Background
Befu, Harumi was born on March 20, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Juma Befu and Komaki Shimizu.
Befu, Harumi was born on March 20, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Juma Befu and Komaki Shimizu.
Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1954. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1962.
Assistant professor to associate professor anthropology Stanford (California) University, 1995—1996. Assistant professor Kyoto Bunkyo University, Uji, Japan, 1996-2000. Retired, 2000
Assistant professor University Nevada, Reno, 1961—1962, University Missouri, Columbia, 1962—1964.
Visiting associate professor University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1964—1965. External examiner University Hong Kong, 1998—2000, associate editor, Thunderbird International Business Review, Phoenix, since 1991.
Co-organizer Japanese-American Environmental Conference, 1976-1996. Board directors Post-Adoption Center for Education and Research, Palo Alto, California, 1982-1985, Ben Lomond (California) Quaker Association, 1986-1988, Asian Management Institute, Sunnyvale, California, 1986-1988. Member American Anthropological Association (life, nominating committee 1973-1976), Association for Asian Studies (life, board directors 1975-1976, 81-83, various offices 1973-1983), Japanese Society for Ethnology, European Association for Japanese Studies.
Married Kei Tomita, August 23, 1959. 2 children.