I'm a creative writing instructor and occasional English instructor with a specialty in contemporary Asian and Asian North American literature. I'm also a writer and have published three books of poetry, a collection of short stories (Floating Shore), and a memoir about my Japanese Canadian identity (The Emperor's Orphans.) I have also co-translated the Japanese children's poetry of Misuzu Kaneko with Michiko Tsuboi for an illustrated children's book, Are You an Echo: The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko.
Areas of Teaching
English, Creative Writing, Asian and Asian North American Literature
Education
BFA in Creative Writing, MA in English
Work in Detail
Teaching
I teach creative writing by genre. The genres are: short fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction.
On occasion, I teach contemporary Asian and Asian North American literature in English or translated into English.
Research
My current research area is in translation. I do collaborative work with other poets to translate German poetry into English. And I continue translating the work of Misuzu Kaneko into English and attend translation conferences or Asian Studies conferences to present on her work and on translation in general.
Performance
I do readings and presentations of my work when asked.
Community
I am a professing Christian and belong to St. Margaret's Anglican Church. I belong also to The Writers Union of Canada, the Manitoba Writers Guild, and Canadian Creative Nonfiction Collective. I'm also a member of the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba.
Faculty: In Their Own Words
Dr. Craig Martin, Assistant Professor of Business and Program Coordinator for the MBA program
Dr. Alex Sawatsky, Professor and Chair of Social Work
Dr. Sunder John Boopalan, Assistant Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies
Michelle Yaciuk, Assistant Professor of Music Therapy
Lee-Anne Dowsett, Assistant Professor of Music Therapy
Dr. Gordon Zerbe, Professor of New Testament
Dr. Brian Froese, Associate Professor of History
Dr. Christine Longhurst, Assistant Professor of Music and Worship
Dr. Sheila Klassen-Wiebe, Assistant Professor of New Testament
Dr. Chris Huebner, Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy
Dr. Rachel Krause, Assistant Professor of Biology
Dr. Delmar Epp, Associate Professor of Psychology
Dr. Paul Doerksen, Associate Professor of Theology and Anabaptist Studies
Dr. Sue Sorensen, Associate Professor of English
Dr. John Brubacher, Assistant Professor of Biology
Dr. Paul Dyck, Professor of English
Dr. Janet Brenneman, Dean, School of Music; Associate Professor of Music
Prof. Andrew Dyck, Assistant Professor of Ministry Studies
Dr. Candice Viddal, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Physics
Dr. Tim Rogalsky, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Dr. Wendy Kroeker, Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies
Kenton Lobe, Instructor in International Development Studies
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