Teaching Experience

Courses taught at the University of Hawaiʻi 

Anthropology/Ethnic Studies 493: Oral History Theory and Practice

Fall 2024

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.

Overall, I’d say my instructor portrays many strengths, like kindness, patience, and passion for the subject.

ANTH/ES 493 student evaluation, Fall 2024

Overall, the course had many strengths in terms of engagement and understanding through many in-class discussions. There were also many resources provided for us to refer to while doing assignments. In all I think it was a wonderfully put together course.

ANTH/ES 493 student evaluation, Fall 2024

the professor is very good at finding relevant topics and presenting them in an engaging way.

ANTH/ES 486 student evaluation, Fall 2023

He did a great job at raising challenging questions and promoting independent thought. He also was very encouraging of student participation and helped us feel comfortable speaking up in the classroom.

ANTH/ES 486 student evaluation, Fall 2023

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

SLS130 student evaluation, Summer 2021

The instructor communicated and explained everything very well. He encouraged questions and posed questions to engage everyone in the class.

SLS130 student evaluation, Summer 2021

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.

SLS130 student evaluation, Summer 2021 

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