Experts Directory: International Affairs and Culture: Asia
Keiko Hirata
Department of Political Science
work: (818) 677-7233
email: keiko.hirata@csun.edu
Also speaks: Japanese
- Asian politics
- International relations
- U.S./Japanese relations
- Civil society
- Comparative politics
- Foreign policy analysis
- Author: 鈥淐ivil Society in Japan: The Growing Role of NGOs in Tokyo鈥檚 Aid and Development Policy鈥�
- Co-editor: 鈥淣orms, Interests and Power in Japanese Foreign Policy鈥�
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Ah-Jeong Kim
Department of Theatre
work: (818) 677-3086
email:听ah.jeong.kim@csun.edu
Also speaks: French, basic Japanese, Korean
- Asian theater and drama
- Translation
- Shakespeare adaptations
- Intercultural theater
- Theater for community engagement
- Author: 鈥淭he Metacultural Theatre of Oh Tae-sok鈥�
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Jinah Kim
Department of Communication Studies
work: (818) 677-7414
email: jinah.kim@csun.edu
- Asian American and Korean American politics and culture, including the Los Angeles riots, 20th and 21st century popular culture, contemporary politics and K-pop
- Asian-Latino cultural and political relations
- Issues听impacting undocumented Asian populations
- Author: 鈥淧ostcolonial Grief: Afterlives of the Pacific Wars in the Americas鈥�
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Kenneth Lee
Department of Religious Studies
work: (818) 677-2357
email: Klee@csun.edu
Also speaks: some French, Japanese, Korean
- Eastern Asian religions
- Buddhism with a concentration on Japanese Buddhism
- Korean Christianity
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Kingson Leung
University Student Union
work: (818) 677-5652
email:听Kingson.leung@csun.edu
Also speaks: Cantonese
- Assessment
- Program planning
- Social justice
- Student development
- Chinese culture
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Sheena Malhotra
Associate Dean, College of Humanities
work: (818) 677-7217
email: sheena.malhotra@csun.edu
Also speaks: Hindi
- Film and television in India and the Indian diaspora
- Gender and sexuality in popular culture
- Intercultural communication
- Bollywood
- Call center in India
- Co-author: "Answer the Call: Virtual Migration in Indian Call Center"
- Co-editor: "Silence and Power: Feminist Reflection at the Edge of Sound"听
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Richard Moore
Department of Management
work: (818) 677-2416
email: richard.moore@csun.edu
- Public policy and job training
- Federal Workforce Investment Act
- Indonesia
- Evaluating job training programs
- Management training in the public sector
- Author: 鈥淧ublic Training with Private Efficiency鈥� and 鈥淭raining That Works: Lessons from California鈥檚 Employment Training Panel Program鈥�
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Victor N. Shaw
Department of Crime and Justice Studies
work: (818) 677-7311
email:听Victor.shaw@csun.edu
Also speaks: Chinese
- Drug abuse
- AIDS
- Crime
- Deviancy
- Criminal justice
- Social control
- Organizational behavior
- Academic careers
- Teaching research
- Public policy
- Economic reform
- China/Asia issues
- Social control in China
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Weimin Sun
Department of Philosophy
work: (818) 677-6461
email:听weimin.sun@csun.edu
Also speaks: Chinese
- Chinese philosophy
- Chan (Zen) Buddhism
- Philosophy of science
- Philosophy of mind
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Yifei Sun
Department of Geography
work: (818) 677-3524
email: Yifei.sun@csun.edu
- Geographic information science
- Quantitative methods
- Innovation, urban and regional development
- Innovation and development in China
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Nayereh Tohidi
Department of Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies
work: (818) 677-7218
email: nayereh.tohidi@csun.edu
Also speaks: Farsi, Persian, Tajik, Turkic
- Middle Eastern culture
- Middle Eastern politics
- Gender and women鈥檚 issues in the Middle East, Central Asia, the Caucus and Caspian regions, Iran and Azerbaijan Republic
- Human rights and democracy
- Islam and Islamist extremism
- Women, religion and politics
- Islam and ethnic issues in Iran
- U.S. policy in Iran and the greater Middle East
- Co-author: 鈥淕lobalization, Gender and Religion: The Politics of Women鈥檚 Rights in Catholic and Muslim Contexts鈥�
- Co-editor: 鈥淲omen in Muslim Societies: Diversity within Unity鈥�
- Author: 鈥淔eminism, Demokrasy ve Islamgarayi dar Iran鈥� (in Persian)
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