University of Chicago
Master’s Degree, Political Science, Summer 2005

San Francisco State University
Master’s Degree, Government, Spring l972

University of San Francisco
Bachelor’s of Science, Political Science, Spring l970

Oral Historian & Activist
Specializing on the Holocaust, Racism and Women Studies.

June 2000 to Present
Project Director, James Byrd Jr. Racism Oral History Project
Coordinated 2,500 interviews on the impact of racism in the every day lives of Americans for the James Byrd Jr. Foundation for Racial Healing. Also lecture at numerous schools, religious and community organizations.

September 2000 to Present
Speaker, American Program Bureau
Lecture nationally on issues relating to the Holocaust, Racism and Women Studies at various Universities and Conferences.

September 2005 to Present
Artist in Residence, School of the Arts
Teaching “Social Justice and Personal Responsibility”

June 1981 to November l996
Executive Director, Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project
Interviewed l400 Holocaust survivors, witnesses, resistance fighters, rescuers and liberators in l700 taping sessions. Trained interviewers and coordinated transcription and indexing of interviews. Published various educational materials and produced community events. Research and development work included devising long term fundraising strategies. Consulted with other genocide and Holocaust oral history projects.

April l992 to Present
Researcher & Educator of Chiune Sugihara & the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion Co-discovered the story of the Chiune Sugihara, known as the “Japanese Schindler” for his rescue of four thousands Jewish people in the Holocaust. Created media campaign which successfully led to the creation of approximately five hundred articles in major national and international publications. Co discovered the story of the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, an all-Japanese American unit that played a pivotal role in the liberation of the Dachau complex. Created media campaign which successfully led to the creation of approximately five hundred articles in major national and international publications. Co produced photographic exhibition: “Unlikely Liberators” and “The Remarkable Story of Chiune and Yukiko Sugihara”.

May l976 to Present
Producer & Freelance Writer
Produced news and documentaries for National Public Radio, California Public Radio, Western Public Radio, and the Australian Broadcasting Commission. Produced numerous documentaries on: ‘Violence Against Women’, the Holocaust and ‘Genocide in the Twentieth Century’. Wrote numerous research and op-ed articles which have been published in Mother Jones, the San Francisco Examiner, the Bay Guardian, Pacific News Service, The Progressive, among others. Wrote a chapter entitled, “Bearing Witness: Reflections on Interviewing Holocaust Survivors” in a book by Ruth Linden, Making Stories, Making Selves. Commentator, KQED Public Radio Show, ‘Perspectives’ Bi-weekly commentator on issues of global and local policy with a focus on issues of the environment and social welfare (1991-1993). Co-Author & Co-Editor, Visas for Life (March l993-l995) Co-edited the memoirs of Yukiko Sugihara’s English language version which was nationally published. Also co-wrote and produced 'A Photographic Catalogue - The Remarkable Story of Chiune Sugihara’ (with Eric Saul) which toured in over a hundred national and international museums and galleries. Executive Producer, Holocaust Oral History Project (l991-1996) Produced weekly television series on survivor interviews which were broadcast on domestic and international cable and public television networks.

February 2000 to May 200l
Project Director, Silent Voices Speak, An Art Exhibition and Lecture Series
Coordinated art exhibition and ten-part lecture series for an audience of 10,000 people. Worked with various diplomats and human rights activists including: Jose Ramos Horta, the Foreign Minister of East Timor and Daniel Elsberg of the Pentagon Papers.

May 1994 to December l994
First Consultant, Survivors of the Shoah Visual Testimonies Foundation
Responsible for training five hundred Holocaust interviewers and staff members for Steven Spielberg's Holocaust oral history project.

February 1973 - February 1986
Lecturer, San Francisco State University
Taught courses in Feminism, ‘Violence Against Women’, and the Holocaust for the Political Science, Speech and Women Studies Department. Taught additional courses At New College of California and the California School of Professional Psychology.

September 1972 to September 1973
Co-Founder, Women Studies Program at San Francisco State University
Participated in establishing a constituency and university support at all levels including the University’s Senate in the approval of this new and innovative program. Also worked to design forty classes and their curriculum.

September 1972 to September 1973
Chair, Women's Alliance at San Francisco State University
Coordinated and engaged students and staff in the creation of community and campus networks for university women.

2004
Ally Achievement Award, Center for Healing Racism
Alumni of the Year Award, City College of San Francisco
2003
Woman of the Year Award, KQED Public Television & Radio
1996
Pathfinder Award, California First Amendment Coalition
Certificate of Appreciation, Japanese American Citizen’s League
1993
Certificate of Appreciation, Senator Barbara Boxer
1992
Best Non-Profit Media Campaign Award, Media Alliance
1992
Community Service Award, Raoul Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club
1987/l988
Peninsula Press Club, Second Best Radio Documentary
l980
Local Emmy Award Nomination, for the Producing a Women’s Television series, “Ode to Artemis”