About

I am Black and Japanese, and use the she/hers pronouns. I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai'i, and have lived in Hawai'i for most of my life.  I currently live in Portland, Oregon.  

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Honolulu Community College: AA degree, Liberal arts (go community colleges!)

University of Hawai'i at Manoa: BA in History and Religion (double major). History focus: Asia/Pacific - Japan. 

New Mexico State University: MA in History. Focus: U.S. / African American History & Environmental history; history of environmental racism; comparative environmental histories of Native Hawaiians and Native Americans under white supremacist culture and colonialism. 

University of Washington - Seattle: PhD History course work (two terms, left early - let me know if you ever want to talk about the pros/cons of a PhD program) Focus: U.S./African American environmental history

San Jose State University: MLIS coursework in Library and Information studies. Focus: History racism in American libraries, British and American archival repositories; conducted research on Black experiences in public and college libraries, and archival repositories, microaggressions experienced by white librarians; lack of cultural competency when trying to find resources about Black reparations in libraries and information centers.

Government Historian fellowship: Three years conducting military repatriation research, focus WWII; archival research abroad.

I have also maintained a career of over ten years serving college students in student records, admissions, enrollment, academic advising, and mentorship. Most recently, I worked in diversity, equity, and inclusion programming positions for Black and Brown high school and college students seeking teacher licensure in Oregon. 

I am now a full time historian and genealogy researcher dba as Baobab Bridge.