Background
Befu, Ben was born on August 14, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Juma and Komaki Befu.
language and literature educator
Befu, Ben was born on August 14, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Juma and Komaki Befu.
Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1953; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1966.
Assistant professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1964-1972; associate professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1972-1991; department chairman Oriental languages, University of California at Los Angeles, 1975-1978; professor emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1991. Visiting assistant professor Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1965, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1968.
Member scholarly advisory council Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, since 1991. Chairman National Defense Foreign Language Fellowship/National Resource Fellowship, University of California at Los Angeles East Asia subcommittee, 1967—1991. Member Association Asian Studies, Association Teachers Japanese (board directors 1983-1986).
Married Grayce Yano, 1954. Children: Mary Lynn Midori, Anne Marie Misayo.