I was born and raised in Hawaii and have been a faculty member
at the University of Hawai'i for more than 30 years. Most of my
career has been spent in the classroom where I enjoy my interaction
with students. I teach courses on practically everything: French
language, poetry, the novel , Francophone literature. Recently
I was able to offer a seminar on Beckett. After becoming Interim
Associate Dean of LLL, I have been able to teach only one course
a semester. Besides scholarly endeavors I also write poetry and
short stories.
Education
BA, University of Hawaii
MA, Purdue University
PhD, University of California-Irvine
Selected Publications
Beckett’s Game: Self and Language in the Trilogy,
Peter Lang Publishers, 1991.
Literary Relations East and West, co-edit with Nobuko Ochner,
LLL/UH Press, 1990.
What the Kite Thinks, a book of linked poetry and commentary
with Ooka Makoto, Wing Tek Lum, and Joseph Stanton, UHM Outreach/UH
Press, 1994.
Teaching Awards
College of LLL Excellence in Teaching Award-1989
Regents' Medal for Excellence in Teaching-2000
