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PROFILE

Name: Emiko Ishigaki Perry, Ph.D.
Pen Name: Choko Ishigaki (Tanka poetess)
Nationality: Japan
Residence: Hawaii, USA

March 15, 1931: Born in Shenyang (Fengtian), a city on the northeastern China (Manchuria).
(September of the same year: Brought back to Tokyo, Japan by real mother ,Shige Yosimura. November of the same year: real father, Liu Xinchun, who remained in the northeastern China=Manchuria, was killed Lao Beifeng, leader of the anti-Japan resistance.)

April 1937: Enters Takata-dai5 elementary school in Tokyo.

April 1939: Transfers Ooizumi primary school attached to Gakugei Teachers’ College.

April 1943: Enters No 10 Girls High School of Tokyo.

September 1943: Evacuated to Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. Enters Hokuriku-Gakuin Girls High School.

April 1949: Enters Seiwa Girls’ Junior College in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture.

April 1951: Enters the Literature Department of Kwansei-Gakuin University in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. Joins the Tanka Club.

March 1954: Graduates from Kwansei-Gakuin University. Stars working for Kobe YWCA , in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

March 2, 1956: Marries Atsushi Ishigaki, The couple goes to the Ishigaki Island of Okinawa.

February 23, 1957: Birth of the first son Yoshito.

October 11, 1958: Birth of the second son Makoto.

September 1961: The family moves to Tosa-Shimizu, Kochi Prefecture. Starts a kindergarten and becomes the dead.

January 31, 1964: Birth of the first daughter Nozomi.

1967-1969: Studies in Tokyo. (Master’s degree from Aoyama-Gakuin University)

May 11, 1969: Birth of the second daughter Hikari.

September 1970: Moves to Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. Becomes an assistant at Seiwa College.

1982-1983: Studies in Israel, at Oranim College, University of Haiwa.

April 1983: Becomes full-time professor of Seiwa College, after serving as lecturer and then associate professor.

1983-2002: General Secretary, Vice President of OMEP-Japan (OMEP= Organization Mondale L’Education Prescolaire)

March 13, 1986: Obtains Ph.D. from Aoyama-Gakuin University.

November 27, 1993: Death of Atsushi Ishigaki.

1997-2003: President of JSEYA (The Japanese Society for the Education of Young Children)

November 6, 1997: Receives DISTINGUSHED SERVICE AWARD from INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

May 3, 2001: Receives Prefecture Residents Life Advancement Service Award from Hyogo Prefecture.

March 31, 2002: Retired from Seiwa College.

July 2003: Becomes visiting professor at University of Hawaii, College of Education.

October 31, 2004: Marries Gilbert Joseph Perry.

December 20, 2004: Applies for permanent residency in the U.S.

December 31, 2005: Obtains permanent residency status in the U.S.

May 7, 2007: Certified Novice Oblate (associate monk) of the Benedictine Monastery of Hawaii. .


	PROFILE Name: Emiko Ishigaki Perry, Ph.D. Pen Name: Choko Ishigaki (Tanka poetess) Nationality: Japan Residence: Hawaii, USA March 15, 1931: Born in Shenyang (Fengtian), a city on the northeastern China (Manchuria). (September of the same year: Brought back to Tokyo, Japan by real mother ,Shige Yosimura. November of the same year: real father, Liu Xinchun, who remained in the northeastern China=Manchuria, was killed Lao Beifeng, leader of the anti-Japan resistance.) April 1937: Enters Takata-dai5 elementary school in Tokyo. April 1939: Transfers Ooizumi primary school attached to Gakugei Teachers’ College. April 1943: Enters No 10 Girls High School of Tokyo. September 1943: Evacuated to Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. Enters Hokuriku-Gakuin Girls High School. April 1949: Enters Seiwa Girls’ Junior College in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. April 1951: Enters the Literature Department of Kwansei-Gakuin University in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. Joins the Tanka Club. March 1954: Graduates from Kwansei-Gakuin University. Stars working for Kobe YWCA , in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. March 2, 1956: Marries Atsushi Ishigaki, The couple goes to the Ishigaki Island of Okinawa. February 23, 1957: Birth of the first son Yoshito. October 11, 1958: Birth of the second son Makoto. September 1961: The family moves to Tosa-Shimizu, Kochi Prefecture. Starts a kindergarten and becomes the dead. January 31, 1964: Birth of the first daughter Nozomi. 1967-1969: Studies in Tokyo. (Master’s degree from Aoyama-Gakuin University) May 11, 1969: Birth of the second daughter Hikari. September 1970: Moves to Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. Becomes an assistant at Seiwa College. 1982-1983: Studies in Israel, at Oranim College, University of Haiwa. April 1983: Becomes full-time professor of Seiwa College, after serving as lecturer and then associate professor. 1983-2002: General Secretary, Vice President of OMEP-Japan (OMEP= Organization Mondale L’Education Prescolaire) March 13, 1986: Obtains Ph.D. from Aoyama-Gakuin University. November 27, 1993: Death of Atsushi Ishigaki. 1997-2003: President of JSEYA (The Japanese Society for the Education of Young Children) November 6, 1997: Receives DISTINGUSHED SERVICE AWARD from INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. May 3, 2001: Receives Prefecture Residents Life Advancement Service Award from Hyogo Prefecture. March 31, 2002: Retired from Seiwa College. July 2003: Becomes visiting professor at University of Hawaii, College of Education. October 31, 2004: Marries Gilbert Joseph Perry. December 20, 2004: Applies for permanent residency in the U.S. December 31, 2005: Obtains permanent residency status in the U.S. May 7, 2007: Certified Novice Oblate (associate monk) of the Benedictine Monastery of Hawaii. .