Nationality:  U.S. Citizen, Born in Detroit, Michigan

              Education:   M.A. in ESL (Teaching English as a Second or     

                                 Foreign Language) University of Hawaii,

                                Honolulu, Hawaii

                                 Teaching Credential (Elementary Education)

                                 California State University at Los Angeles,

                                     California

                                 B.S. Central Michigan University

           Experience:  Over 40 years teaching in elementary schools,

                                      language schools and universities.  

                     Other:  Textbook writer (5 textbooks), researcher, proof-

                                       reader.    

               Interests:   Tennis, Gardening, Fishing, Studying Chinese,

                                      and Pacific War history research