ACADEMIC CURRICULUM VITAE
Esther S. Lee, Ph.D.
(Known as Esther Lee Yao prior to January 1998)
Troy State University Montgomery
334-241-5481, e-mail: elee@tsum.edu
(August, 2002)
I. CURRENT POSITION
Dean of Graduate School, Troy State University Montgomery, AL, June 2002 - present
II. ACADEMIC PREPARATION
Ph.D. Purdue University (Specialized in Child Development and Family Education)
M.S. Northern Illinois University
B.S. National Taiwan Normal University
III. PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
- Chair and Licensing Advisor, Department of Education, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN., June 1999 – June 2002
- Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Southern Arkansas University, January 1998 - June 1999
- Executive Producer, INTERACTIVE PARENTING video tapes, 1996-1997
- Syndicated Columnist, INTERACTIVE PARENTING, in both English and Chinese
since 1997
- President, America-China Chamber of Commerce in Washington,DC, 1993-1996
- Associate Professor, University of Houston at Clear Lake, September 1979-1992
- Deputy Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC, July, 1990 - August 1991
- Board member of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, January, 1990 - July, 1990
- Administrative Faculty Fellow, University of Houston at Clear Lake, January - December 1985.
- Assistant Professor, University of Houston at Clear Lake, September 1975 - August 1979.
- Lecturer, University of Houston at Clear Lake, January l975 - August 1975.
- Consultant and Free Lance Writer, September 1970 - December 1975
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, September 1969 - June 1970.
- Graduate Research Assistant, Northern Illinois University, 1967 - January 1969.
- Teacher, Chin Mei High School, Taipei, Taiwan, 1965 - 1967.
IV. COURSES TAUGHT
(Graduate level):
- Advanced Human Growth and Development
- Parent Education and Family Dynamics
- Elementary Education Curriculum and Practicum
- Teaching Young Children
- Cultural Awareness of Young Children
- Infants and Young Children: A development process
- Child Psychology
- Human Growth and Development
- Research on Education
- Education of the Culturally Different Learner
- Education in Pluralistic Society
- Curricula Needs of Culturally Different Students
- Multicultural Determinants in Learning
- Theories of American Pluralism
- Acculturation through Education
- Seminar on Comparative Education
- Seminar on Educational Perspectives in Mainland China
(Undergraduate level):
- Senior Seminar: Elementary Education
- Education Reform
- Foundations of Education
- Early Childhood Methods and Materials
- Elementary Education Methods and Materials
- Elementary School Methods and Field Experiences
- Educational Psychology
- Educational Needs of the Culturally Different Learner
- Multicultural Education
- Implications of Multicultural Education
- Education in Multicultural Society
- Supervising student teaching for all levels and subjects
V. HONORS
- Named outstanding alumna of National Taiwan Normal University, June, 2001
- Appointed to serve on the Board of Examiner of NCATE, 2001 for three years
- Appointed to serve on the Teacher Education Committee of Indiana Professional Standards Board, 1999 - present
- Appointed by Governor Huckabee to the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission, 1998- 2001
- Appointed by President Bush to serve on the Fulbright Scholarship Board, 1992-1993
- Included to the Who's Who in the Bush-Quayle’s Administration, 1991.
- Included to the Who's Who in American Education, 1989.
- Received UHCL President's Distinguished Service award,1988
- U.S. Congressional Appointee to the Commission for the Study of International Migration and Cooperative Economic Development,1987-90.
- Listed in the Who's Who in American Education, 1989
- Fulbright Scholar to India in 1987.
- Appointed to serve on the Texas Literacy Council 1987 - 1989.
- Appointed to serve on the National Advisory and Coordinating Council on Bilingual Education, 1985-87.
- Appointed to the Houston Affirmative Action Advisory Commission, 1986-88.
- Listed in the International Authors and Writers Who'sWho, 10th edition, Fall 1985-86.
- Included for the Exhibit on Chinese American Women 1834-1982 during its national exhibit tour in Houston, November 13 - December 28, 1984.
- Appointed to the Police Advisory Committee by Houston Mayor Kathy J. Whitmire, 1983 -1986.
- Listed in the Contemporary Authors, XXVII, No. 3, 1983.
- Received the U.S. Presidential Achievement Award, 1982.
- Received the tribute award by Minority Women's Convention for outstanding achievement on August 21, 1982.
- Named as one of the Outstanding Young Women of America for 1978.
- Won first place in the nationwide piano contest in Taiwan, Republic of China, 1965.
VI. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
A. Grants Received
- Awarded a research grant from SAU, “Parental Role in Young Children’s Readiness for School in Rural South Arkansas”, 1998-1999.
- Awarded a training grant from the U.S. Department of Education, entitled "A Dual Thrust Graduate Training Bilingual or ESL Practitioners", 1987-1990.
- Awarded a travel grant to present a paper at the annual meeting of the Society of Cross Cultural Research from the Faculty Research and Support Funds, February, 1989.
- Awarded a travel grant to present a paper at the annual meeting of the National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education from the Faculty Research and Support Funds, April 1988.
- Awarded the Fulbright Seminar Abroad on India, Summer 1987.
- Awarded a research grant from the University of Houston at Clear Lake Available Funds for a comparative study between American and Chinese primary reading textbooks, 1987.
- Awarded a travel grant from the Pacific Cultural Foundation of ROC to present a paper in Taipei, Taiwan, March 1985.
- Awarded a travel grant from the University Funds for paper presentation in Puerto Rico, February 1985.
- Awarded a University of Houston at Clear Lake summer research grant for a project entitled " Implementation of Multicultural Education in Texas" 1984.
- Awarded Melrose-Thompson Fund for paper presentation, "Extrinsic Cultural Traits of Three Ethnic Groups" at the annual meeting of the Society of Cross-Cultural
Studies at Boulder, Colorado, on February 17, 1984.
- Awarded a University of Houston at Clear Lake research grant for "a Comparison of the Cognitive Style of Asian and non-Asian American Learners," Spring 1984.
- Awarded Melrose-Thompson Fund for paper presentation at the AERA annual meeting held in Montreal, Canada, April 1983.
- Awarded Melrose-Thompson Fund for a research project entitled "Chinese-American Teenagers' Bilingualism as Related to Their Ethnic Identity", Winter 1982.
- Awarded Melrose-Thompson Fund for paper presentation, "Recruitment of Black Students to Teacher Education" at the annual meeting of the Society of Ethnic and Special Studies in St. Louis, October 15, 1982.
- Awarded UHCL Organized Research Grant, "Attitude of Culturally Different Children toward Schooling", Summer, 1981.
- Awarded a summer field research grant on Chinese women by the Pacific Cultural Foundation, summer, 1979.
- Awarded a grant by the Office of Education, DHEW, for a training project, "Developing Teaching Strategies through a Training Program in Oriental-American Culture for
Elementary School Teachers", September 1978-August 1979.
- Awarded a UHCL research grant for "Establishing the Reliability and Validity of Two Instruments", 1977.
B. Publications
1. Books:
- Effective Motherhood, The Overseas Publishing Company, Beijing, China 1990.
- Contemporary Chinese by Crown Publishing Company, Taipei, Taiwan 1987.
- Viewing Contemporary Chinese from Global Perspective by Crown Publishing Company, Taipei, Taiwan 1987.
- The Past and Prospect of Taiwanese Women. A booklet published by the Taiwan University Press in July 1985.
- Chinese Women - past and present by Ide House Publishers, Texas, USA 1983.
- Three Generations Together by Hong Kong Baptist Press, Hong Kong 1982.
- Teacher's Handbook for Teaching and Working with Oriental Students and Their Parents included by the ERIC system Urban Education #187 802, 1979.
2. Column writings:
Has been a columnist for several magazines and newspapers since 1973.
A syndicated newspaper column, "INTERACTIVE PARENTING" in both English and Chinese, 1996-1998. The Chinese edition on World Journal continues to present.
3. Professional articles published since having been promoted to associate professor in 1979.
(1989) "Understanding Indian Immigrant Learners". Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 23 (4).
(1989) "Role Comparison of Family Members Characterized in American and Chinese Primary Reading Textbooks," Pacific Educational Research Journal, 5 (1).
(1989) "A Teaching Component on Indian Immigrants to the United States," ERIC Urban Education, ED 299 349.
1988) "Working Effectively with Asian Immigrant Parents”. Phi Delta Kappa, 70 (3)
(1988) "A Teaching Component on Indian Immigrant to the United States". ERIC UD 026402
(1988) "Roles of Federal Government for Asian LEP Students". Contemporary Education, 59 (3).
(1988) "How to Prepare Yourself for Your First Business Encounter in China". Business Marketing, February.
(1987) "Teaching English to Asian Immigrant Children", Educational Horizons, 66, (1).
(1987) "Asian Immigrants students - Unique Problems that Hamper learning." NASSP Bulletin, 71 (503)
(1987) "Variables for Household Division of Labors Revealed by Chinese Women in Taiwan", International Journal of Sociology of the Family, 17 (1), 67 - 86
(1987) "Cultivating Guan-xi with Chinese Partners", Business Marketing, January.
(1987) "Motivation to Manage: People's Republic of China and Hong Kong", co-authored with T. M. Singleton, A. Kelley, & L. P. White, Southern Management Association Proceedings.
(1987) "Multicultural components in Texas public schools." Social Science Perspectives Journal
(1986) "Family Characteristics of Asian American High-Achieving Students", Journal of Education Equity and Leadership, 6 (3), 250-253.
(1986) "Family Environment for Children's Bilingual Development - A Case of Middle-Class Chinese Americans", ERIC UD 024 858.
(1986) "The Extrinsic Cultural Traits of Chinese Immigrants as Compared with Chinese in Taiwan and other non-Chinese in the U.S.A.", ERIC UD 024 857
(1985) "A Comparison of Family Characteristics of Asian-American and Anglo-American High Achievers", International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 26 (3-4), 198-208.
(1985) "Implementation of Multicultural Education in Texas Public Schools ", ERIC ED 264 995
(1985) "Adjustment Needs of Asian Immigrant Children", Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 19 (3), 222-228.
(1984) "Can Asian Educational Systems be Models for American Education? An Appraisal", NASSP Bulletin, 68 (476), 82-89.
(1984) "The Infusion of Multicultural Teaching in Classroom", Action in Teacher Education, 6 (3)), 43-48.
(1984) "A Study of the Family and Child-Paren Relationships in American Society, with Application to Three Ethnic Groups", in Rawlein G. Soberano's (Ed.) Sociology in Action, (295-321), New Orleans: Alive Association.
(1984) "The Impact of Changing Society on Chinese School Children in the U.S.A.", Proceedings of Chinese American Academic and Professional Convention, Los Angeles, June 29 - July 1, 1984.
(1984) "Attitudes of Culturally Different Children Toward Discipline Exercised by Middle-Class Parents", Centering Teaching Education, 1 (2), 25-29.
(1984) "Household Division of Labor in Chinese Families," Proceedings of Southwest Conference of the Association for Asian Studies,, Houston, Texas.
(1983) "Ethnic Awareness of Chinese-American Teenagers", Urban Education, 8 (1), 71-81.
(1982) "A Training Program in Asian-American Culture for Elementary School Teachers", Contemporary Education, 54, (2), 86-92
(1982) "Chinese Students in American Universities", Texas Tech Journal of Education, 10, (1), 35-42.
(1981) "Successful Professional Women in Taiwan” Cornell Journal of Social Relations, 16, (1), 39-55.
(1981) "School Teachers' Perception of Child Rearing by the Chinese", International Journal of Sociology of the Family, 11, (1), 65-72.
(1979) "Implications of Biculturalism in the Learning Process of Middle-Class Asian Children in the United States", Journal of Education, 161, (4) 61-73.
(1979) "Min-Ming: A Culturally Different Child", Reading Improvement, 16, (1), 43-49.
(1979) "Public Attitudes Reflect the Federal Government Involvement in Child Care Programs", ERIC, ED #183247, 183-247.
(1979) "The Assimilation of Contemporary Chinese Immigrants", Journal of Psychology, 107-113.
C. Papers presented since UHCL 1979 promotion
- “Unit Assessment System of Teacher Education Program at a Liberal Arts University” at the 2001 National Conference of the Consortium for Assessment and Planning Support (CAPS), Ft. Mitchell, KY, April 29, 2001.
- “A Dept. Chair’s Internship/Practicum in a Public High School” at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), Dallas, Texas, March 2, 2001.
- “Motivating Children to Develop Their Full Potentials” at the Naperville Chinese School, November 11, 2000.
- “Unit Assessment System Management and Monitoring” at the Institution Sessions sponsored by the Indiana Professional Standards Board on March 3, 2000.
- “Communicating with Teenagers” at the 21st annual conference of Chinese Institute of Engineers in Santa Clara, CA, January 21, 2000.
- “Educating the Hearts and Minds for the Future of America” at the fall conference of Arkansas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in Little Rock, AR on September 30, 1999.
- “Goals 2000, School Readiness, Then What?” at the spring conference of Arkansas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in Little Rock, AR on April 9, 1999.
- “Challenges to Young Chinese-American Parents of Raising Preschoolers” at the Six Annual International Conference of Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association in Los Angeles, CA, September 19, 1998.
- “To a Higher Ground” at the annual conference of Chinese Institute of Engineers in San Francisco, CA, July 11, 1998.
- “Understand China through Multicultural Lenses” at the conference on Bridges and Walls: Arkansas and China held at Ouachita Baptist University on April 20, 1998.
- “Marketing Strategy Among Asian American Consumers” at the Asian Market Advertising Corporation’s 1995 National Conference in Chicago, November 20, 1995.
- "Structuring Joint Ventures and Partnerships in China" China Economic Summit, Nashville, TN. December 8-9, 1994.
- "Leadership Development" Mid-America Chinese Professional Annual Convention, Chicago, IL. May 29, 1994.
- "The Political Participation of the Chinese Americans" China Institute's Annual Convention, September 5, 1992.
- "The Assimilation of Asian Immigrants" Institute of Asian Studies, September Lecture at the St. John's University, NY, September 17, 1991.
- "The Role of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism in America, 2000" The Washington Center's Multicultural Education Seminar, May 23, 1991.
- "Educational Challenges for Asian Americans in the Nineties" Keynote address at the 12th Annual Conference on Indochinese Education and Social Services, St. Petersburg, FL., April 18-20, 1991
- "What Are the Value Systems Permeated in the Primary Reading Textbooks Used in Taiwan, Republic of China" AERA annual conference, Boston, April 18, 1990.
- "Bilingualism: Looking Towards the 21st Century" The New York Chinese Bilingual Education Committee, NY, February 6, 1991.
- "Multicultural Education and International Migration" National Social Science Association Conference, Arlington, TX., October 19, 1989.
- “Perceptual Style and School Success: A pilot study on the comparison of the Asian- and Anglo-American junior high students" Annual conference of the Society of Cross- Cultural Research, New Haven, CT, February 23, 1989.
- "Multicultural Education and International Migration," National Social Science Association Conference, Arlington, TX. October 19, 1989.
- "Content in the Korean-American Family" Family and Education Conference, USDE, June 17-18, 1988
- "Understanding Indian Immigrant Learners" NAAPAE annual meeting, Denver CO, April 8, 1988.
- "Teachers' Conception of Chinese Child Rearing as Perceived by Chinese-American Parents" presented at the National Association for Asian and Pacific American
Education annual conference in San Francisco, Calif., April 27, 1979. Regional "Dealing with Oriental Parents" Phi Delta Kappa regional conference, March 5, 1988.
- "Multicultural Components Implemented in Texas" National Social Science Association/Ft. Worth, October 25, 1987.
- "Why Your Asian Immigrant Children Do Not Learn?” at the annual regional conference of Phi Delta Kappa, March 28, 1987.
- "Linguistic Differences of Asian Languages and English" Comparative and International Education Society, UCLA, CA., November 14, 1987.
- Invited attendee to the America Assembly's Symposium on "U.S. Population and Immigration Policy in the Southwest" sponsored by the Woodland Center, October
22-24, 1987.
- "A Comparison of the Family Values Presented in American and Chinese Primary Reading Textbooks", at the AERA annual meeting, Washington, D.C. April 22, 1987.
- "A Comparison of the Roles of Family Members Presented in American and Chinese Primary Reading Textbooks", at the AERA annual meeting, Washington, D.C. April
23, 1987.
- "Challenges of Learning Disabled Diagnosis of Chinese Immigrant Children", at the annual conference of CAFABE, November 21, 1986.
- "The Challenge of Chinese-English Bilingualism Education", The 8th Annual Science, Engineering and Technology Seminars, Houston, May 25, 1986.
- "American and Chinese Primary Reading Textbooks: a sex role”sponsored by the National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, July 26, 1986.
- "Participation in the National Advisory and Coordinating Council on Bilingual Education", the annual conference of the National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education, Los Angeles, Calif., April 25, 1986.
- "Chinese Language Education in Houston", Annual Sciences, Engineer in Technology Seminar sponsored by the Association of American-Chinese Professionals, Houston, May 26, 1985.
- "Implementation of Multicultural Education in Texas Public Schools" at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association held in Chicago, March 31 - April 4, 1985.
- “Invited speaker, "The Review and Prospect of Research Chinese Women's Studies" at the Conference on the Role of Women in the National Development Process in Taiwan, March, 14-16, 1985.
- "Variables for Household Division of Labor as Revealed by Chinese Women in Taiwan" at the annual meeting of the Southwest Conference on Asian Studies, Houston,
October 26-27, 1984.
- "Characteristics of Asian High-Achieving Students", co-authored with Doris Prater, at the Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development annual
conference in Dallas, November 6-8, 1984.
- "A Comparison of Family Characteristics of Asian- and Anglo-American High Achievers", annual meeting of the Society of Cross-Cultural Research, Puerto Rico, February14-17, 1984.
- "The Impact of Changing Society on Chinese School Children in the U.S.A." was presented at the Chinese American Academic and Professional Convention, Los Angeles, Calif., June 29, 1984.
- "Extrinsic Cultural Traits of Three Ethnic Groups" presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research at Boulder, Colorado, on February 17, 1984.
- "A Training Program in Asian-American Culture for Elementary School Teachers" at the Southwest Educational Research Association, Dallas, January 29-31, 1984.
- “Attitudes Reflect the Federal Government Involvement in Childcare" at the Southwest Educational Research Association, Houston, February 3, 1984.
- "Chinese-American Teenagers' Bilingualism as Related to Their Ethnic Identity" presented at the annual meeting of American Research Association in Montreal, Canada, April 14, 1983
- "The Attitude of Culturally Different Children Toward School" at the annual Urban Education conference held in Dallas, Texas, on March 2, 1983.
- "Family Environment for Children's Bilingual Development" at the International Bilingual/Bicultural Education conference held in Washington, D.C., February 15-19, 1983.
- "Culturally Different Children's Attitude toward Discipline Exercised by Parents" at the Southwest Educational Research Association, Houston, January 28, 1983.
- "Recruit of Black Students to Teacher Education" at the annual conference of the Society of Ethnic and Special Studies in St. Louis on October 15, 1982.
- "Cultural Implications in Working with Contemporary Asian Immigrant Children" at the Texas Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Houston, November 5, 1982.
- "A Better Understanding of Chinese Students in the U.S.A.", TEX-TESOL, at Texas A & M University, January 30, 1982.
- "Racial Awareness of Chinese Teenagers" presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, in New York City on March 22, 1982.
- "Perception of Chinese Child Rearing: A Comparison Chinese Immigrants and Non- Chinese Americans" presented with Dr. Lilly Chen at the seminar sponsored
Chinese Professionals, Houston, May 25, 1980.
- “Multicultural Education in Texas", National Association for Asian and Pacific American Educators in Washington, D.C. April 23-25, 1980.
- "Training Program for Asian Bilingual Teachers" symposium on Asian and Pacific Bilingual Education Problems, Issues, Solutions, Prospects, at the annual
International Bilingual-Bicultural Education conference, Anaheim, Calif., April 16-20, 1980.
D. Professional Activities
- Member of assessment team for National Taiwan Normal University, March 11-15, 2002
- Member of the NCATE/BOE accreditation team for Wright State University, November, 2001
- Serve as the membership coordinator for Consortium for Assessment and Planning Support (CAPS), 2000- 2001
- Serve on the San Diego State University International Testing Services Center Advisory Board of Directors, 2000-
- Reviewed AERA annual conference papers since 1998-present
- Attended a number of IACTE meetings since Fall 1999 - present
- Attended the NCATE/IPSB BOE training at Ball State University, July 20-August 2, 2000
- Served on the Greencastle Community School Corporation on their Curriculum Committee, September, 1999- June, 2000
- Attended ACCTE’s Academy for Leadership Development in San Jose, June, 2000
- Attended CAPS’s workshop at ISU in April, 2000
- Attended the CEDA workshops on Assessment on Faculty and Students, March 6-8, 2000
- Served as a panelist at the Indiana Professional Standards Board Institution Session in Indianapolis on March 3, 2000
- Attended AACTE annual conference February 26-29, 2000
- Presided a session of the annual conference of the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education, February 26, 2000
- Presided over a session at the AILACTE annual meeting in Chicago on February 26, 2000
- Attended Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education (AILACTE) National Forum in MN, November 19-21, 1999
- Attended NCATE workshop in September, 1999
- Invited to attend “Pioneering Partners Summit Leadership Day” in Oak Brook on August 2 to develop a plan of action for improving education in the classroom, particularly in the use of technology.
- Reviewed US Department of Education grant proposals on “Preparing Tomorrow’s Teacher to Use Technology” on June 28-29, 1999
VII. SERVICE
Chair, Graduate Council
Member of the Resource Allocation and Support (RAS) Subcommittee
Member of Committee on Academic Policy and Planning (CAPP)
Chair, Teacher Education Committee
Chair, Department Personnel Committee
Coordinator, NCATE
Institutional representative of AACTE and IACTE
C. At Southern Arkansas University
Board member of Rosemary Phea Regional Arts in Education Center
Recruiting Committee
D. At the UH/CL
1. University wide:
- Member of the Honorary Degree Committee, 1988-1990.
- Member of Faculty Senate, 1987-89.
- Chair of the Academic Quality Committee of the Faculty Senate, 1987-89.
- Member of the University External Relation Board,1986-88.
- Member of the Organized Research Committee, 1985-87.
- Member of the International Education Committee, 1985-89.
- Member of the Program Review Committee in Bilingual Education, 1985.
- Administrative fellow at the Chancellor's office, January - December 1985.
- Advisor to Chinese Student Christian Fellowship, 1984-1985.
- Chancellor's Task Force on Global Education, 1982-83.
- Advisor to Republicans of UHCL, 1981-1989.
- Member of Graduate Council, 1981-1983
- Member of Fine Arts Committee, 1980-1982.
- Member of Cultural Affairs Committee, 1979-1981.
- Advisor to Chinese Student Organization, 1977-1982.
2. School wide:
- Curriculum Committee, 1988-1989.
- Dean's Advisory Committee, 1987-88.
- Faculty Review Committee, 1986-1987
- Chairperson of Student Affairs Committee, School of Education, 1983-86.
- Cultural Studies Committee, 1984-1989.
- Curriculum Committee, 1985-1987
- Educational Foundations Committee, 1982-1984.
- Faculty of Development Leave Committee, 1980-1982.
- Peer Review Committee for Tenure and Promotion, 1982.
- Foundations and Related Studies Committee, 1979-1983.
- Minority Committee. School of Human Sciences and Humanities, 1981-1982.
- Professional Development Committee, School of Human Sciences and Humanities, 1980-1982.
- Dean Olsen's Task Force on Recruitment, 1981-1982.
E. Memberships and services in professional organizations
- American Association for Higher Education (AAHE)
- Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Asian American Conference Organizing Committee, The Asia Society, September, 1991
- American Educational Research Association (AERA), active in several SIGs and as a reviewer in various capacities since 1981.
- Board member of AERA/SIG/International Studies, 1988-89.
- Program Chair, AERA/SIG/International Studies, 1989-90.
- Regional representative of National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education, 1989-1991.
-Association of American Chinese Professionals, has been coordinator and session organizer for the sessions on Humanities and Social Sciences of its annual meeting in Los Angles in June 1984 and co-chair for the annual meeting in Houston in May 1985.
- International Studies Association.
- National Association of Asian and Pacific American Education.
- Society for Cross-Cultural Research.
- National Association of Bilingual Education.
- National Music Teachers Association.
- Consulting editor of the National Social Science Association Journal
(Regional):
- Southwest Educational Research Association.
- Gulf Coast Music Teachers Association.
- Texas Society of College Teachers of Education.
E. Presentations to student organizations, In-service, School District or Community Groups
July 6, 2002, “Successful Parenthood” and “Communication Skills at Work Place” at the Chinese Church, Gainesville, FL.
March 31, 2002, “Successful Childrearing” at Naperville Chinese School, Naperville, IL
December 17, 2001, “Parenting Techniques” at a Bay Area church, Sunnyvale, CA
August 4, 2001, speech on “Interactive Parenting” at the Chinese Church in Gainesville, FL.
March 17, 2001, speech on “Motivating Children to Learn” at the Naperville Women’s Organization meeting.
March 16, 2000, speech on “Nehemiah: A Role Model for Contemporary Leaders” for Contemporary Issues of the Religious Life Center at DePauw University.
January 21, 2001, speech on “Communication with Teenagers” at CIE annual conference in Santa Clara, CA on 1/21/2000
April 7, 1998, speech on “Biblical Role Models of Leadership” to Association of Baptist Students Center at SAU.
March 13, 1998, presentation on “How to Write Grant Proposals” for SAEA at SAU.
October 12, 1997, presentation on Leadership Development for Mid-school Children at Houston Chinese Church.
June 2-5, 1997, seminar on "To a Higher Ground" Foundation for National Political Leadership, Houston, TX.
June 8-9, 1996 Invited speaker to Brimingham, AL Chinese Church for Family/teenager seminars, June 8-9, 1996.
May 29, 1994, Youth Program Speaker at Mid-America Chinese Professional Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
May 23, 1992, Baltimore, MD, "The Challenges of Chinese Language Instruction.
April 11, 1992, Fifth Annual Asian-American Awards Banquet at University of Oklahoma
August 10, 1991, Commencement speaker at the University of Houston/CL, Houston, TX.
May 31, 1991, Keynote speaker at the Eighth Annual Chinatown Manpower Project Dinner, NY, NY.
May 24, 1991, Keynote speaker at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Program at the Social Security Administration, Baltimore, MD.
April 27, 1991, 13th annual conference of the National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education, Pasadena, CA. (Special Remarks)
February 23, 1991, Keynote speaker at the Houston Hispanic Forum, Houston, TX.
March 24, 1990, Chinese Counseling Center in Houston, "Pressure Encountered by Teenagers" Houston, TX.
February 10, 1990, Opening Remarks at 1990 Annual Convention of Chinese Institute of Engineers U.S.A., Dallas, TX.
October 21, 1989, annual meeting of the Houston Society of Chinese Americans CPA, "Communication Skills," Houston, TX.
October 21, 1989, Annual international conference of Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce, "International Trade Opportunities for Women and Minority-Owned Business in the 1990s," Houston, TX.
September 8, 1989, JSC's Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Day, "Community and Political Involvement," Houston, TX.
August 19, 1989, Youth Leadership Conference, "Art of Being Political," Houston, TX.
June 10, 1989, State Convention of GOP County Chairperson, "Asian Americans in Texas", San Antonio, TX.
April 12, 1989, AAUP/Clear Lake, "Multicultural Implications for Woman Travelers", UHCL, TX.
February 13, 1989, "Asian Immigrants and Participation in the Mainstream", UT/Austin, TX.
February 8, 1989, Slide presentation on India for
Memorial 213 Republican Women's Club, Houston, TX.
November 4, 1988, Corps of Engineers, US Department of Army, "Maximizing Asian Human Resources", Galveston, TX.
October 7, 1988, "US Immigration Policy" at the annual Economic Conference of Thurgood Marshall School of Law, TSU, TX.
August 11, 1988 Women's Council of Realtors, "India: The Country and Its Culture". Houston, Tx.
April 11, 1988, The Denver Chinese Newspaper, "Three Generations Together", Denver Co.
November 7, 1987, The Houston Chinese Women of Business association (CWMA), "Time Management.
April 11, 1987, Silicon Valley Chapter of the Organization of Chinese American Women "Communication and Interpersonal Relations".
January 22, 1987, University Baptist Church in Lubbock, Texas, "Self Esteem".
November 15, 1986, North Houston Chinese American Women's Club,"Time and Energy Management".
September 23, 1986, Gulf Coast Association for the Education of Young Children "The Profile of Cultural Different Learners".
August 19, 1986, Pasadena ISD, "Working Successfully with Culturally Different Learners".
May 3, 1986, Northwest Chinese Baptist Church, "Communication Among Family Members".
April 19, 1986, Organization of Chinese-American Women/San Jose Chapter, "How to Participate in the American Society through OCAW Activities".
February 14, 1986, Houston RGA Company, "Doing Business in PRC".
December 13, 1985, Chair of the national public hearing for the National Advisory and Coordinating Council on Bilingual Education.
July 3, 1985, Clear Lake Real Estate Organization “Cross-Cultural Nonverbal Communication".
June 28, 1985, Houston World Trade Association and U.S. Department of Commerce, "Working with Chinese People"
June 13 1985, INFOS Magazine, "Business Opportunities in China"
March 18, 1985, Center for International Studies, University of St. Thomas, "Area Familiarization Seminar PRC".
November 20, 1984, Delta Kappa Gamma Society, International Theta Zeta Chapter, "Chinese Women - Past and Present"
October 27, 1984, New Working Force, Inc., "ERA and the Grassroots Woman".
August 26, 1984, College Station Chinese Mission in College Station, Maryland, "Assimilation of Chinese Immigrants in the U.S.A." and "Marital and Family Life
of Chinese Americans".
August 25, 1984, Organization of Chinese Americans, National Convention, Rockville, Maryland, "Strategies for Progress-Social Issues as We See Them".
April 11, 1984, Clear Lake Realtor Organization "A Glimpse at the Asian Community in the Greater Houston Area".
April 8, 1984, Houston Young Chinese American Council "Political Participation of Chinese Houstonians".
March 10, 1984, Chinese Baptist Church, "Today's Challenges to Christian Couples".
February 28, 1984, PTA of Clear Lake Elementary School, "How Can Single Parents Help Their Children"?
February 27, 1984, Clear Lake Rotary Club, "Educational System in Taiwan".
February 18, 1984, Organization of Chinese American Women/Boulder Chapter, "Child Discipline".
February 17, 1984, Chinese Christian Fellowship in Denver, "Challenges to Chinese Parents of School Age Children".
January 10, 1984, PTA of Clear Lake Elementary School "Educational Differences in Asian Countries"
October 20, 1983, Citizen Assistance Office of Houston City Hall, "Cultural Diversities of Houstonians"
August 24, 1983, Bay Area Republican Women, Contemporary Chinese Women"
May 15, 1983, Austin Chinese Church, "Child-Parent Relationships".
May 14, 1983, Organization of Chinese Women in Dallas, "Career and Family".
February 24, 1983, Invited as a speaker to Dr. Dennis W. Spuck's doctoral residency seminar on February 24, 1983; Dr. Spuck was the Chairperson of Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies at UH-University Park.
November 30, 1982, Armand Bayou Travel Club of Armand Bayou Elementary School, "A Trip to China".
November 18, 1982, Community Ascertainment Committee of the Houston Area Broadcasters, "Issues and Concerns of Houstonians".
August 20, 1982, Minority Women Convention, "How We Got Over".
July 12, 1982, Organization of Chinese American Women Workshop at L.A., "Working Your Way up"
August 22, 1981, Minority Women Convention, Houston, "Changing Role of Asian American Women".
May 13, 1981, Bay Area Republican Women, "Political Involvement of U.S. Immigrants".
August 31, 1980, Annual conference of Taiwan Benevolent Association of America, "Working with Teachers Effectively".
August 27, 1980, Inservice workshop at Santa Fe ISD, "The Components of Multicultural Education".
July 13, 1980, Houston Chinese Church, "Psychological Development of Chinese Teenagers".
July 6, 1980, Houston Chinese Church, "Chinese American Children's Perception of Their Parents".
May 8, 1980, Ladies/Reading Club of La Porte, "Chinese History and Women"
April 29, 1980, Armand Bayou Elementary School, slide presentation on "Chinese Heritage".
F. Service to the Community
- Member of the Host Committee of the 1990 Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations.
- Selective System Service Board Member, 1988-1990.
- Houston Clean, 1990
- "Houston Youth 2000" appointed by the Mayor. 1988-1989.
- Serve on the Board of Trustees of the Associated Texans Against Crime (ATAC) (1988-1991).
- Commissioner of the U.S. Congressional Commission for the Study of International Migration and Cooperative Economic Development 1987-90.
- The Texas Literacy Council, 87-90.
- Member of the Governor's Asian American Advisory Committee, 1987-88.
- Board Member of the Houston International University, 1986-87.
- Commissioner of Houston City Affirmative Action Advisory Commission, 1986-87.
- Member of the National Advisory and Coordinating
- Council on Bilingual Education, 1985-87.
- Vice President of the Organization of Chinese American
- Women (a national organization), 1979-88.
- Mayoral appointee to the Police Advisory Committee, 1983-86.
- Member of the Committee on Recruit Training, Houston Police Department, 1984-85.
- Member of the Criminal Justice Committee of the Houston Police Academy, 1984-85.
- Instructor of Asian Cultures at the Houston Police Academy, 1984-1987.
- Served on State Representative Randy Pennington's Educational Task Force, 1982
- President of OCA/Houston, 80-81.
- Advisor to the Organization of Chinese Americans/Houston Chapter, 1981-1982.
- Co-Chairperson for the Organization of Chinese American Women workshop on March 7, 1982.
- Served as President of Houston Chapter/Organization of Chinese Americans, 1980-1981.
- Chairperson for the "Political Awareness Workshop for Asian Americans" held at UH-University Park on September 13, 1980.
- Translated materials for Armand Bayou Elementary School and Vietnamese workers, 1980.
- Founder, teacher, principal of Clear Lake Chinese School, 1972-1979.
G. Consulting
- Proposal reader for the US Dept. of Education on Technology grants, July 1-2, 1999.
- Peer Reviewer for the program of Institutional Partnership in Higher Education for International Development for US AID projects in Washington, DC, April, 1998.
- Invited reactor for the Family and Education Conference sponsored by the OERI; Department of Education. (1988)
- Humble ISD, assisting the Chinese students, 1986.
- US Census Bureau, assisting their 1990 census projects since 1986.
- Consultant to the National Longitudinal Study of the National Opinion Research Center, 1986.
- Cross-culture consultant for several major companies since 1984, including GM.
- Teacher for the Gifted and Talented Program of Clear Creek ISD in the fall of 1983.
- Reader for Bilingual Training Program for the office of Bilingual Education, Department of Education, April 1983.
- Member of Organization of Chinese American Women's Advisory Committee on WEAP grant from the Department of Education, 1980-1983.
- Academic advisor to Space City Chinese School
- Resource person for "Non-English Language Resources of USA", a federally funded project conducted by Dr. Joshua A Fishman at Yeshiva University, 1979-1980.
H. Interviews by news media
Frequently invited by Houston radio and TV stations to address the issues related to education, women, child development and interactive parenting since 1979. Here are some samples.
- Speaker for Ms. Pan Hu’s talk show at KGOL on April 8, 1997.
- Speaker for Mike Harris’ talk show at KCOH on January 28, 1997.
- Taped presentation on family and parenting for TV Channel 11, KHOU on January 8, 1997.
- "Back to School Adjustment" interviewed by Bay Area Sun, August, 1996.
- Guest speaker of Duran Miller’s talk show of KKHT on August 1, 1996.
- On talk show hosted by Mike Harris of KCOH on June 11, 1996.
- Speaker of Mr. Benny Boone’s show of KRBE on June 5, 1996
- Interviewed by Good Morning Texas at TV Channel 2 (NBC) on parenting, May 18, 1996.
- Feature story by The Citizen on April 24, 1988.
- Interviewed by the Voice of America in Washington, D.C.on April 22, 1987.
- China Broadcasting Company on July 26, 1986, in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
- China TV on "Today" show taped on July 25, 1986, in Taipei.
- Three leading Chinese newspapers: Chung Hwa, Ming Sheng and Central Daily News on July 18, July 16 and July 13, 1986, respectively, in Taiwan, Republic of
China.
- Karen Williams of Port of Houston Authority Magazine on "Doing Business with China", September issue, 1985.
- Carol Keeney of the Houston Chronicle on Breaking the Cultural Barrier, August 18, 1985.
- Clear Lake Area Magazine, CLAM, on Holiday Celebration by the Chinese, fourth quarter 1984.
- World Journal regarding the juvenile delinquents in China towns in the U.S., July 3, 1984.
- International Daily News regarding my community work, June 26, 1984.
- Voice of America in March 1983 on my: 1) three books; and 2) community involvement (two separate programs).
- Southern Chinese News on my book Three Generations Together on August 26, 1983.
- Houston Post on my family on May 1, 1983.
- Frank Costa on KUHF on my trip to China, aired on July 15, 1982.
- Clifton Smith of KPRC-TV at the Community Forum aired on August 8, 1982.
- Joanne Moore, KUHT, Channel 8, on February 18, 1982.
- Jim Carter, Executive Producer of KHOU-TV.
- Echo of China in January 1982.
- China TV in Taiwan, twice, on "Today" show, June 19 and 26, 1981.
- Houston Chronicle on August 11, 1981.
- Nancy Conney on "Today" show, KHOU-TV on May 17, 1980.
- Echo of China broadcast on KPFT on December 24, 1979.
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