Susan Nakaoka
Biographic Data
| ID | 188531 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Nakaoka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Nakaoka |
| SIGNATURE | NAKAOKA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Long Beach |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Faith-Based Development in Affordable Housing and Reuse of Religious Property
Currently, the United States faces an affordable housing crisis. In urban cities, buildable land for low-income housing is scarce and prohibited by exclusionary zoning laws. A growing number of religious congregations are developing under-utilized land to create affordable housing, motivated by both faith mission and economic need. This research study seeks to examine successful congregation affordable housing partnerships, identify development p…
Deepening Our Understanding of Race and Community Practice
Island Nation, US Territory and Contested Space
The United Nations and International Federation of Social Work affirm the right of all people to determine their political status, preserve their environments and pursue endeavours for well-being. This article focuses on CHamoru, Guam’s Indigenous people, and examines distal social determinants of health (SDOH) in the contested spaces of US territorial status and non-self-determining Indigenous nationhood. Published multi-disciplinary literature …
Examining racial microaggressions as a tool for transforming social work education
This conceptual article utilizes the testimonios of two professors of color to describe racial microaggressions as one manifestation of how the university privileges those most in line with the dominant cultural narrative. Providing an epistemological disconnect for those that are “othered,” the structure of the academy needs examination and in some cases, dismantling, in order to provide a truly emancipatory environment for faculty and students.…
Asian Americans in the Twentieth Century
At the close of the century, Asian/Pacific Islander Americans comprise a rapidly growing and diverse population in the United States. This population consists of ethnic groups that have been here for up to five generations, as well as recent immigrants and refugees. The Chinese and Japanese were the two groups that were identified by the United States census just before the beginning of the 20th century; by the end of the 1900s, Asian Indians, Fi…
Examining racial microaggressions as a tool for transforming social work education
This conceptual article utilizes the testimonios of two professors of color to describe racial microaggressions as one manifestation of how the university privileges those most in line with the dominant cultural narrative. Providing an epistemological disconnect for those that are “othered,” the structure of the academy needs examination and in some cases, dismantling, in order to provide a truly emancipatory environment for faculty and students.…
Asian Americans in the Twentieth Century
At the close of the century, Asian/Pacific Islander Americans comprise a rapidly growing and diverse population in the United States. This population consists of ethnic groups that have been here for up to five generations, as well as recent immigrants and refugees. The Chinese and Japanese were the two groups that were identified by the United States census just before the beginning of the 20th century; by the end of the 1900s, Asian Indians, Fi…
Examining racial microaggressions as a tool for transforming social work education
This conceptual article utilizes the testimonios of two professors of color to describe racial microaggressions as one manifestation of how the university privileges those most in line with the dominant cultural narrative. Providing an epistemological disconnect for those that are “othered,” the structure of the academy needs examination and in some cases, dismantling, in order to provide a truly emancipatory environment for faculty and students.…
Island Nation, US Territory and Contested Space
The United Nations and International Federation of Social Work affirm the right of all people to determine their political status, preserve their environments and pursue endeavours for well-being. This article focuses on CHamoru, Guam’s Indigenous people, and examines distal social determinants of health (SDOH) in the contested spaces of US territorial status and non-self-determining Indigenous nationhood. Published multi-disciplinary literature …
Faith-Based Development in Affordable Housing and Reuse of Religious Property
Currently, the United States faces an affordable housing crisis. In urban cities, buildable land for low-income housing is scarce and prohibited by exclusionary zoning laws. A growing number of religious congregations are developing under-utilized land to create affordable housing, motivated by both faith mission and economic need. This research study seeks to examine successful congregation affordable housing partnerships, identify development p…
Deepening Our Understanding of Race and Community Practice
Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works)