KATHRYN WADDELL TAKARA, Ph.D.

KATHRYN WADDELL TAKARA, Ph.D.

PO Box 678

Kaaawa, HI 96730

kathryn.takara@gmail.com
website: http://www.kathrynwaddelltakara.com/
EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of Hawai`i at Manoa, Political Science. 1993.

M.A. University of California at Berkeley, French. 1969.

B.A. Tufts University, Jackson College. French. 1965.

Other: College of Continuing Education. Conversational Mandarin I. Fall 1998, Spring 1999.

University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Certificate. Mandarin I. Fall 1996, Spring 1997.

University of Peking. Certificate in Chinese Studies. Beijing, China. Summer 1995.

University of Bordeaux, France. 1965-66. French. Certificate. 1965-66.

Crossroads Africa. Niamey, Niger. 1963.

Study Abroad. Pau, France. Certificate. 1962.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2004-present Assoc. Professor. University of Hawai`i at Manoa, Interdisciplinary Studies Program

1997-2003 Asst. Professor. University of Hawai`i at Manoa, Ethnic Studies Dept.

1982 to 1997 Instructor/Lecturer. University of Hawai`i at Manoa, Ethnic Studies Program.

1976 to 1980 Lecturer. University of Hawai`i: Windward Community College. French.

1971 to 1974 Lecturer and Instructor, University of Hawai`i at Manoa, Ethnic Studies Program.

1971 to 1973 Instructor in French. University of Hawai`i Lab School.

1969 to 1971 Hawai`i Loa College (Hawai`i Pacific University). French.

Chaminade College. French. Summer 1971.

1967 to 1968 U. C. Berkeley. Teaching Asst. French.



PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER RESEARCH: Last Five Years only


ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS
“10,000 Moments in China: 47 poems.” Interdisciplinary Humanities Journal. University of Louisiana Press. 24.2. Pp. 90-114. Fall Issue 2007.

“A View from the Academic Edge: One Black Woman Who Is Dancing as Fast as She Can.” Du Bois Revue: Social Science Research on Race. Vol. 3, No. 2. (Harvard U) Cambridge Univ. P. Fall 2006.

“Betsy Stockton and Alice Ball: Black Women Pioneers in Hawai`i.” The Black Scholar. Spring 2006.

“The African Diaspora in 19th Century Hawai`i: Colonialism and Erasure.” The Western Journal of Black Studies. 2003.


MONOGRAPH
“The African Diaspora in 19th Century Hawai’i.” Pp 1-22. “Survival Space.” Pp. Xxii They Followed the Trade Winds: African Americans in Hawaii. Social Process in Hawaii. Vol. 43. Edited by Miles Jackson, Ph.D. Honolulu: Univ. of Hawai’i Press, 2004.

ESSAYS IN LITERARY MAGAZINES

“Frank Marshall Davis- Social Realism and Transcendence." Kaimana: Literary Arts Hawai`i. 2007. Part III. (18 pages)

Short Biography of Frank Marshall Davis. Honolulu Stories, edited by Gavan Dawes. Mutual Publishing. Fall 2007.

SHORT STORIES


“Tomorrow’s Child ( story of the Jim Crow South and Civil Rights Movement).” Valley Voices: A Literary Review. Issue 7.2. Edit. Jian Zheng. “A perfect bound magazine distributed to HBCUs (Historical Black Colleges and Universities), libraries, and contributors. Mississippi. 2007.

BOOK REVIEWS

Lead Review. Caribbean Passion by Opal Palmer Adisa. “Daring Diva: Political Songs of Passion and Promise.” The Black Scholar. Winter 2007.


Lead Review. Black Moods: Collected Poems of Frank Marshall Davis. Edited by John Edgar Tidwell. The Black Scholar. Fall 2007.

“Nature: A Salve and a Roadmap – by Opal Palmer Adisa . Lead Review and Interview.of Kathryn Waddell Takara. Review of New and Collected Poems by Kathryn Waddell Takara. The Black Scholar. Vol. 35, No. 1 pg. 45-47. Spring 2005.

LITERARY ARTS: POEMS
“The Rock Wall.” Kaimana. 2007.

“Kahuku,” “Kualoa Ranch Garden,” “Kites at Kualoa,” and “Isis the Cat – Elegy.” Honolulu Stories edited by Gavan Daws. Mutual Publishing. Honolulu, 2007.

3 African Translations, Writing Macao. Macao, China. Spring 2007.

“Orange Touch,” Kudzu: A Literary Magazine. Hazard, Kentucky. Spring 2007. p. 36
“Screaming Trees,” Rain Bird Literary and Art Journal: From Windward Onward. Jubilee Issue. January 2007. pp. 71-72.

“A Curve to Remember.” Rain Bird Literary and Art Journal: Campus Chronicles. Jubilee Issue. January 2007. p. 59

“Blocked Arteries.” Words Upon the Waters. October 2006. p. 64.

“The Advancing Day Reveals.” Kaimana. Special Double Issue 2002-2206. p. 12.
“Shame on You America,” “Angela Davis,” “Mumia Abu Jamal”: Freedom Poems, M/C Journal, 9(4). 2006 September 15.

“Search,” “Archeological Dig,” “Zimbabwe Women,” “Meltdown,” “Drought,” “Harare,” “Strike,” “Hardship,” “Africans Are Ancient,” “Diaspora.” The African Journal of New Poetry: Beyond Subjectificatory Structures (a Publication of the International Research Confederacy on African Literature and Culture. IRCALC: Volume 1. V3, 2006. pp. 121-137


“Taj Mahal, A Prince of the Blues.” Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies. Volume 37, #1. April 2006.

12 Zimbabwe Poems. Africa Literary Journal. “Re-imagining African Literature (2).” Monthly publication. 2006.

“Zimbabwe VI.” Julie Mango Press. Spring. 2006

“Zimbabwe X.” Julie Mango Press. Spring. 2006

“Mines and Hokey Pokey.” Julie Mango Press. Spring. 2006

“Hurricane Season.” Poetry Motel. Spring 2005.

“The Alphabet of Peace.” Peace & Policy, volume 9 (2004)

“Time of Terror.” Peace & Policy, volume 9 (2004)

“Patchouli Burning.” Editor’s Award. International Society of Poets. Spring 2004.
“Mahealani Moon.” Bamboo Ridge. 25th Anniversary Issue. Spring 2004.
“Iwa Birds.” Hawaii Review. Issue 62 Vol. 27. Spring 2004.

“Cows & Alabama Folklore.” From Totems to Hip Hop. Anthology. Edit. by Ishmael Reed. Avalon Publishing. Spring. 2003.

AREAS OF TEACHING

Curriculum:

I am interested in multi- and interdisciplinary study and engagement with students and faculty across departmental lines. I work with faculty and students from other departments both formally and informally. I have given lectures in China on Minority Women Writers, Ageing with Dignity, Socio-Linguistics, Black Women Writers, Black Writers, and African American History, Politics and Culture, and frequently lecture in the Hawai`i local community on various aspects of Black Studies.

I have recently taught 3 courses in Africana Studies including political, historical and cultural readings and analysis, alternating by semester: The African Diaspora I and II (IS 405, 406), and IS 407.

IS 405 is a course on African Civilizations from Kemet, Abyssinia, Ethiopia, and Egypt to West Africa and the coming of Islam and Slavery. The aim is to connect critical cultural and political analysis to race theory using some literature and history.

IS 406 is a comparative interdisciplinary explanation of black voices testifying to the experience of the African Diaspora, through an exploration of Black literature, biography, poetry, philosophical, political and religious texts, journalism, the blues, jazz and rap. The aim is to connect critical cultural analysis to progressive political action and the quest for social justice and civil rights, using the experience of slavery, racism, resistance and community building.

IS 407 is a course on Black Women Writers from 1865 to present, studying literature and political writings of black women in America and the diaspora to gain knowledge and understanding of history, identity and race issues in Euro-American socio-economic policy.
OTHER TEACHING

Beijing University of Technology.

College of Social Science and Humanities. School of Social Work “Ageing with Dignity: A Case Study.” “Black History” May-June. 2007

Beijing. China Women’s University. Social Work Department. “Minorities and Home Care for the Elderly: Ageing and Dying with Dignity.” June 2007.
Qingdao University. Lectures: “Black History,” “Socio-Linguistics: Pidgin, Creole and Black English. (Ebonics)” June 2007.

Beijing University of Technology.

College of Social Science and Humanities. School of Social Work Lectures: “The Black Family: Social Services and Care Providers.” May 2006.

College of Social Science and Humanities. School of Social Work. Lectures: “Minority Groups in the USA.” May 2005

International School of Education. Lecture: “Minority Women Writers in the USA.” May 2005
Beijing, China. Lecture. National Federation of Women. “Minority Women’s Issues in the USA” May 2005.

ADVISER


Students with Interdisciplinary Studies as their majors. (2005-present) I have advised over 100 students in Interdisciplinary Studies, helped them to write their proposals, and given orientation lectures almost weekly since 2003.

Power 96. African Culture Club. UHM, LCC, HCC. Helped students prepare constitution and by-laws, mediated conflicts, provided resources for discussion groups and activities, participated in special programs like Kwanzaa. (2000-2007).
Hawai`i State History High School contestants have called me, interviewed and filmed me for various projects relating to Black History, Civil Rights, and Human Rights. “Frontiers in History.” High School Students state wide. 2003-2007.


COORDINATOR


Co-ordinator. Second Winter Institute on Black Studies. “Telling the Story: Blacks in America and Pacific.” A national conference organized and sponsored by Faculty of African Descent (FAD). Co-sponsored by the Office of the President, the Chancellor, A&S, and Interdisciplinary Studies with Lonnie Bunch as keynote speaker from the Smithsonian, and 3 round table discussions featuring distinguished scholars from mainland universities, the Southwest Pacific, and from the University of Hawaii. Attendance was approx. 300 people. Managed a budget of $30,000 with Conference Center. Jan. 2007.

Coordinator. Forging Links. An International Conference on the African Diaspora featuring Ishmael Reed, and held at the East-West Center. Coordinated and promoted 3 days of panels, scholars and presenters from Univ. of Hawaii, and the US continent, and 2 evenings of entertainment and food, including dance, poetry, history, and singing. Themes included: issues in history, politics, literature, diaspora studies, and connections between Blacks, Asians, and Pacific Islanders. Managed a budget of $28,000 with Conference Center. Attendance approximately 500 people for all events. November 2004.

Project Director, Principal Investigator. Speaking tour for Ishmael Reed, internationally acclaimed essayist, novelist, satirist, poet. Coordinated and promoted performances (with Reed, Takara and 5 drummers, a jazz singer and dancer) at the East-West Center, Kapono’s at Aloha Tower Marketplace, Barnes and Noble Book Store and Windward Community College Little Theater for Black History Month activities. Attendance approximately 400 people. Feb. 2003.

PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR


Film. Blacks in Hawaii. Hawaii Committee for the Humanities. “We’ve Come this Far By Faith: An oral history of Blacks in Hawaii.”

SERVICE: UNIVERSITY


Planning Committee for Alice Ball Posthumous Regents’ Award Ceremony. April 2008.

Program: Alice Ball Award Ceremony. “Alice Ball: Unlikely Heroine.” April 2008.
Co-Sponsored (including logistics) Political Science Colloquium. Hon. Dudley Thompson. “Conflicts in Africa: Kenya and the Congo”. April 2008.
Panelist. Women’s Studies Colloquium. Black History Month presentation. “African American Women and Gender Issues in African American Communities.” February 2008.

Co-ordinator. Second Winter Institute on Black Studies. “Telling the Story: Blacks in America and Pacific.” January 2007. (see above for details)
PHD Committee: School of Social Work. 2007.

Honors 495 Faculty Scholars’ Panel. Faculty panelists present methodology to help students develop proposals for Honors Thesis. October 2006.

Poetry Reading. “Festival of Resistance.” The World Can’t Wait/NION. September 2006.

Honors 495 Faculty Scholars’ Panel. Select faculty panelists talk of their research, methodology, and scholarship to help students develop proposals for Honors Thesis. April 2006.

Center for Hawaiian Studies. Co-Sponsored film and discussion on Native American activist Leonard Peltier. Feb. 2006.

Poetry Reading. “A Celebration of Martin Luther King.” Power 96 – Black Student Union. January 2006.

Black History Documentary Project. Interviewed by Miles Jackson, Professor Emeritus, and Steve Okino, filmmaker. “We’ve Come This Far By Faith: African Americans in Hawaii.” Fundraiser television documentary preview for Hawaii Council for the Humanities and other foundations. November 2005.
Co-sponsored with Art Department. Lecture: “Black Face of Beethoven.” Terry Adkins, artist. University of Pennyslvania. IS 405 class plus other social science classes. November 3, 2005.

Honors 495. Guest Speaker. Faculty Scholars Panel. Honors 495 (see above for details). November 1, 2005.

Center for Hawaiian Studies. Poem for and introduction of Elaine Brown, writer and former head of Black Panther Party, and Ericka Abram. “A Taste of Power.” A Joint Lecture sponsored by Girl Fest. September 2005.

Poetry Reading. “A Celebration of Color.” Power 96 celebration dinner. May 2005.

Conference. Forging Links: Africa, Americas, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. “Black Issues in the 21st Century.” Program Director. Coordinator. UH, community, national and international scholars. November 2004. (see above for details)

Guest Speaker. ESL Class of visiting Japanese Students. “Traditions in the Black Community.” Krauss Hall. March 2004.

Guest Speaker. “Recovering the Voice of Black History: Lost, Stolen, Strayed.” UHM dormitory. Johnson Hall. February 9, 2004.
Interview. Interviewed by student member of Student Video and Filmmakers Association. “Contributions of Blacks in Hawaii and the importance of Buffalo Soldiers”. Olelo. 2004.

Poetry Reading. Poetry festival with faculty and student poets. Kick-off. Strategic Plan. UHM Hawaii Hall. January 21, 2004.
Judge. Hawaiian Slam Jam: National Poetry Slam. UHM Manoa Art Auditorium. May 8, 2003.

Interview. Interviewed by senior students Journalism and Sociology. “Blacks in Hawaii.” March 2003.

Key Note Speaker. African Diaspora in Hawaii from 18th century to contemporary times. UHM. February 28, 2003.

Reading. Performance poems and choreopoems. February 7, 2003.

SERVICE: COMMUNITY


Poetry Reading. The Arts at Marks Garage. Honolulu. May 2008.

Panelist. Bamboo Ridge Book Festival. “Diversity: Mix Plate.” Honolulu. May 2008.
Author’s Reading: Honolulu Stories edit. By Gavan Dawes. Coffee Talk, Kaimuku, Honolulu. April 2008.

Guest Speaker. Hawaii Pacific University. Black History Month. “Music and Poetry on the Mall: ‘Remembering Black History in Hawaii’”. Sponsored by the Black Students’ Union. February 2008.

Interview. Radio. Host, Calvin Griffin. Discussion of black writing in the 21st century and poetry reading. Hawaii Bulletin Board Radio. Veterans Administration. November 2007.

Blaisdell Center. Forum. Panelist. “Conversations with African Americans in Hawaii. October 2007.

Schoefield Barracks. Guest Speaker. Black History Month. February 2007.
NOAA. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. Guest Speaker. “Black Whalers in the Pacific”. February 22, 2006

Judge. Maui’s History Day. Maui High School. February 25, 2006

The Arcadia Chapel. Guest Speaker. History of Blacks in Hawaii. February 4th, 2005.

African Black American Education Center. Women’s History Month. March, 2005.
Unity Church of Hawaii. Guest Speaker. Peace and Non-violence Memorial Service. March 16, 2004.

Hawaii Theater. Vagina Monologues. Choreopoem with Sequoia Carr-Brown. Honolulu. February 15, 2004.

Keo’s in Palolo. Memorial Service for Mahealani Duduoit. Poetry. Honolulu. February 14, 2004.
Chaminade University. Lecture. “Black History in Hawaii: Lost, Stolen or Strayed?” Henry Hall. Honolulu. February 13, 2004.

Hawaii Job Corps. Lecture. “America’s Civil Rights Movement: Integration and Segregation.” Waimanalo, HI. February 30, 2004 3 pm.

The Arts at Mark’s Garage. “Choreopoems in Politik”with dancer, choreographer Adela Chu. Poarty Politik Performance for Dennis Kucinich. Performance Fundraising event. Honolulu. January 30, 2004.

Ala Moana Hotel. Hawaii Peace Conference. Featured Speaker. Poetry “The Role of Multi-Lateralism: Diveristy Conflict Resolution.”“The U. S. In World Affairs.” Toda Institute, Univ. Of HI, and International Association of Educators for World Peace. Honolulu, HI. January 26, 2004.

Poetry Reading. NAACP Membership Rally. Harris United Methodist Church, Honolulu Hawaii. May 17, 2003.

Poetry Reading. Richards Street Y.W.C.A. A Jazz Cultural Journey: Tribute to Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington. April 5, 2003.

Pacific Club. Featured Speaker. Annual Meeting. Women’s History Club. “African American Women in Hawai’i History.” March 21, 2003.
Guest Speaker. Faculty advisor for black high school students. Students for Excellence, Equity and Diversity. Queen Lilioukalani Student Services Bldg. UHM. March 14, 2003.

Maryknoll High School. Benefit Poetry Reading for Maryknoll Sisters in Zimbabwe at the Toad Coffee House featuring poetry by Kathryn Takara and Lee Cataluna. March 2003.

Guest Speaker. African American Heritage Committee Presents: “The Souls of Black Folk.” Honolulu. February 24, 2003.

Chaminade College. Featured speaker. “African American History in 19th C. Hawaii & the United States, A Comparison.” February 2003.
Pearl Harbor. Featured Speaker. African American Heritage Committee. Defense, Finance, and Accounting Services Division of the Pacific. Ford Island, HI. “The Souls of Black Folk: Hawaii & Black Immigration.” February 2003.
Maryknoll High School. Featured speaker. “The History of Black History Month.” (600 students). February 2003.

AAUW Windward Oahu Branch. Lecture and poetry reading “Reflections from an Ebony Tower.” February 2003.

Kapono’s. Featured poet with Ishmael Reed. “Emancipation: The Dialogue.” Feb. 8, 2003.

Barnes and Noble. Book signing and reading at bookstore. Honolulu (Kahala), Oahu. February 8, 2003.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

CONFERENCES, LECTURES, WORKSHOPS and POETRY READINGS

INTERNATIONAL

LECTURES.

Saipan, Tinian, Rota. Humanities Scholar. Keynote Speaker. “The Civil Rights Movement and the Pacific Way.” Discuss the writings, philosophy and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King and other Civil Rights leaders. Jan. 2008.

Guam. University of Guam School of Education. “Prince of Peace: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” Jan. 2008.

University of Qingdao. China. Poetry Reading. Original Poems by Kathryn Takara. Graduate Students in English Lit. June 2007.
University of Qingdao. China. Poetry Reading. Original Poems by Kathryn Takara. Graduate Students in English Lit. June 2006.
Foreign Language Institute: Beijing, China. English class. Poetry Reading. New and Collected Poems by Kathryn Takara. May 2005.
University of Qingdao. China. Poetry Reading. Original Poems by Kathryn Takara. Graduate Students in English Lit. June 2005.
University of Qingdao. China. Poetry Reading. Poetry Reading. New and Collected Poems by Kathryn Takara. May 2005.


University of Qingdao. China. Poetry Reading Orig. Poems by Kathryn Takara. Graduate Students in English Lit. June 2004.

NATIONAL

CONFERENCE: Presenter. National Council for Black Studies. “Blacks in 19th Century Hawaii”. Atlanta, Georgia. March 19-22, 2008.
CONFERENCE: Presenter. National Association of African American Studies. “Frank Marshall Davis: A Forgotten Voice in the Chicago Black Renaissance. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. February 11-16, 2008.

CONFERENCE. Presenter. Delta Blues Symposium XII. “Taj Mahal: A History of the Blues.”

Arkansas State University. March 1-April 1 2006.

Anna’s Jazz Island. Island Literary Series. Poetry Reading with Guest Writers and Poets, hosted by Kim McMillon. Berkeley, California. February 19, 2006
Athenian School. Lecture. “The Ride and Fall of the Harlem Renaissance: Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Claude McCay, W. E. B. Dubois, Ida B. Wells, Jean Toomer, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, Sterling Brown, Alain Locke, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, et. al”. LaFayette, CA. February 18, 2006.
Athenian School. Poetry Reading. “Women, Place, and Race.” LaFayette, California. February 18, 2006.

Interview. Amherst Student. “Takara Exposes Racial Trouble in Tropical Paradise.” Dec. 7, 2005

Black Oak Books. Berkeley, Ca. Poetry reading featuring Ishmael Reed, Tennessee Reed, Kathryn Takara, and Boadiba. March 21, 2005.
Barnes and Noble. Berkeley, Ca. “Divine Madness- Women Poets.” Featuring Kathryn Takara, Opal Palmer Adisa, and others. March 18th, 2005.
Seven Stones Coffee House. Philadelphia, PA. “Cherokee” read by Bill Danks. February 26, 2005.

REGIONAL - Other Islands

Judge. Hawaii State History Contest. Maui. March 2007.

Judge. Hawaii State History Contest. Maui. March 2006.

Judge. Hawaii State History Contest. Hilo. May 2005.


LOCAL (Honolulu)
The Arts at Mark’s Garage: Verses. Featured Poet. October 2005.

Ching Conference Center, Eiben Hall, Chaminade University. Reading from Chaminade Review, Volumes 24 & 25. May 2005.

CONSULTANT

Conference: “Towards Multiculturalism and the Protection of Immigrant Human Rights: Comparative Studies of Asian and African Diasporas” (Leon Richards, Dean, Kapiolani Community College) 2006.

Honolulu Magazine. Special issue: The Honolulu 100. Interviewed by Lori Nomonari Re: Nolle Smith. Nov.2005

Pat C. Williams. African-American Women’s Presence in Hawaii. March 8, 2005.

KHPR, Noe Tanigawa. Radio Story on African Americans in Hawaii. March 2005.

KHPR. Noe Tanigawa. Radio Story on African Americans in Hawaii. March 2004.

Afro-American Lawyers Association AND private attorneys on Civil Rights Cases in Hawai!i. Affidavits and Recommendations. 1999-2004.

East West Center. Education & Training. Minority Initiatives. Honolulu. (1994-2003).

Honolulu Academy of Arts. Donald Brown. Film Curator and Publications Manager. Project on Black History in Hawaii. (2000-2007).

Black History Month. Community Organizations and Military . Jan.-Feb. 1970-2007.

TELEVISION APPEARANCES


Tree Hiakus. Channel 2. Keahi Tucker. June 2008.

“Exit to Paradise.” Hosted by Don Brown. Kathryn Takara talks about black history in Hawaii. Aired 12 times on Channel 16. Summer. 2007.

“First Works” featured Kathryn Takara reciting her poetry with B-roll of Kaaawa, Hawaii. April and May 2005.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES (interviews)
“Barack Obama, Alienation and Blacks in Hawaii.” London Telegraph. By Toby Reardon. July 2008.

“Barack Obama and the Internet.” Honolulu Weekly. By Jesse Lippman. July 2008.
“Barack Obama and Racial Identity in Hawaii.” Honolulu Star Bulletin. By Richard Barecca. June 2008.

“Barack Obama and Blacks in Hawaii: 1970’s.” Associated Press. By Sudhin Thanawala. May 2008.

“Arts:Afro-American brilliance enlivens Isle milieu.” The Honolulu Advertiser. March 2, 2004.

AAfrican Americans in Hawai`i.@ Mahogany. February 1999. P.3
“Romancing the Stone: Sweet Honey in the Rock. Sweet Honey celebrates a quarter century of harmony.@ Honolulu Weekly. December 1997. P. 15.

“African-Americans & Asia. International Imperatives Concerning Asia: From an African American Perspective.” AfroHawai`i News. Winter 1996.

"East-West Center Better Because of Oksenberg." The Honolulu Advertiser. Editorial. May 1995.

"Critical of Wallace Photo." The Honolulu Advertiser. Editorial. March 1995.

“What our Melting Pot Forgot.” The Honolulu Advertiser: Island Voices. Editorial. July 1995.
Haiku poems. The Honolulu Advertiser. 1987-92.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS


National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

African American Diversity Cultural Center Hawaii

African Heritage Cultural Center

The Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture

African American Educational Center in Hawai`i

Fulbright Alumni Association

American Academy of Poets

National Association of African American Studies

National Council for Black Studies

National Conference of Black Political Scientists

International Advisory Council, Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research, 1996-7.

Hawai`i Literary Arts Council

National Women's Political Caucus

Hawai`i Afro-American Association

American Association of University Women

East-West Center (Colleague Level)

AWARDS

Semi finalist. Annual Elixir Press Poetry Awards. Root Tappin’ (118 pages). Spring 2007.