Western Family Economics Association

Annual Conference

October 27-29, 2004

Honolulu, Hawaii

 

Editors:     Pam Olson, Ph.D.

                   University of New Mexico

 

                   Jan D. Andersen, Ph.D.

                   California State University, Sacramento

 

 CONTENTS

 

Keynote Address

          Family resource management: Revitalization for the 21^st Century

                        Jeanne M. Hilton

 

Research Papers

Debt brought into marriage and marital happiness: Implications for education

                        Linda Skogrand, David G. Schramm, James P. Marshall, & Thomas Lee

                        Discussant: Kathleen Prochaska-Cue

 

            Do men and women perceive money differently? A study of Asian and Asian American

                        college students

                        Diane M. Masuo, Y. Lakshimi Malroutu, Rieko Hanashiro, & Jung Hoon Kim

                        Discussant:  Nancy Porter

 

            Contributions of grandparents in custodial mother, custodial father, and married parent families

                        Jeanne M. Hilton & Karen Kopera-Frye

           

            Repeat bankruptcy filers

                        Jean Lown & Bonny Llewellyn

                        Discussant:  Ron Wall

 

            Managing student email:  A family economist's perspective:

                        Jan D. Andersen

                        Discussant:  Lori Yancura

 

            Will pre-retirement planning affect post-retirement experience?

                        Dandan Zhu-Sams

                        Discussant:  Jean Lown

 

            Motivation for getting legal papers in place

                        Elizabeth E. Gorham, Joanne Bankston, & Debra Pankow

 

 

Student Research Award

          Marital satisfaction and equity in work/family responsibilities in dual-earner shift workers

                        Marty Elquist

 

Mini-Lessons

          Legally secure your financial future: Organize, communicate, prepare [PowerPoint slides]

                        Gail M. Gordon, Joanne Bankston, Elizabeth E. Gorham, & Nancy Porter

 

            Preparing financially for retirement

                        Ron Wall

 

            Hawaiian financial literacy starter kit:  A conversational talk-story approach for adults and youth

                        Ron Wall

 

 

Showcase Presentations

            Linking instruction & extension through MoneyEd

                        Pamela Kutara, Ronaele Whittington, Lynn Nakamura-Tengan, & Claire Nakatsuka

 

          Pay down debt:  Using the web for extension education

                        Kathy Prochaska-Cue, Sandra Preston, & Leanna Manning

 

            Family resiliency and chronic financial strain

                        Grace Fong, Barbara DeBaryshe, Ivette Stern, Sarah Yuan, Lana Nakamura, & Sylvia Yuen

 

            Business success: A comparison of family-owned businesses in more vulnerable and less vulnerable communities

                        Yoon G. Lee & Diane Masuo

 

            The price of shelter: Housing issues affecting low incomes Latinos

                        Lucy Delgadillo & Elizabeth Contos

 

            Personal finance for multicultural audiences: A teaching process

                        John V. Hayes & Dandan Zhu-Sams

 

            REACH:  Readiness and early activities for children from the heart

                        Avery Goldstein & Wendy Reiboldt

 

            Personal finance planning: Why me?

                        Joan Amby, Marla Wyatt, & Erin Jean Uren

 

 

Invited Presentations

          Redefining wealth & assets [PowerPoint slides]

                        Puanani Burgess, Community-Based Economic Development Consultant

                        Lehua Rosa Malott, Hawai’i HomeOwnership Center

                        Glen Hayase, Asset Building Initiative of Hawai’i