Katsuhiko Sawamura 
 Teaching Assistant Professor, Asian Studies 
 Asian Studies, CB#3267 
 (919) 962-5454 
 katsuhik@email.unc.edu
Education:	• MS Education, University of Bridgeport 1998
	
World Area of Focus:	• East Asia 100%	
Languages:	• Chinese, Mandarin (elementary proficiency)
• Japanese (native/bilingual proficiency)	
Relevant Experience:	• 2017-2017 North Carolina Articulation Project (Wake Forest University, NC), March 4-5, 2017
• 2016-2016 Southeast Association of Teachers of Japanese (UNC-Wilmington, NC), February 20, 2016
• 2015-2015 Southeast Association of Teachers of Japanese (UNC-CH, NC), March 7-8, 2015
• 2014-2015 Volunteer Excellence Award, The North Carolina State Employees Combined Campaign
• 2012-2012 Course Development Grant, Carolina Asia Center
	
Relevant Courses Taught:	• JAPN 101 Elementary Japanese I
• JAPN 102 Elementary Japanese II 
• JAPN 204 Intermediate Japanese II 
• JAPN 415 Advanced Japanese: “Sports in Japanese Culture” 
• JAPN 490 Advanced Japanese: “People, Places, and Legends” 	
Recent Publications: