douglas Fuqua
2000-2002
Vice Chancellor, Hawaii Tokai International College; Ph.D., History, University of Hawaii Manoa; M.A., Asian Studies, University of Hawaii Manoa; M.A., Archaeology, Meiji University; Dissertation: “The Japanese Missions to Tang China and Maritime Exchange in East Asia, 7th-9th Centuries”.
Shingo Kajimura
Shingo Kajimura
2000-2002
Associate Professor, Department of Cell & Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco: My research group studies how energy metabolism is coordinately regulated by genetic factors. We develop methods to genetically control the quality of fat cells, which could be useful for future therapeutics.
Kanako Cho
Kanako Cho
1999-2001
Associate Professor, Applied Linguistics, University of Kitakyushu; Ph.D. Candidate, Social and Cultural Studies, University of Kyushu; M.A., Linguistics, Seinan Gakuin University.
Mutsumi Komatsu Takahashi
Mutsumi Komatsu Takahashi
1999-2001
Researcher, The University Museum, University of Tokyo; Ph.D., Planetary Science, University of Tokyo.
Brian Masshardt
Brian Masshardt
1999-2001
Director, East Asian Studies Program, and Academic Coordinator, Educational Support Office, Musashi University; Director of Alumni Relations, Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation; Ph.D. (ABD), Political Science, University of Hawaii Manoa.
Stephen Bein
Stephen Bein
1998-2000
Assistant Professor, Philosophy, University of Dayton; Ph.D., University of Hawaii Manoa; M.A., University of Hawaii Manoa; B.A., Eastern Illinois University; Recent publications: “Watsuji Testuro’s Shamon Dogen: Compassion and Moral Guidance” (forthcoming from University of Hawaii Press).
Wendy Hara
Wendy Hara
1998-2000
Clinical Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology – Radiation Therapy, Stanford University; M.D., John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii Manoa; Residency training in Radiation Oncology at Stanford University; Research Interests: Stereotactic Radiotherapy, Brain tumors, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer.
Tomomi Tanaka
Tomomi Tanaka
1998-2000
Senior Economist, Poverty & Equity, the World Bank; Ph.D., Economics, University of Hawaii Manoa; Post-doctoral scholar, California Institute of Technology.
Mark Hollstein
Mark Hollstein
1997-1999
Associate Professor, Political Science, Kansai Gaidai University; Ph.D., Political Science, University of Hawaii Manoa; M.S., Journalism, Columbia University; Recent publications: “What is Japanese Journalism? The Information Revolution & the Drifting Fourth Estate” (Minerva); “Japanese Public Opinion & the War on Terrorism” (Palgrave Revolution).
Cindy Mansfield Montgomery
Cindy Mansfield Montgomery
1997-1999
Associate Director of College Counseling, Hawaii Preparatory Academy; M.A., Asian Studies, University of Hawaii Manoa; M.A., Sociology, University of Hawaii Manoa; B.A., Marketing, University of Rhode Island.
Yuriko Nakamura
Yuriko Nakamura
1997-1999
Junior Associate Professor, Department of Education and Culture, Faculty of Social Studies, Doshisha University; Ph.D., University of Tokyo; Recent publications: “School Library Reform in Japan under Occupation by Allied Forces: An Analysis of Japan-US Collaboration in the Early and Medium Periods of Occupation’ (Ph.D. dissertation)
Chika Shirota
Chika Shirota
1997-1999
Associate Professor, Cultural Anthropology, Japanese & Okinawan Migration, & Cultures of Hawai’i, Okinawa, Japan at Oita Prefectural College of Arts and Culture; Ph.D., Human & Environmental Studies, Kyoto University. Her dissertation focused on the Hawaii’s Okinawans & their identity/representations through bon dance (eisaa).
Elizabeth Dorn Lublin
Elizabeth Dorn Lublin
1996-1998
Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies, History, Wayne State University; Ph.D., History, University of Hawaii Manoa; A.M., Japanese Studies, University of Michigan; Instrumental in creating an Asian Studies major & minor at Wayne State; Recent publications: Two articles on the Japan Woman’s Christian Temperance Union & reform in the Meiji period; Book manuscript on the society under review.
Larry Rhodes
Larry Rhodes
1996-1998
Director of Language Programs, Academia Language School in Honolulu, Hawaii; Adjunct Instructor, Political Science, Wayland Baptist University & Hawaii Pacific University; Ph.D. (ABD), Political Science, University of Hawaii Manoa; M.A., International Relations, American University; Published research in the academic journal COMPARE under the title “From School to Work in Japan” (Volume 26, Issue 3, October 1997).
Holly Blumner
Holly Blumner
1995-1997
Associate Professor, Theater, Film & Media Studies; St. Mary’s College of Maryland; Coordinator of Asian Studies, St. Mary’s College of Maryland; Ph.D., University of Hawaii Manoa; M.A., Asian Theatre, University of Hawaii Manoa; Recent publications: Contributor in “Encyclopedia of Asian Theatre”, (2007); “Domo Mata – Matahei, The Stutterer,” in “Brilliance and Bravado: Kabuki Plays On Stage 1697-1770” (2002).
Jeffrey Dym
Jeffrey Dym
1995-1997
Associate Professor, History, Sacramento State; Ph.D., History, University of Hawaii; M.A., University of Michigan; B.A., Colby College; Recent publications: “Benshi, Japanese Silent Film Narrators, and Their Forgotten Narrative Art of Setsumei: A History of Japanese Silent Film Narration”.
Kazumi Higashikubo
Kazumi Higashikubo
1995-1997
Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, University of Hawaii Manoa; M.A., Sociology, University of Hawaii Manoa; M.A., American Studies, Doshisha University.
Makiko Yamada
Makiko Yamada
1995-1997
Manager, Corporate Strategy/Business Incubation, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Management Ltd.; M.A., American Studies, University of Hawaii Manoa.
Ritsuko Kikusawa
Ritsuko Kikusawa
1994-1996
Principal Investigator & Associate Professor, National Museum of Ethnology and the Graduate University for Advanced Studies in Japan; Specializes in Austronesian languages and plant utilization in modern/prehistoric Oceania; Ph.D., Linguistics, University of Hawaii Manoa; M.A., Linguistics, Tokyo University.
Hiromi Monobe
Hiromi Monobe
1994-1996
Associate Professor, Institute for Language & Culture, Doshisha University; Ph.D., American Studies, University of Hawaii Manoa; Recent publications: “Americanizing Hawai’i’s Japanese: A Transnational Partnership and the Politics of Racial Harmony during the 1920’s”; “Hawai’i at the Crossroads of the U.S. & Japan before the Pacific War” (University of Hawaii Press, 2008).
Don Oberheu
Don Oberheu
1994-1996
Don Oberheu received a BA degree in Japanese, an MA degree in Political Science, and an MA degree in Education—Learning Design & Technology from the University of Hawaii—Manoa. He received his JD degree from the Willamette University College of Law. He is currently a Digital Photography, Digital Art, and Digital Media Ethics Lecturer at Leeward Community College.
Cherish Pratt
Cherish Pratt
1994-1996
Currently pursuing a degree in Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Education; M.A., East Asian Religion, University of Hawaii Manoa; B.A., Asian Studies, William Smith College; Formerly Director for the Office of Graduate and Undergraduate Admissions at Sunbridge College (New York)
Joni Koehn
Joni Koehn
1993-1994
Instructor and Director, Campo Verde High School; Ph.D., Theatre, Japanese emphasis, University of Hawaii Manoa; M.A., Theatre, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Creator of online course (JPN 101, 102, 201) for Rio Salado College; Board member, Arizona Matsuri; Directed Kyogen 3, selected as a regional festival finalist for the Kennedy Center-American College Theatre Festival.
Takeshi Matsukura
Takeshi Matsukura
1993-1994
M.A., Economics, Asia University (Tokyo); B.A., Economics, Asia University (Tokyo).
Hiroko Miyata-Kobayashi
Hiroko Miyata-Kobayashi
1993-1994
M.A., Language and Culture, Osaka University; B.A., Kansai Gaidai University.
Gay Satsuma
Gay Satsuma
1993-1994
Gay Satsuma received her PhD in Japanese History from the University of Hawaii—Manoa. She is currently Associate Director at the Center for Japanese Studies—University of Hawaii–Manoa and serves as Coordinator for the Title VI National Resource Center-East Asia grant and advisor on oversees study programs in Japan, University of Hawaii—Manoa.
Stephen Covell
Stephen Covell
1992-1993
Department Chair & Professor, Japanese Religions, Western Michigan University; Founding director, WMU Soga Japan Center; Ph.D., Princeton University; M.A., University of Hawaii Manoa; B.A., University of California, San Diego; Recent publications: “Japanese Temple Buddhism” (University of Hawaii Press, 2005).
Jill Kamada
Jill Kamada
1992-1993
Director of Account Services, Communications Pacific (Honolulu); M.A., History, University of Hawaii Manoa; M.S., Publishing, New York University; B.A., Political Science, University of Redlands.
Reiko Tazaki
Reiko Tazaki
1992-1993
B.A., Law, Doshisha University.
Shinji Uozumi
Shinji Uozumi
1992-1993
Associate Professor, Kansai Gaidai Unviersity (Osaka); Ph.D. Candidate, American Studies, Doshisha University; M.A., Communications, University of Hawaii Manoa; Coeditor, Media Renaissance, (Fubaisha 2008).
John Kerby
John Kerby
1991-1992
B.A., German, University of New Mexico.
Mitsuaki Kuroshima
Mitsuaki Kuroshima
1991-1992
Research Analyst, Sawakami Asset Management, INC; Ph.D., Water Management, University of Tsukuba; Holds a U.S. Patent 6043068 (Magnetic beads for water treatment).
Kiyomi Toume
Kiyomi Toume
1991-1992
Yogo Teacher (School Nurse), Jiyu Gakuen; M.S., Health Sciences, University of the Ryukyus; B.A., Health Science, University of the Ryukyus.
Christine Yano
Christine Yano
1991-1992
Christine Yano received her PhD in Anthropology from the University of Hawaii–Manoa. She is a current Trustee on the CPASF Board. Publications include “Tears of Longing, Crowning the Nice Girl,” “Airborne Dreams: Nisei Stewardesses and Pan American World Airways,” and “Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty’s Trek Across the Pacific”. She also served as Curator for the Japanese American National Museum exhibit on “Hello! Exploring the Super Cute World of Hello Kitty.”