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Title
Emi Sumida-Brown Oral History Interview
Description
Emi Sumida-Brown describes her upbringing in Hiroshima, Japan, her move to the United States following her high school graduation, and her undergraduate and graduate careers. She delves into the experiences she had which sparked her passion for counseling and group therapy. She discusses her professional career at Oregon State University and all of the advancements she has made in the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at OSU. She is currently the group coordinator for CAPS and she works to plan and advertise new groups within CAPS each term. As a group coordinator, she also works on planning the annual World Mental Health Day event and she attends the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) conferences during the year.
Sumida-Brown also discusses potential plans for her future. She believes that she has established her work in the United States, and would like to take her work to Japan. She wants to share her academic and professional experiences as a counselor in psychological services in Japan because she believes there is a lot of opportunity to improve mental health education. An additional area of interest she would like to explore is sharing her story of growing up in Hiroshima, following the atomic bombing.
Sumida-Brown also discusses potential plans for her future. She believes that she has established her work in the United States, and would like to take her work to Japan. She wants to share her academic and professional experiences as a counselor in psychological services in Japan because she believes there is a lot of opportunity to improve mental health education. An additional area of interest she would like to explore is sharing her story of growing up in Hiroshima, following the atomic bombing.
Creator
Emi Sumida-Brown
Source
Voices of Oregon State University Oral History Collection (OH 09)
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
February 21, 2018
Contributor
Allison Tep
Format
Born Digital
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
oh09-sumida-emi-20180221
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Allison Tep
Interviewee
Emi Sumida-Brown
Location
Valley Library, Oregon State University
Original Format
Born Digital
Duration
0:36:04
OHMS Object
Interview Format
video