Yoko Sakurauchi Adjunct Assistant Professor International & Global Studies - Urban & Public Affairs Office URBN 470B Email ysakura@pdx.edu Contact me About Yoko Sakurauchi completed her BA in Education at Shimane University in Japan in 1998. Portland State University is where she received her MA in Communication Studies in 2004, and she earned her EdD in 2014. Her specialties are Japan and U.S. culture comparison, intercultural communication, culture learning, early language education, and language pedagogy. She currently serves as a vice president of Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching (COFLT) and a past president of Association of Teachers of Japanese in Oregon (ATJO). Courses Taught: Intl 201 Introduction to International & Global Studies Intl 216/Unst 233 Intro to Asian Studies/Asian Perspective Intl 317 Topics in Asian Thought Intl 323 Tradition & Innovation: Nuclear & Renewable Energy in Japan & U.S. Intl 324 Tradition & Innovation: Japan and U.S. Cultures in Contact Intl 421 Japanese and Chinese Language Program for Youth International & Global Studies Education EdDPortland State University MAPortland State University BEdShimane University