Walter Garcia Kawamoto 1 of 4
Education & : -CFLE Certified Family Life Education 2000-2003
Credential Granted by the National Council on Family Relations
Oregon State University
(Corvallis, Oregon)
-Ph.D. in Family Studies awarded August, 1995.
Sociology (1st Mnr), Cultural Anthropology (2nd Mnr)
-M.S. in Family Studies awarded June, 1994.
Sociology/Intercultural Communication (Mnr)
-B.A. in Elementary Education awarded June, 1990.
Language Arts (Mnr)
University of Hawaii (Manoa, Hawaii)
-Liberal Arts Major from 1985-1987.
Teaching Areas:
Family Studies; Early Childhood
to Adolescent Development;
Multicultural Education and Ethnic Minority Issues
Research Interests:
Intermarriage; Determinants of
Parenting; Family Problem Solving;
Youth and Family Policy; Ethnic Minority Families; Cultural
Identity
CSUS Activity:
Advisor of the FACS Dept.
Student Family Scholars (2000)
FACS Department Curriculum Committee
Curriculum Subcommittee of the
Faculty Senate Curriculum Policy Committee (2000-2002),
Center for Family Studies (Events Coordinator 1999-2002),
FACS Dept Human Subjects Committee (Chair 1999-2000),
California Faculty Association Departmental Rep (1999-2000),
Faculty Senate Curriculum Policy Committee (1999-2000,
2001-2002),
FACS Dept Faculty Senator (Fall 1998)
Center for Pacific/Asian Studies,
WebCT/ Liberal Studies Working Group,
Chicano/Latino Faculty and Staff Association,
Asian Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Association
Japanese American Archival Collection Advisory Board
(2001-2004)
Scholarships and Honors:
-Sasakawa Fellow (2001) Nippon Foundation/Natl Faculty Development
Institute
-CSUS College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies
Teacher of the Year Award Nominee 2000
-Syracuse University Student Activities Office
Creating Opportunities Recognizing Excellence (CORE) Award Nominee
(1998)
-National Institute of Mental Health Research Grant (1992-1994)
Higher Education:
Assistant Professor,
Courses Taught: Families and Social Issues (Web Based
Course),
Family Stress and Coping: Multicultural Focus (Web Based Course),
Indigenous American Families, Freshman Seminar, Asian American
Families.
Family and Consumer Sciences Dept., CSU Sacramento July 1998 -
Present.
Visiting Assistant Professor,
Multicultural Families, Family History, and Family Stressors.
Child and Family Studies Department,Syrcuse University.
1997-1998.
Graduate Student Affairs Task Force Director,
Advocacy & Policy Review. Associated Students of Oregon State
University (OSU).
Fall to Spring 1994-1995.
Graduate Research Assistant,
Grading / Classroom Management. Human Development and Family Science
(HDFS),
Oregon State University. Fall 1994 & Spring 1995.
Graduate Instructor,
Upperdivision course teaching the histories and issues of ethnic
minority families.
HDFS 443. US Families: Race, Class, and Gender. Winter 1994, Sum
94 &95.
Graduate Research Assistant,
Research Development, Proposal, Subject Recruitment, Implementation,
&Analysis. NIMH grant recipient to
study the family interactions of 29 American Indian families. April,
1992 - April 1994.
Consulting:
Principal Consultant,
Survey on the lifestyle and health of Japanese Americans, Funded
by Gakugei University and the Ministry of Education, Japan.
2001-Ongoing.
Conultant, American Indian-Alaska Native Head Start Research
and Outcomes Assessment. ORC Macro Inc. April, 2002
Family/Youth:
Tutor, K-12 Students. Capital Area Indian Resources. August 1998
- Present.
Homebased Therapist III, Child and Family Services of Hawaii.
Dec. 1996- September 1997.
Counselor, Our Lady of Good Counsel School (Pre-School -
Eighth Grade).
Academic and Behavior counseling. Sept. 1996- June 1997.
Residential Treatment Specialist, Children's Farm
Home/Transition Learning Center.
At Risk/Clinically Referred Adolescents. 8/1992-8/1993;
5/1996-9/1996.
On-Call Teacher, Corvallis Community Children's Center. Infant
to grade school rooms.5/95- 9/95.
Assistant Head Teacher, OSU Child Development Lab.
Preschool/Head Start Programming.
Student Teacher Supervision/Training. Spring 1994.
Treatment Aide,YES House. Residential adolescent drug &
alcohol treatment. Computer work,
creative drama instruction, & general supervision. May 1991-
Sept. 1992.
Presider, For the NCFR
national conference, "Ethnic Identity for Adolescents and Adults"
November, 2002.
Presenter, For the NCFR national conf., "How to Teach Family
Website Evaluation". November, 2002.
Guest Speaker, For the American Indian Education Parent
Committee of the Elk Grove Unified School
District Spring Gathering. May, 2002
Resource Roundtable, For the NCFR national conference,
"Section Communication Using Electronic
Media" November, 2001.
Discussant, For the NCFR national conference, "Intergenerational
Stress in Diverse Ethnic Families."
November, 2001.
Presider, For the NCFR national conference,
"Adolescence/Family Processes" November, 2000.
Guest Speaker, For the Sacramento Federal Bureau of
Reclamation Asian/Pacific Heritage Month. "Asian
American multiracial identity". May 2000.
Teaching Roundtable Co-Presenter, For the NCFR national
conference. "Getting to the Heart: Teaching
about Family Stress Theory and Family Diversity Through Popular
Literature" November 1999
Facilitator, for the NCFR national conference. "Immigration,
Politics, and the Family in Latino and Asian
American Communities". November, 1996.
Presenter, for the Oregon Social Learning Center. "Emerging
Issues in American Indian Family Research".
April, 1996.
Poster, for the NCFR national conference. "American Indian
Intermarried Families:
A Focus Group Study". November, 1995.
Paper, for National Association for Chicano Studies national
conference. "European American characteristics
of support for Latino/Chicano People". March, 1995.
Poster, for the NCFR National Conference. "Parental
Involvement and Maternal Satisfaction In
American Indian and Non-Indian Families". November, 1994.
Paper, for Learneds/Northwest Council on Family Relations
conference. Intermarriage: An Urban
Phenomenon of the People of Hawaii". June, 1994.
Speaker/Poster, Connections, an event of the Albina
Ministerial Alliance and the College of Home Ec. and
Ed. of OSU. African American outreach and student recruitment.
11/1993.
Workshops, for the Linn-Benton Oregon Association for the Ed.
of Young Children (OAEYC)
Conference(s). "Learn More About Native American Project Ideas".10/93
&10/94.
Article, Serving Rural
Asian American and Hispanic Families and Their Communities: A Call
for a Rural Paradigm Shift. Submitted to the Journal of Extension in
April, 2002.
Book Review, of Resiliency Across Contexts for Family
Relations. Expected Publication 2003
Chapter, "Positive Youth Development in Urban American Indian
Youth". In Community Youth Development for Sage. Expected publication
2003.
Guest Editor, Special Issue Focussing on American Indian
Families, American Behavioral Scientist. Sage Publications, April,
2000.
Chapter, "Contemporary Issues in the Urban American Indian
Family" in
Family Ethnicity (2nd Ed) ed. Harriet McAdoo for Sage.
1998.
Chapter, "Community Mental Health Issues in Socio/Cultural
Context: The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw
Indians". For the Tribal Plan of the Confederated Tribes.
6/1997.
Chapter, "American
Indian Families" in Families in Cultural Context: Strengths and
Challenges in
Diversity ed. Mary K. DeGenova for Mayfield. 1997.
Professional Activity:
National Council on Family Relations (NCFR):
Public Policy Committee Member (2000-2001), Vice Chair (2001)
California Council on Family Relations (President 2000-2001)
-2001 Conference Coordinator "Family Resiliency in California
Ethnic Minority Section:
-Webmaster (1999-2002) Secretary / Treasurer (1998-2000).
Student / New Professional Rep. (Appointed 1993-1994; Elected 1994-1996).
-Action for Diversity Committee Member 1996-2000
-1995 NCFR National Conference Local Arrangements Planning Committee
-Student Assistance Subcommittee Chair
-Task Force on the Future of NCFR Conferences 1994-1995.
-1994 - 2002 NCFR Conf. Paper/Presentation Reviewer.
-2002 Annual Media Awards Competition Judge.
National Association for Chicano Studies,
Journal of Adolescent Research, Manuscript Consulting Editor (1998, 2001-02),
Economic and Social Research Council, Grant Application Reviewer (2000),
Mayfield Publishing Company, Manuscript Reviewer (2000),
Journal of Teaching Marriage and Family, Manuscript Reviewer (2001) .
Cultural Organizations:
Japanese American Citizens League, Florin Chapter
-President (2002) Vice President & Webmaster (2000, 2001)
Syracuse U. Original United Front Faculty Advisor (1997)
OSU Asian Cultural Center (Advisory Board 1992-1996),
Multicultural Assistance Program Board of Directors (President
1995),
Ethnic Minorities and Disabled Students Task Force of the ASOSU,
Asociacion Cultural Latinoamericana (ACCLAMA) of Corvallis Board
(1996)