Mary Lum Lau

Background

Lau, Mary Lum was born on September 22, 1911 in Honolulu. Daughter of Kin Lum and Sau Chan Lau.

Education

Bachelor of Education, University Hawaii, 1933. Master of Arts, San Francisco State University, 1951. Postgraduate, Syracuse University, 1960.

Postgraduate, University California, Berkeley, 1993.

Career

Elementary, secondary special education teacher Department of Education, Honolulu, 1934-1965. Intinerant teacher visually impaired Oakland (California) Public Schools, 1965-1977, temporary teacher multi-handicapped, visually impaired, 1986-1993. Interim director religious education Center Union Church, Honolulu, 1963-1965;demonstration teacher deaf and hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired University Hawaii.

Achievements

• Mary Lum Lau has been listed as a noteworthy special education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Interim director religious education voluntary services Center Union Church, Honolulu. Member National Education Association, American Association of University Women, American Speech Language Hearing Association, Hawaii Education Association, California Education Transcribers Visually Handicapped, Council Exceptional Children (secretary chapter 119 1965), California Teachers Association, Oakland Teachers Association.

Interests

• Needle craft, reading, cooking, arts and crafts for students, music.

Connections

Married Gilbert K.S. Lau, July 3, 1935. Children: Diane L. Cordrey, Denis Tuck.

Father:

Kin Lum

Mother:

Sau Chan Lau

Spouse:

Gilbert K.S. Lau

child:

Diane L. Cordrey Lau

child:

Denis Tuck Lau