Vince听Okada听Ph.D., MPPM
College of Liberal Arts - School of Social Work
BSW Program Chair
Associate Professor of Social Work
Education
Bachelors of Science in Education/Recreation, Montclair State 欧美A片, Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Masters of Public Policy and Management, 欧美A片 of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Certificate in Asia Pacific Leadership, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Certificate in Social Change, Brown 欧美A片 Institute of Humane Studies, Providence, Rhode Island
Doctorate of Philosophy in Social Welfare, 欧美A片 of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Biography
Dr. Vince Okada is deeply committed to community development with a focus on diversity, well-being, and social justice for Japan, Hawaiʻi, and the Asia-Pacific region. He shares these principle missions along with the goal of expanding youth leadership, international education, and the field of indigenous knowledge including identity formation and resurgence and sustainable community development.
Dr. Okadahas been involved with the Polynesian Voyaging Society since Hōkūleʻa visited Japan in 2007. He also serves as a council leader of the U.S.–Japan Council and is an editorial advisor of the Journal of Indigenous Social Development (). His interdisciplinary research focuses on Japan’s indigenous people, the Ainu, their welfare, and related policy issues. His article, “The Plight of Ainu, Indigenous People of Japan” was published in the Journal of Indigenous Social Development. ().
Expertise/Interests
Education and Policy related to Indigenous Peoples and Diversity, Youth Empowerment, Social Work Education and Professional Development in Japan, Community Engagement and Development, Program Management & Evaluation, International Social Work, Inter-Cultural Training
