Background
Gordon, Jan Baker was born on April 20, 1941 in Tyler, Texas, United States. Arrived in Japan, 1982. Son of Morris Charles and Dorothy (Baker) Gordon.
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Jan Baker Gordon, American humanities educator. Named Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1964, Theodore Whitfield Hunt Fellow, Princeton University, 1965, Leverhulme Fellow, University Warwick, Coventry, England, 1966-1967. Democratic committee, Snyder, n.Y., 1970-1972. Member Japanese American Literature Society (program officer 1984), Modern Language Association American.
Education
Bachelor, Rice University, 1963. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1965.
Career
Assistant professor, English Literature State University of New York, Buffalo, 1966-1975. Senior lecturer, English Literature National University Singapore, 1975-1981. Visiting professor Doshisha University, Kyoto, 1981-1983.
Associate professor Tokyo University Foreign Studies, 1983-1990, professor, 1991—2004, professor emeritus, since 2004. Consultant on American culture United States Information Agency, Washington, 1977-1983, Air Traffic Contr.'s Union, Tokyo, 1984-1988, Education Ministry, Tokyo, 1989. External examiner Thmmasat University Bangkok, 1979.
Member Japan-United States of America Educational Commission 1989-1990. Member committee Institute for the History of Mentalities, since 1992.
Achievements
Membership
Democratic committee, Snyder, n.Y., 1970-1972. Member Japanese American Literature Society (program officer 1984), Modern Language Association American.
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Married Hiromi Mochizuki, July 27, 1985.
Education
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1963
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1965