Background
Klieger, Paul Christiaan was born on July 27, 1951 in Great Falls, Montana, United States. Son of Samuel and Charlotte E. (Odegard) Klieger.
Klieger, Paul Christiaan was born on July 27, 1951 in Great Falls, Montana, United States. Son of Samuel and Charlotte E. (Odegard) Klieger.
Bachelor, U. Montana, 1973; Master of Arts in Asian Religions, U. Hawaii, 1980; Master of Arts in Anthropology, U. Hawaii, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Hawaii, 1989.
Lecturer, Chaminade U., Honolulu, 1985-1988;
lecturer, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1988;
visiting lecturer, U. Pittsburgh, 1989;
acting director, Tibetan Cultural Center, Missoula, Montana, 1990;
associate anthropologist, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, 1991-1997. Director Tibetan-United States resettlement Committee, 1990-1991, advisor, 1991-1993. Board directors Friends of Moku'ula, Lahaina, Hawaii, 1994.
Grants officer California Academy of Sciences, since 1997.
Cons. United States-Tibet Committee, Missoula, Montana, 1990-1991, Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe. Member American Anthropological Association (commission on refugee issues since 1989, county on humanrights since 1989), Society for Hawaiian Archaeology (secretary since 1996), Hawaiian Anthropological Association (Vice-President 1983, editor 1989), Hawaiian History Society, Sigma Xi.