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Christopher Titus North
E-mail:votenorth@yahoo.com
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WORK EXPERIENCE:
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January 2004 to Present
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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
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Adjunct Professor, Political Science Department. Courses include
American Foreign Policy, American Presidency, East Asian in World
Politics, Japanese Political Economy, World Politics, Religion and
Politics, Media and Politics, American Political Process, Politics of
Global Economic Relations, and Introduction to Global Studies. |
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April 1989 thru present
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THOMSON FINANCIAL NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL, Tokyo
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Since 1996 Editor, Translator, Systems Developer for Japan Watch
product, which is a daily summary of the Japanese financial press. Prior
to that Political and Economic Analyst/Reporter, Tokyo Bureau Chief
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September 1993 to May 1994
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
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Teaching Assistant in Political Science Department
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January 1988 to August 1988
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JESSE JACKSON '88 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE,
Washington, D.C.
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Press Relations, Organization of
Activities for Volunteers, Research, etc.
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EDUCATION
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September 1994 to April 2003
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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
Graduate School of Public and
International Affairs
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Ph.D in International Political Economy, Advanced Certificate in Asian
Studies
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September 1993 to May 1994
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
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Department of Political Science, Ph. D. course
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April 1989 to January 1992
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SOPHIA UNIVERSITY, Tokyo, Japan
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M.A in International Relations awarded April 1991 (Thesis on North Korean
Leadership Succession Problem. First Westerner in department to write thesis
in Japanese.)
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August 1980 to May 1984
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HAWAII LOA COLLAGE, Kaneohe, Hawaii
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B.A. in Linguistics
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PERSONAL
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1. Published master's thesis in
Korea and
World Affairs, Spring 1992. Other publications include Los Angeles Times,
Mainichi Shimbun, East Asia in International Affairs. Chapter
in Real Japan, (Benjamin Fulford, editor).
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2. Spent several months in 1984 and again in
1987 traveling through Europe, the Soviet
Union, China, Southeast Asia, and
elsewhere
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3. Fluent Japanese
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4. Delegate to the 1984 Hawaiian Democratic Party
State Convention and the 1988 Virginia Democratic
Party State Convention
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5. Blackbelt Instructor, USA Professional Karate, Pittsburgh, PA (since
2000)
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6. Green Party candidate for Mayor of Pittsburgh, 2005. Green Party
candidate for U.S. Congress from Pennsylvania's 14th District (won 17,720
votes or 10% of total.)
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7. Board of Directors, Pittsburgh Japanese School
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8. Published novel Operation
Patriotic Toilet Seat.
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