M.A. in Japanese Pedagogy
Indiana University Bloomington, Department of East Asian Languages and Culture

Expected May 2025
Bloomington, IN

M.A. in Anthropology
National Taiwan University, Department of Anthropology

September 2015 – July 2018
Taipei, Taiwan

B.A. in Sociology
Kwansei Gakuin University, School of Sociology

April 2011 – March 2015
Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

Associate Instructor First-Year Japanese
Indiana University, Bloomington

• Taught two 100-level drill sections (50 minutes each) three days weekly.
• Attended lecture classes and supported the instructor by providing feedback to students.
• Attended weekly level meetings for language instructors.
• Assisted in the development of teaching materials and lesson plans.
• Held office hours, graded assignments, quizzes, and exams, and entered grades into Canvas.
• Proctored written exams.
• Conducted speaking exams

August 2024 – Present
Bloomington, IN

Japanese Skills Trainer
Indiana University Bloomington,
Summer Language Workshop

• Taught an 8-week intensive course for 200-level drill sections
• Conducted online tutoring sessions

May 2024 – July 2024
Bloomington, IN

Associate Instructor, Second-Year Japanese
Indiana University Bloomington

• Taught two 200-level drill sections (50 minutes each) three days weekly.
• Attended lecture classes and supported the instructor by providing feedback to students.
• Attended weekly meetings for language instructors. Assisted in the development of teaching materials and lesson plans.
• Held office hours, graded assignments, quizzes, and exams, and entered grades into Canvas.
• Proctored written exams and conducted speaking exams.

August 2023 – May 2024
Bloomington, IN

K-12 Japanese Instructor
Kurumi Japanese Language School

• Taught heritage Japanese language to Elementary school children (both in-person and online)
• Taught JSL (Japanese as a Second Language) to 4-10 years old children (both in-person and online)
• Assisted culture events such as Mochi Pounding, Sports festivals, Tanabata
• Design curriculum, syllabus and lesson plans for K-12 Japanese learners
• Designed materials and art crafts for ensuring Japanese learning.

August 2022-Present
Pleasant Hill, CA

Pre-School Japanese Instructor
Kids Link Montessori

• Taught elective Japanese class to 3-5 years old children 12 hours a week.
• Designed materials and art crafts for ensuring Japanese learning.

August 2017- May 2018
Taipei, Taiwan

ICJLE Conference Participation
International Conference on Japanese Language Education (ICJLE)

August 2024
Madison, WI

Intensive Japanese Teacher Training
ALLEX Foundation Teacher Training Institute at Cornell University International Conference on Japanese Language Education (ICJLE)

June-August 2023
Ithaca, NY

• Coursework: Pedagogical Theory for American Higher Education, Classroom Management, Teaching Practicum

Japanese Teacher Training Correspondence Course
The World Japanese Language Centre

January 2022-March 2023
Sydney, Australia

• Certificate earned for 420 hours training in March 2023

Lead Organizer
JECT (Japanese – English Conversation Table)

August 2023 – Present
Bloomington, IN

• Hosting weekly Japanese-English conversation and cultural events

The Host Nation Consultant
Global Gateway for Teachers

April 2024
Bloomington, IN

American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ)
Northern California Japanese Teachers’ Association (NCJTA)
Japanese as a Heritage Language Special Interest Group (JHL SIG)

Japanese Consultant                                                  
Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica

May 2024 – Present
Taipei, Taiwan

• Assisting linguistic research on the indigenous language Han-hsi creole in Taiwan by helping analysis of Japanese data

Conference Presentations

The Japan Association for Taiwan Studies
“Colonial Memory and Affection: Songs of Seediq People in Kawanakajima” (Japanese)

June 2019
Fukuoka, Japan

East Asian Consortium of Japanese Studies
“Colonial Modernity in Policies of Taiwan Aborigines: The Changes of Traditional Time of Seediq People” (Japanese)  

October 2018
Kyoto, Japan

Japanese: Native proficiency (Standard Japanese and Kansai dialect)     

English: Professional proficiency

Chinese (Mandarin): Near-native proficiency