Dean Jacob Perea
Dr. Perea led the SFSU delegation to Hong Kong and Guangzhou. Long a supporter of cross-cultural interaction, dating from his days as a Peace Corp volunteer in Africa and his educational work with the Navajo Nation, Dr. Perea has spearheaded an effort in recent years to establish transnational educational linkages with China. This course was the culmination of two prior years of visits, discussions, negotiations with colleagues in Hong Kong and China. Dean Perea, in addition to leading the College of Education for over a decade, has also pioneered programs that link poor and underserved youths to university education, particularly in his nationally-recognized “Step to College” program.

Associate Dean David Hemphill
Seminar co-leader Dr. Hemphill led the effort to conceptualize and develop the course, which focused on understanding the educational implications of the trans-Pacific Chinese diaspora for California educators. Long interested in cross-cultural education due to his upbringing in Japan, and his decade of work with immigrant education programs in Oakland and San Francisco Chinatown, Dr. Hemphill was also instrumental in raising funds to support student participation in the seminar from donor Chris Larson. Hemphill has also published extensively on issues of language, literacy, and cultural studies. His teaching and research interests include cultural studies in education, critical theories of education, international education, popular culture, educational research methods, adult education, literacy, and second language acquisition. He is also a jazz trombonist and arranger.

Associate Professor Ming-yeh Lee
Seminar co-leader Dr. Lee also played a key role in developing the syllabus and readings for the course. Herself an immigrant originally from Taiwan, Dr. Lee brought deep personal insight to the course’s focus on the Chinese diaspora. Dr. Lee is a graduate of National Chengchi University in Taiwan, the University of Illinois, and the University of Georgia. She has presented at international conferences and published in areas of adult immigrant students, adult learning and equity and social justice in education. Dr. Lee is the recipient of an outstanding teaching award and a national research award. She was also involved in a community-based family literacy program that emphasized outreach to adult immigrant students. Dr. Lee’s research interests include adult learning, adult immigrant students, and issues of race, class, gender in adult education

Equity and social Justice Masters Students
Joanna Kahn
Lara Kiswani
Crystal Macia-Diaz
Enid Mendoza
Rebecca Moos
Mary Kim Nguyen
Samantha Wallace

Adult Education
Felix Chow
Tim Glasser
Maggie Newcomb
Joseph Sawan

Special Education
Denise Whitford

Elementary Education
Dalia Elkassrawy

Education
Natalia Calle-Geraldo
Paula Hsieh

High School Instructor
Rebecca Poon

Graduate Research Assistants in Equity and Social Justice
Linnea Beckett
Carios Soto