"Findings regarding the Historical Relationships
between the Nisqually Indian Tribe and the Department of Defense (Fort
Lewis Military Reservation)." Nisqually Indian Tribe, Olympia, Washington.
January 2000 to June 2000.
"More Than A Game: Sport in the Japanese
American Community, 1885-Present." Japanese American National Museum, Los
Angeles, California. July 1998 to February 2000.
Editing
Current
Editor, InYo: The Journal of Alternative Perspectives on the Martial
Arts and Sciences. http://ejmas.com/jalt/jaltframe.htm.
(2000 to present.)
Editorial board member, Martial Arts
of the World: An Encyclopedia, edited by Thomas A. Green (Santa Barbara,
California: ABC-CLIO, 2001). (2000-2001.) http://www.abc-clio.com/academic,
then use the "Search" feature for "Green."
Editorial assistant, Robert W. Smith,
Martial
Musings: A Portrayal of Martial Arts in the 20th Century (Erie, Pennsylvania:
Via Media Publishing, 1999). (1996-2000.) http://www.goviamedia.com.
Film Credits
Co-writer, Martial Arts: The Real Story,
a Pacific Street Films production. 2000. Directed and produced by Joel
Sucher and Steven Fischler. http://psfp.com.
(First broadcast on The Learning Channel, July.)
Papers Read to Professional
Societies
"Tall Tales and True Stories: Ju Wada."
Paper presented to the Alaska Historical Society Annual Conference on September
19, 2002.
Radio Interviews
"The Way of the Western Warrior," a Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation production. 2001. Written and presented by Darren
Boisvert. http://www.radio.cbc.ca/programs/Tapestry/audio.html.
(First broadcast February 11.)
Getting a Grip: Judo in the Nikkei
Communities of the Pacific Northwest, 1900-1950. Electronic Journals
of the Martial Arts and Sciences. 2003. http://ejmas.com/judobook/
Martial Arts in the Modern World: Transmission,
Change, and Adaptation. With Thomas A. Green. Greenwood Publishing.
(In press; anticipated publication in November 2003.) http://www.greenwood.com
Chapters in Published Books
"Combative Sports and Muscular Theater:
Judo, Boxing, and Freestyle Wrestling." 2000. More Than A Game: Sport
in the Japanese American Community, 1885 to the Present, edited by
Brian Niiya (Los Angeles: Japanese American National Museum): 124-137.
An abridged version of this article appeared in Pacific Citizen,
1999. Holiday Issue, 129:23, December: 31, 38.
Encyclopedia Entries
"Brazilian jiu-jitsu." 2001. With Thomas
A. Green. Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia: 1:52-56.
"Chronological History of the Martial
Arts." 2001. Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia: 2:787-837.
"Combatives: Military and Police Martial
Art Training." 2001. Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia:
1:83-92.
"Social Uses of the Martial Arts." 2001.
Martial
Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia: 2:532-538.
"Women in the Martial Arts: 479 B.C.-
A.D. 1896." 2001. Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia: 2:664-684.
"Women in the Martial Arts: Britain and
North America." 2001. Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia:
2:684-689.
"Wrestling, Professional." 2001. With
Jeff Archer. Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia: 2:735-745.
"Judo." 2001. Encyclopedia of Japanese
American History: An A-to-Z Reference from 1868 to the Present, edited
by Brian Niiya (Los Angeles: Japanese American National Museum, updated
edition): 233.
"Sakata, Harold." 2001. Encyclopedia
of Japanese American History: An A-to-Z Reference from 1868 to the Present:
355-356.
Published Peer-Reviewed Articles
"A Proper Upbringing: Kendo in Canada,
1900-1950." 2002. Journal of Asian Martial Arts, 11:3: 30-39. A
slightly different version appears in Nikkei Images, 2002. 7:3 (Autumn):
1-3.
"Carving Out a Place: Japanese Americans
in Eatonville, 1904-1942." 2002. Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest
History, Spring: 24-28.
"Fighting Spirit II: Korean American Boxers."
2001. Occasional Papers, A Publication of the Korean American Historical
Society, 5: 135-154. The section that describes boxing champion Kim
Messer appears at InYo: The Journal of Alternative Perspectives on the
Martial Arts and Sciences, 2002, http://ejmas.com/jalt/jaltart_svinth_1101.htm.
The section that describes Hawaiian boxer and referee Walter Cho appears
at Journal of Combative Sport,2002, http://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsart_svinth_0102.htm.
"Karate Pioneer Yabu Kentsu, 1866-1937."
2001. Journal of Asian Martial Arts, 10:2: 8-17. Reprinted at Journal
of Combative Sport, 2003, http://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsart_svinth_0603.htm.
"Ukiyo-e: Sumo as Martial Art."
1999. Journal of Asian Martial Arts, 8:4: 58-73.
"Fighting Spirit: An Introductory History
of Korean Boxing, 1926-1945." 1999. Occasional Papers, A Publication
of the Korean American Historical Society, 4: 111-132. An updated version
appears at Journal of Combative Sport, 2001, http://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsart_svinth_0801.htm.
"A Celebration of Tradition and Community:
Sumo in the Pacific Northwest, 1905-1943." 1999. Columbia: The Magazine
of Northwest History, 13:2, Summer: 7-14. An updated version appears
at Journal of Combative Sport, 2002, http://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsart_svinth_0202.htm.
"Masato Tamura, Ryoichi Iwakiri, and the
Fife Judo Dojo." 1999. Journal of Asian Martial Arts, 8:1: 30-43.
"Women Who Would Not Be Sheep: Women's
Combative Sports in the Twentieth Century," 1999. InYo: The Journal
of Alternative Perspectives on the Martial Arts and Sciences, http://ejmas.com/jalt/jaltart_svinth4_1199.htm.
Reprinted in Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia, 2001: 684-689.
"A Different Take on Close Combat Training."
1998. Marine Corps Gazette, 82:12 (December): 29.
"The School of Hard Knocks: Seattle’s
Kurosaka/Tentoku Kan Judo Dojo 1928-1942." 1998. Journal of Asian Martial
Arts, 7:1: 28-47.
"NCOs [Noncommissioned Officers] and Education."
1993. Marine Corps Gazette, 77:7 (July): 48-49.
Online and Popular Articles
"With Heartily Reciprocated Good Wishes:
Letters from E.J. Harrison to Robert W. Smith, 1950-1960." (Editor.) Journal
of Combative Sport, http://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsart_harrison_0503.htm.
"Origins of Philippines Boxing, 1899-1929."
2001. Journal of Combative Sport, http://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsart_svinth_0701.htm.
Reprinted with permission in Rapid Journal, 7:4 (2003), 20-24.
"A Master of the Situation: Yasuji Fujita
(Iota Shima)." 2001. InYo: The Journal of Alternative Perspectives on
the Martial Arts and Sciences, http://ejmas.com/jalt/jaltart_svinth_0601.htm.
"Harold Sakata." 2001. Wrestling Then
& Now 2000 Annual, 36-40. An updated version appears at 2001, InYo:
The Journal of Alternative Perspectives on the Martial Arts and Sciences,
http://ejmas.com/jalt/jaltart_svinth_0401.htm.
"Boxing: Fatalities in Hawaii, December
7, 1941." 2000. Journal of Combative Sport,http://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsart_svinth1_1200.htm.
A slightly different version appears as "Boxing-Related Fatalities of Dec.
7, 1941: Several Local Pugilists Had Their Careers Ended." 2001. Hawai’i
Herald, February 16: A-8.
"Japanese Professional Wrestling Pioneer:
Sorakichi Matsuda." 2000. InYo: The Journal of Alternative Perspectives
on the Martial Arts and Sciences,http://ejmas.com/jalt/jaltart_Svinth1_1100.htm.
"Boxing: Johnny Yasui." 2000. Journal
of Combative Sport, http://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsart_svinth2_1000.htm.
Reprinted as "Johnny Yasui Was One of the Best." 2001. Hawai’i Herald,
February 2: A-16.
Translator from the German, "Sumo, the
Japanese Wrestling," by H. Tittle (Prisoner of War Camp Bando: Prisoner
of War Camp Bando Print Shop, 1919). 2000. Journal of Combative Sport,http://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsart_svinth1_0600.htm.
"Sizing 'Em Up: Statistical Relationships
between Various Combative Sports in the Japanese American Communities of
the Pacific Northwest, circa 1910 to circa 1942." 2000. InYo: The Journal
of Alternative Perspectives on the Martial Arts and Sciences,http://ejmas.com/jalt/jaltart_svinth1_0300.htm.
"Knightly Spirit: Ninety-five Years of
Pacific Northwest Kendo." 1999. Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation 25th
Annual Kendo Tournament Program, November 13. Text and illustrations appear
online at http://www.kendo-pnkf.org/about/history.phtml.
"A Question Regarding the Number of Kendoka
Living in North America before World War II." 1999. Journal of Japanese
Sword Arts, 11:6-7-8, June-July-August: 22-24. The article appears
online at http://ejmas.com/jalt/jaltart_Svinth1_1000.htm.
"Judo Battles Wrestling: Masato Tamura
and Karl Pojello." 1999. Furyu, The Budo Journal, 3:2, Summer/Autumn:
30-36, 72.
"Benjamin Franklin Roller -- A Pioneer
of Angles and Feuds." 1999. Wrestling Then & Now 1998 Annual:
31-32, 37-43. An updated version appears online at http://ejmas.com/jalt/jaltart_svinth_0700.htm.
"Royal Brougham, the Nisei Clippers, and
the End of the Color Bar in U. S. Tenpin Bowling." Extracts appeared in
Harry K. Honda, "Bowling Tournaments -- A National JACL [Japanese American
Citizens League] Pastime," Pacific Citizen. 1999. Holiday Issue,
129:23 (December): 70-71.
Grants Received
King County Landmarks and Heritage Commission.
Special Projects grant, FY-2001.
King County Landmarks and Heritage Commission.
Special Projects grant, FY-1999.
King County Landmarks and Heritage Commission.
Special Projects grant, FY-1998.
Education
Master of Arts, University of Washington,
1985. Major: History.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude with University
honors, Western Washington University, 1983. Major: History. Minor: German.