Education

• University of Southern California - Sol Price School of Public Policy

  MPPM

  International Public Policy and Management, Price Sol School of Policy
  Distinguished Academic Achievement Award and Excellent Leadership Award from the International Student Association Academic Achievement Award and Leadership Award from the University of Southern California Volunteer: West Hollywood Book Fair (November 2005) Project Team Member for the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the Pan American Games 2007 (June-July 2006)
  

• Brown University

  Certificate

  Social Change
  Hosted by the Institute for Humane Studies
  

• The East-West Center

  Certificate

  Asia Pacific Leadership Program
  
  

• University of Hawaii at Manoa

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Social Welfare, Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work
  Indigenous Studies, Human Rights, Social Welfare Issues, Minority Issues, Cross-Cultural Issues, Education, Program Implementation/Evaluation Dissertation: "IN SEARCH OF AINU VOICES FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS ~ usa okay utar uaynukor wa, pirka horari, sasuysir pakno situri kuni” (defended April 2013, committee members: Dr. Paula Morelli (chair person), Dr. Jon Matsuoka, Dr. Peter Mataira, Dr. Jing Guo and Dr. Warren Nishimoto) * East-West Center Distinguished Services Award (2013)
  

• University of Hawaii at Manoa

  Lecturer

  
  * Teaching SW 659 Human Behavior and Social Environment I course * Social Work Seminar for college students from Japan
  

• Montclair State University

  BS

  Commercial Recreation & Planning
  Volunteer: Saturday Program I taught play sports and self-esteem for children with special needs.