Marcia Tate Arunga

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Visiting Faculty, B.A. in Liberal Studies (completion program)

Summary of Education and Relevant Experience

B.A., University of Washington; M.A., Pacific Oaks College.
Marcia Tate Arunga specializes in human development, intercultural communications and globalism with emphasis on developing cultural competency. As an education and training consultant, Arunga has contracts with the Race and Social Justice Initiative (City of Seattle), the Seattle Housing Authority's Yesler Terrace Redevelopment Project and the Village of Hope. She recently completed a children's book to be published in 2009, entitled The Stolen Ones, and How They Were Missed. She also volunteers as an instructor of college-level sociology at Monroe State Prison. She is the cofounder of Cultural Reconnection Missions, responsible for leading over 75 women from the Pacific Northwest. She is an activist with the Village of Hope, which is committed to reducing the recidivism rate of Washington State prison population.

Affiliations

• Cofounder - Cultural Reconnection Mission
• Convener - African American Kenyan Women's Interconnect (AAKEWO)
• Adviser - Parents for Student Success
• Member Seattle Chapter - National Black Child Development Institute
• Board Member - Praxis Institute for Early Childhood Education
• Member - Village of Hope
• Volunteer Instructor - University Behind Bars
• Member - Black Prisoners Caucus
• Member - Organizing the Diaspora - African Union

Papers and Presentations

• "Finding the Road Home: Impact of Cultural Reconnection" — Antioch University Seattle, C3 Global Perspectives Series, 2009
• "Children in a Global Village: Best Practices From Kenya"  — National Black Child Institute Conference, May 2009
• "Family Background of the Obama Clan in Kenya — Organizing for America," — Seattle Democratic Party, 2008
• "Lessons from the Life Cycle: Coaching Youth into Excellence" — Schools Out Washington, 2008
• "Coaching for Success From the Top Down" — Puget Sound ESD, 2009
• "The Impact of Culture in Strengthening the Black Child" — Seattle BCDI, 2008
• "Connecting Our Past" — City of Seattle Black History Month, 2007
• "Organizing in Communities of Color" — Seattle Race Conference facilitator, 2008
• "Impact of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade" — Tacoma Glass Museum, 2006

Philosophy

"In my scholarship and practice, I am intensely interested in the collective answer to two questions. First, how do we create more peace in the world, right here and right now? Secondly, how do we create a society in which all people are free to achieve their fullest human potential? My classroom is a laboratory for exploring the answer to these complex questions, for which I hope to co-discover in my lifetime."

Publications

• "The Stolen Ones," op-ed Seattle Times, 2001
• The Stolen Ones and How They Were Missed. Seattle: Arunga & Associates, 2009.

Contact Information

B.A. in Liberal Studies (completion program)
206-268-4499
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