Biography
Fuko Kiyama is a first-year Ph.D. student specializing in Human Development in Context (HDiC) in the School of Education.
Fuko’s personal experience as a cross-cultural child, raised in the U.S. and Japan, has informed her interest in studying the development of ethnic-racial identity (ERI) and critical consciousness among children and youth of color. Specifically, she hopes to explore how family cultural socialization practices and aspects of culturally responsive out-of-school programs influence youths’ ERI development and impact their academic motivation and well-being.
Prior to coming to UCI, she received her B.A. in Media Communication and Culture at the International Christian University in Japan, and her M.A. in Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University.
July 2020
Fuko Kiyama is a first-year Ph.D. student specializing in Human Development in Context (HDiC) in the School of Education.
Fuko’s personal experience as a cross-cultural child, raised in the U.S. and Japan, has informed her interest in studying the development of ethnic-racial identity (ERI) and critical consciousness among children and youth of color. Specifically, she hopes to explore how family cultural socialization practices and aspects of culturally responsive out-of-school programs influence youths’ ERI development and impact their academic motivation and well-being.
Prior to coming to UCI, she received her B.A. in Media Communication and Culture at the International Christian University in Japan, and her M.A. in Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University.
July 2020
