Misa Kayama
Biographic Data
| ID | 926612 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Misa Kayama |
| GIVEN NAMES | Misa |
| FAMILY NAME | Kayama |
| SIGNATURE | KAYAMA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Mississippi |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7276-0733 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 73 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 27 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Japanese elementary school-aged children’s experiences navigating disability and stigmatization at school
Inclusive education promotes the right of children with disabilities to receive a public education with typically-developing children. Yet the indisputable advantages of inclusive education also come with a cost. Children with disabilities across cultures report peer stigmatization, including teasing, bullying, social isolation, and feelings of inferiority and shame. An understanding of children’s experiences can help social workers and educators…
Resource profiles and suicide attempts in youth with disabilities
BACKGROUND: The issue of suicide among youth with disabilities transitioning into adulthood is a serious public health issue. In navigating this transition, youth with disabilities encounter unique obstacles that require careful consideration and support. This study aims to identify resource profiles among youth with disabilities and their association with suicide attempts in early adulthood. METHODS: Using data from the National Longitudinal Stu…
The voices of Japanese and U.S. elementary-school aged children with disabilities
Children’s experience of disability-related stigmatization is a central social justice issue across cultures. Yet children’s voices are rarely heard by policy makers, and available programs for children with disabilities typically lack input from children’s own experiences. This paper presents a cross-cultural case study of how three children with disabilities in Japan and the U.S. responded to stigmatization from their “typically-developing” pee…
More than Fresh Fruits and Veggies
As awareness of the benefits of social participation for older adults has grown, ideas for how social services agencies can increase older adults' social participation have proliferated. The goal of this research is to explore how older adults experience the farmers' market as a hub of social participation. Fifteen older adults in a rural area in the deep South of the U.S. participated in semi-structured interviews. All interviews were transcribe…
Japanese parents’ experiences supporting their school-aged children’s acculturation to the U.S
The 19th century roots of social work in social justice movements within immigrant communities continue to thrive in contemporary social work. Yet relatively little attention has focused on the challenges faced by Asian immigrants, currently the second largest immigrant group in the U.S. Indeed, Asians in the U.S. have long been stereotyped as a “model minority,” perpetuating the myth that Asian children do not need special attention when accultu…
The wheelchair really is just a piece of athletic equipment to play the sport of basketball”
Anti-Asian Hatred and Japanese Parents’ Support of Their Children’s Acculturation to the United States
This ethnographic study explores how Japanese immigrant and temporary resident parents support their children's acculturation to U.S. society. Anti-Asian hatred is a neglected social justice issue with a long history extending to hate crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet the U.S. population includes an increasing number of Asian immigrants. Some of them, such as recent Japanese immigrants and temporary residents, are from majority groups in t…
Acculturation, Cultural Self, and Identity of Japanese Children in U.S. Schools
Relocation to a new culture has significant impacts on individuals’ “self” and identity. This qualitative study examines the perspectives of Japanese temporary resident and immigrant parents on their children’s acculturation to U.S. local schools and its impact on self. Japanese people, generally, are sensitive to others’ responses to their struggles. Reluctance to seek formal support that can label them as “failures” may increase their vulnerabi…
Acculturation and a sense of belonging of children in U.S. Schools and communities
Inclusion or assimilation? Program development in disability-focused organizations in India
This article focuses on the work of five civil society organizations in an urban environment in India that work with persons with disabilities. In this qualitative study we examine how leaders in these non-governmental organizations (NGOs) conceptualize disability and implement programming. These conceptualizations are examined through the lens of transnationalism, highlighting how global policies and economic structures, as well as national poli…
The experiences of disability in sociocultural contexts of India
This study reports on findings from 25 semi-structured, individual interviews with participants with visual, hearing, or mobility disabilities in India focusing on stigmatization and resilience, and how they are constructed within Indian sociocultural contexts. Participants’ experiences of disability and stigmatization were alleviated or exacerbated by sociocultural issues, including socioeconomic status, caste, and gender hierarchy. A lack of fa…
Balancing the stigmatization risks of disability labels against the benefits of special education
Adjusting the "self" in social interaction
East Asian and US educators' reflections on how stigmatization affects their relationships with parents whose children have disabilities
Development of children's understandings of physical disabilities and stigmatization in a Japanese cultural context
Perspectives of elementary school educators in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the US on disability, stigmatization and children's developing self
Perspectives of elementary school educators in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the US on disability, stigmatization and children's developing self Part 1
Out-of-School Suspensions of Black Youths
Racial disproportionality in out-of-school suspensions is a persistent social justice issue in public schools. This article examines out-of-school suspensions of four black youths from the perspectives of the youths, their caregivers, and educators. The case involving David, a 14-year-old African American with a learning disability, illustrates the challenges of students experiencing the intersection of disability and race. The case involving Geo…
Local implementation of disability policies for “high incidence” disabilities at public schools in Japan and the U.S
Use of criminal justice language in personal narratives of out-of-school suspensions
The role of race in the Out-of-school suspensions of black students
An ecological-systems inquiry into racial disproportionalities in out-of-school suspensions from youth, caregiver and educator perspectives
The elementary-school functioning of children with maltreatment histories and mild cognitive or behavioral disabilities
Disability and Stigma
In this report, part of a larger ethnographic study, the authors examined the support Japanese elementary school educators provide to parents of children with relatively mild cognitive and behavioral disabilities, such as learning disabilities, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders, and high-functioning autism. Conditions that affect children's learning and behaviors are widespread, but cultures vary in responses to children with such difficu…
Cultural sensitivity in the delivery of disability services to children
The role of race in the Out-of-school suspensions of black students
An ecological-systems inquiry into racial disproportionalities in out-of-school suspensions from youth, caregiver and educator perspectives
Out-of-School Suspensions of Black Youths
Racial disproportionality in out-of-school suspensions is a persistent social justice issue in public schools. This article examines out-of-school suspensions of four black youths from the perspectives of the youths, their caregivers, and educators. The case involving David, a 14-year-old African American with a learning disability, illustrates the challenges of students experiencing the intersection of disability and race. The case involving Geo…
The elementary-school functioning of children with maltreatment histories and mild cognitive or behavioral disabilities
Use of criminal justice language in personal narratives of out-of-school suspensions
Perspectives of elementary school educators in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the US on disability, stigmatization and children's developing self
Perspectives of elementary school educators in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the US on disability, stigmatization and children's developing self Part 1
The experiences of disability in sociocultural contexts of India
This study reports on findings from 25 semi-structured, individual interviews with participants with visual, hearing, or mobility disabilities in India focusing on stigmatization and resilience, and how they are constructed within Indian sociocultural contexts. Participants’ experiences of disability and stigmatization were alleviated or exacerbated by sociocultural issues, including socioeconomic status, caste, and gender hierarchy. A lack of fa…
Adjusting the "self" in social interaction
Local implementation of disability policies for “high incidence” disabilities at public schools in Japan and the U.S
East Asian and US educators' reflections on how stigmatization affects their relationships with parents whose children have disabilities
Disability and Stigma
In this report, part of a larger ethnographic study, the authors examined the support Japanese elementary school educators provide to parents of children with relatively mild cognitive and behavioral disabilities, such as learning disabilities, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders, and high-functioning autism. Conditions that affect children's learning and behaviors are widespread, but cultures vary in responses to children with such difficu…
Cultural sensitivity in the delivery of disability services to children
Acculturation and a sense of belonging of children in U.S. Schools and communities
Inclusion or assimilation? Program development in disability-focused organizations in India
This article focuses on the work of five civil society organizations in an urban environment in India that work with persons with disabilities. In this qualitative study we examine how leaders in these non-governmental organizations (NGOs) conceptualize disability and implement programming. These conceptualizations are examined through the lens of transnationalism, highlighting how global policies and economic structures, as well as national poli…
Balancing the stigmatization risks of disability labels against the benefits of special education
Development of children's understandings of physical disabilities and stigmatization in a Japanese cultural context
Parental Experiences of Children's Disabilities and Special Education in the United States and Japan
Cultural beliefs about disability and related systems of special education affect the experience of children with disabilities and their parents. This article reviews research on the perceptions and experiences of parents who have preschool or elementary school-age children with disabilities in the United States and Japan. Parents' experiences affect their children's development--for example, through caregiving and advocacy for appropriate servic…
Parental Experiences of Children's Disabilities and Special Education in the United States and Japan
Cultural beliefs about disability and related systems of special education affect the experience of children with disabilities and their parents. This article reviews research on the perceptions and experiences of parents who have preschool or elementary school-age children with disabilities in the United States and Japan. Parents' experiences affect their children's development--for example, through caregiving and advocacy for appropriate servic…
Jim Crow’s Daughters Different Social Class-Different Experience With Racism
African American women share the common ground of surviving in a racially stratified society. Nonetheless, the diversity of their experiences emerges. This article contrasts the lived experiences of two elderly African American daughters of the Jim Crow South. Commonly shared social markers (race, gender, and historical and regional contexts) are held in contrast to their notably different social classes. Salient features of their diverse experie…
Cultural sensitivity in the delivery of disability services to children
The elementary-school functioning of children with maltreatment histories and mild cognitive or behavioral disabilities
Disability and Stigma
In this report, part of a larger ethnographic study, the authors examined the support Japanese elementary school educators provide to parents of children with relatively mild cognitive and behavioral disabilities, such as learning disabilities, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders, and high-functioning autism. Conditions that affect children's learning and behaviors are widespread, but cultures vary in responses to children with such difficu…
The role of race in the Out-of-school suspensions of black students
An ecological-systems inquiry into racial disproportionalities in out-of-school suspensions from youth, caregiver and educator perspectives
Local implementation of disability policies for “high incidence” disabilities at public schools in Japan and the U.S
Use of criminal justice language in personal narratives of out-of-school suspensions
Perspectives of elementary school educators in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the US on disability, stigmatization and children's developing self
Perspectives of elementary school educators in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the US on disability, stigmatization and children's developing self Part 1
Out-of-School Suspensions of Black Youths
Racial disproportionality in out-of-school suspensions is a persistent social justice issue in public schools. This article examines out-of-school suspensions of four black youths from the perspectives of the youths, their caregivers, and educators. The case involving David, a 14-year-old African American with a learning disability, illustrates the challenges of students experiencing the intersection of disability and race. The case involving Geo…
East Asian and US educators' reflections on how stigmatization affects their relationships with parents whose children have disabilities
Development of children's understandings of physical disabilities and stigmatization in a Japanese cultural context
Balancing the stigmatization risks of disability labels against the benefits of special education
Adjusting the "self" in social interaction
Inclusion or assimilation? Program development in disability-focused organizations in India
This article focuses on the work of five civil society organizations in an urban environment in India that work with persons with disabilities. In this qualitative study we examine how leaders in these non-governmental organizations (NGOs) conceptualize disability and implement programming. These conceptualizations are examined through the lens of transnationalism, highlighting how global policies and economic structures, as well as national poli…
The experiences of disability in sociocultural contexts of India
This study reports on findings from 25 semi-structured, individual interviews with participants with visual, hearing, or mobility disabilities in India focusing on stigmatization and resilience, and how they are constructed within Indian sociocultural contexts. Participants’ experiences of disability and stigmatization were alleviated or exacerbated by sociocultural issues, including socioeconomic status, caste, and gender hierarchy. A lack of fa…
Acculturation, Cultural Self, and Identity of Japanese Children in U.S. Schools
Relocation to a new culture has significant impacts on individuals’ “self” and identity. This qualitative study examines the perspectives of Japanese temporary resident and immigrant parents on their children’s acculturation to U.S. local schools and its impact on self. Japanese people, generally, are sensitive to others’ responses to their struggles. Reluctance to seek formal support that can label them as “failures” may increase their vulnerabi…
Acculturation and a sense of belonging of children in U.S. Schools and communities
Anti-Asian Hatred and Japanese Parents’ Support of Their Children’s Acculturation to the United States
This ethnographic study explores how Japanese immigrant and temporary resident parents support their children's acculturation to U.S. society. Anti-Asian hatred is a neglected social justice issue with a long history extending to hate crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet the U.S. population includes an increasing number of Asian immigrants. Some of them, such as recent Japanese immigrants and temporary residents, are from majority groups in t…
Japanese parents’ experiences supporting their school-aged children’s acculturation to the U.S
The 19th century roots of social work in social justice movements within immigrant communities continue to thrive in contemporary social work. Yet relatively little attention has focused on the challenges faced by Asian immigrants, currently the second largest immigrant group in the U.S. Indeed, Asians in the U.S. have long been stereotyped as a “model minority,” perpetuating the myth that Asian children do not need special attention when accultu…
The wheelchair really is just a piece of athletic equipment to play the sport of basketball”
More than Fresh Fruits and Veggies
As awareness of the benefits of social participation for older adults has grown, ideas for how social services agencies can increase older adults' social participation have proliferated. The goal of this research is to explore how older adults experience the farmers' market as a hub of social participation. Fifteen older adults in a rural area in the deep South of the U.S. participated in semi-structured interviews. All interviews were transcribe…
The voices of Japanese and U.S. elementary-school aged children with disabilities
Children’s experience of disability-related stigmatization is a central social justice issue across cultures. Yet children’s voices are rarely heard by policy makers, and available programs for children with disabilities typically lack input from children’s own experiences. This paper presents a cross-cultural case study of how three children with disabilities in Japan and the U.S. responded to stigmatization from their “typically-developing” pee…
Psychology (24 works) · Social Psychology (18 works) · Sociology (18 works) · Social Psychology (15 works) · Developmental psychology (13 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Parental Involvement in Education (7 works) · Education Discipline and Inequality (6 works) · Gender Studies (6 works)