Research

2009              
Ph.D., Education, University of California, Los Angeles. Dissertation: The Platform: Liberatory Teaching, Community Organizing, and Sustainability in the Inner-City Community of Los Angeles Chinatown.  Committee: Kris Gutiérrez (Co-Chair), Tyrone Howard (Co-Chair), Allan Luke, Ernest Morrell.  

2004               
Chinese Language and Culture Program, Mandarin Studies, Yale University in China, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin.  

2001              
M.Ed., Education, University of California, Los Angeles.  

2001               
Joint American Studies and Asian American Studies Program, University of Hawai’i, Manoa.  

2000              
Credential, Multiple Subject, Cross Cultural and Academic (CLAD) specialization, University of California, Los Angeles.  

1999              
B.A., Psychology, University of California, San Diego.

Community Engagement
Curriculum & Instruction
Education Policy
Ethnic Studies & Asian American Studies
Literacy
Teacher Preparation
Urban Schooling