Teaching Experience
Courses taught at the University of Hawaiʻi
Anthropology/Ethnic Studies 486: Peoples of Hawaiʻi
Fall 2023
Anthropology/Ethnic Studies 493: Oral History Theory and Practice
Fall 2022
Co-instructor with Dr. Ty Kāwika Tengan
Anthropology/Ethnic Studies 439: Oral History Theory and Practice
Fall 2021
Co-instructor with Dr. Davianna Pomaikaʻi McGregor
Second Language Studies 130: Intro to Pidgin in Hawaiʻi
Summer 2021
Communitcations/Ethnic Studies 425: Filming Social Change
Summer 2019
Teaching Aide to Patricia Amaral-Buskirk
Student Evaluations
What students have said about my courses.
Strengths: knows how to create an open learning environment, makes subject material interesting to learn about, good ability at exposing things in a different way Weaknesses: N/A
The instructor communicated and explained everything very well. He encouraged questions and posed questions to engage everyone in the class.
The instructor was really good at going through the readings and explaining them in another way for us to understand and also gives good examples to clarify the subject matter.
Additional Educational Experiences
Administrative and Fiscal Support Specialist
Center for Oral History
2019
Private Japanese Language Tutor
2018-2019
Teacher
Mānoa Japanese Language School
2017-2019
Graduate Assistant
Center for Oral History
2018
Newsletter Editor
Center for Okinawan Studies
2017-2018
Assistant Language Teacher
Amagi Town Board of Education, JET Program
2013-2016
Teacher’s Aide
North Salem High School
2012-2013
Academic Peer Tutor
Tokyo International University of America
2010-2013
Tutor
Chemawa Indian School
2009-2011
Assistant Teacher
Kauaʻi Academy for Creative Arts
2007, 2009, 2010