Michiko Baribeau
Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese

Academic Program Affiliation(s): Asian Studies, Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures, Japanese Studies

Biography:
B.A., Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan; graduate study, Portland State University, Columbia University. Taught at Dutchess Community College and led seminars in Japanese language, culture, and customer service for IBM, Siemens, and other corporate clients. Certified ikebana instructor by Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Kyoto, Japan. Author, Hamayuu—Contemporary Tanka Poetry; Tantakatan—Contemporary Tanka Poetry and Essays. (2002– ) Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese.