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: “Civil Society in Japan: The Growing Role of NGOs in Tokyo’s Aid and Development Policy”
- Co-editor: “Norms, Interests and Power in Japanese Foreign Policy”
Ah-Jeong Kim
Department of Theatre
work: (818) 677-3086
email: 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: “The Metacultural Theatre of Oh Tae-sok”
Learn more about Ah-Jeong Kim:
CSUN Professor Finds Theater Promotes Healthy Aging
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 impacting undocumented Asian populations
- Author: “Postcolonial Grief: Afterlives of the Pacific Wars in the Americas”
Learn more about Jinah Kim:
CSUN Prof Receives NEH Grant for Book on Comfort Women
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
Kingson Leung
University Student Union
work: (818) 677-5652
email: Kingson.leung@csun.edu
Also speaks: Cantonese
- Assessment
- Program planning
- Social justice
- Student development
- Chinese culture
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"
- Learn more about Sheena Malhotra's work:
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: “Public Training with Private Efficiency” and “Training That Works: Lessons from California’s Employment Training Panel Program”
- Learn more about Richard Moore's work:
- CSUN Faculty Develop Way to Measure Labor Market Outcomes of Higher Ed
- CSUN's Method for Measuring Student Success to Expand to All 5 CSU Campuses in LA Area
- CSUN Method for Tracking Graduate Success Wins International Honor
- 10 Years After Graduation, CSUN Alumni Earn $16,000 More Than Their Classmates who Dropped Out
Victor N. Shaw
Department of Crime and Justice Studies
work: (818) 677-7311
email: 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
Weimin Sun
Department of Philosophy
work: (818) 677-6461
email: weimin.sun@csun.edu
Also speaks: Chinese
- Chinese philosophy
- Chan (Zen) Buddhism
- Philosophy of science
- Philosophy of mind
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
- Learn more about Yifei Sun's work:
Nayereh Tohidi
Department of Gender and Women’s 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’s 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: “Globalization, Gender and Religion: The Politics of Women’s Rights in Catholic and Muslim Contexts”
- Co-editor: “Women in Muslim Societies: Diversity within Unity”
- Author: “Feminism, Demokrasy ve Islamgarayi dar Iran” (in Persian)
- Learn more about Nayereh Tohidi's work: