Conference Papers and Presentations

 

(211)    Community: A Collective Way of Life

Presented to the Annual Conference, Midwest Sociological Society, Des Moines, 2024

 

(210)    Human Living: Collectives and Collectivity

Presented to the Annual Conference, Eastern Sociological Society, Washington DC, 2024

 

(209)    Academic Work and Workers: Areas, Fields, Disciplines, and the Knowledge Enterprise

Presented to the 8th Annual Global Congress of Knowledge Economy, Sapporo, 2023

 

(208)    Groups, Groupings, and Grouping Dynamics in the Polity of Democracy

Presented to the Annual Conference, North Central Sociological Association, Grand Rapids, 2023

 

(207)    In the Court of Public Opinion: A Zone of Error Shared by Overseas Chinese

Presented to the Annual Conference, Midwest Sociological Society, Minneapolis, 2023

 

(206)    Ideas and Ideologies in the Polity of Democracy

Presented to the Annual Conference, Eastern Sociological Society, Baltimore, 2023

 

(205)    Locating and Recruiting Research Participants with Problem Experiences

Presented to the Annual Conference, Western Association of Criminal Justice, Reno, 2022

 

(204)    Political Deviance: Surveillance in the Polity of Autocracy

            Presented to the 59th annual conference, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, 2022

 

(203)    Informing, Inspiring, and Involving African American Elites for Transformative Changes across African American Communities in the United States

            Presented to the 92nd annual conference, Eastern Sociological Society, Boston, 2022

 

(202)    Engaging and Involving Research Participants with Problem Experiences

Presented to the Annual Conference, Western Association of Criminal Justice, Virtual, 2021

 

(201)    Thoughts on Racial and Ethnic Issues in America

An invited lecture in the Interdisciplinary Lecture Series, General Education Honors, California State University-Northridge, Virtual, 2021

 

(200)    Living Meaningfully, Purposely, and Spiritually in Nature, with Fellow Citizens, and as Part of the Humankind

Presented to the 90th annual conference, Eastern Sociological Society, Philadelphia, 2020

 

(199)    Conspicuous and Inconspicuous Discriminations in the Community of Nations

Presented to the annual meeting, the Association of Global South Studies, Buenos Aires, 2019

 

(198)    Volunteering and Citizen Services in Modern Society

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Fudan University, Shanghai, 2019

 

(197)    Social Problems in the United States: Challenges and Policy Initiatives

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 2019

 

(196)    U.S.-China Relations in a Sociological Perspective

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 2019

 

(195)    Social Work and Volunteering in Social Management

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 2019

 

(194)    Classroom Teaching and Instructional Management in American Universities

Presented to an audience of faculty and staff, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 2019   

 

(193)    The Living Normativity of Contemporaries: From Setting, Script, Performance, and Milestone to Ritual

Presented to the 6th International Conference on Disabling Normalities at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2019

 

(192)    Living with Conspicuous and Inconspicuous Discriminations in the Era of Nation States

Presented to the 1st International Conference on Living in a World of Nation States at Hosei University, Tokyo, 2019

 

(191)    Clustering of Creative Industries

Presented to a Chinese delegation hosted by the Institute of Community Health and Wellbeing, Northridge, 2019

 

(190)    The Sharing Economy

Presented to a Chinese delegation hosted by the Institute of Community Health and Wellbeing, Northridge, 2019

 

(189)    Living Three Worlds: Individual Experience and Social Reality in the Contemporary Era

Presented to the Junior College Multidisciplinary Conference on Breaking Barriers through Research, Practice, and Collaboration at the University of Malta, Malta, 2018

 

(188)    Public Diplomacy and Its Significance in U.S.-China Relations

Presented to a Chinese delegation hosted by the Institute of Community Health and Wellbeing, Northridge, 2018

 

(187)    Intercultural Communication and Civil Diplomacy: U.S.-China Relations

Presented to a Chinese delegation hosted by the Institute of Community Health and Wellbeing, Northridge, 2018

 

(186)    The Power of Knowledge in the Era of Globalization - Conquering Nature, Manipulating Humans, and Controlling Society

Presented to the International Conference on Globalizing Social Sciences, Hanoi, 2018

 

(185)    Nature, Natural Environment, and Environmental Protection from the Perspectives of Commonsense, Religion, and Science

Presented to the 5th international conference on Ecological Theology and Environmental Ethics, Chania, 2017

 

(184)    Three Worlds: Individual Life, Social Change, and Human Evolution

Presented to the 5th International Conference on Byzantine, Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Art, Literature, Historical, Social and Cultural Studies, Nicosia, 2017

 

(183)    Chinese Philanthropy and Nonprofits in the United States

Presented to the Valley Nonprofit Resources, California State University, Northridge, 2017

 

(182)    Higher Education in America: Experiences and Observations

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 2017

 

(181)    Crime and Social Control in the United States: Facts, Ideologies, and Policies

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, 2017

 

(180)    A Resurge of American Manufacturing and the Opportunity for Chinese Investments

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 2017

 

(179)    Crime and Social Control: Civil Penetration and International Synchronization across

Asia and the Pacific

Presented to the 14th Asia Pacific Conference, Beppu, 2016

 

(178)    Tourism as A Barometer of Unequal Exchanges among Afro-Eurasian Countries

Presented to the International Congress on Afro-Eurasian Research, Almaty, 2016

 

(177)    Building Cultural Bridges: Chinese Philanthropy in the United States

Presented to the 8th International Conference on Building Cultural Bridges, Bishkek, 2016

 

(176)    Crime and Criminal Justice in America: Theory and Practice

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Chongqing Business and Technology University, Chongqing, 2016

 

(175)    Faculty Research and Evaluations in the United States

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Zhejiang College of Tourism, Hangzhou, 2016

 

(174)    Managing Social Systems and Social Processes

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Lishui College, Lishui, 2016

 

(173)    Three Worlds: Commonsense, Religion, and Science

Presented to the 3rd Biruni Interdisciplinary International Conference, Dhaka, 2015

 

(172)    Discriminatory Transactions and Unequal Interactions among Nation-States around the World

Presented to the 12th International Conference on Business Management, Colombo, 2015

 

(171)    System Management: Theory and Practice

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, 2015

 

(170)    Sociology in America: Changes in People and Substance

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 2015

 

(169)    Social Work in America: The Past, the Present, and the Future

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 2015

 

(168)    Chinese Philanthropy: Learnings from China and Los Angeles

Presented to the Valley Nonprofit Resources, California State University, Northridge, 2015

 

(167)    Social Problems in the United States: Lessons and Learnings for China

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Xianning College of Administration, Xianning, 2015

 

(166)    Crime and Social Control in Emergent Societies: Democracy, Authoritarianism, or Else?

Presented to the international interdisciplinary conference in humanities and social sciences on Civil Unrest and Socio-Political Changes: Marginalization, Disintegration, Exclusion, Tbilisi, 2015

 

(165)   Managing Social Systems and Processes

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Shiyan College of Education, Shiyan, 2015

 

(164)    Social Management: Factors and Forces

Presented to the Symposium on Social Management and Civic Organizations, Wuhan, 2015

 

(163)    China and the United States: Competitors, Partners, Friends, Enemies, or Something Else?

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Zhejiang College of Tourism, Hangzhou, 2015

 

(162)    Peoples, Material Goods, and Their Exchanges around the World
Presented to the 7th International Conference on Trade and Traders throughout History, Monastir, 2014

 

(161)    Barriers to Economic Development: The Brain Drain from Poor to Rich Economies

Presented to the Second International Congress of the Economic Development Network: Public Policy for Innovation and Development, Mexico City, 2014

 

(160)    American Culture and American Social Problems

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Huanggang University, Huanggang, 2014

 

(159)    Ethics in Business and Professional Settings

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 2014

 

(158)    Social Problems: Legal Control and Political Solutions in the United States

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, 2014

 

(157)    Social Problems in America: Reflective Lessons for China

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Lixin University of Commerce, Shanghai, 2014

 

(156)    Use of Intercultural Education Strategies to Improve Student Access and Learning Outcomes

            Presented to the 4th International Conference on Foreign Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, International Burch University, Sarajevo, 2014

 

(155)    College Teaching: Contextual Analysis, Institutional Reform, and Individual Suggestions

Presented to the 2nd International Conference in Higher Education, Michigan State University, Dubai, 2014

 

(154)    Social Work in America: Current States and Future Trends

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 2013

 

(153)    American Sociology: Changes and Challenges

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Hubei University of Nationalities, Enshi, 2013

 

(152)    American Social Welfare: Inputs and Outputs

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 2013

 

(151)    Social Problems in America: Reactions and Consequences

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Henan Institute of Engineering, Zhengzhou, 2013

 

(150)    Leadership Studies: Transitions and Transformations

Presented to the International Leadership Forum, Chinese Academy of Governance, Beijing, 2013

 

(149)    Social Science Research in China: From the Queen of Science to the Court of Disciplines

Presented to the International Symposium on Interdisciplinary Studies, Pasadena, 2013

 

(148)    American Social Problems: Challenges and Opportunities

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 2013

 

(147)    American Sociology: Past, Present, and Future

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 2013

 

(146)    Crime and Social Control in Asia and the Pacific: Patterns and Trends

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Hubei University of Economics, Wuhan, 2013

 

(145)    New Public Administration: Theory and Practice

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Hubei University, Wuhan, 2013

 

(144)    Leadership Research: Theory and Methodology

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong, Shanghai, 2013

 

(143)    China-U.S. Relations: Confrontation and Cooperation

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong, Shanghai, 2013

 

(142)    Common Social Issues: The American Approach

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, 2012

 

(141)    Organizational Behavior: Recent Developments

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 2012

 

(140)    Crime and Social Control in America: Challenges and Promises

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 2012

 

(139)    Crime and Social Control in Asia and the Pacific: An Analytic Review

Presented to the annual conference, International Association for Asia Pacific Studies, Hong Kong 2012

 

(138)    Crime and Social Control in the United States: Theory and Practice

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 2012

 

(137)    Organizational Studies: Resources and Opportunities

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, 2012

 

(136)    Social Problems in America: Causes and Consequences

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 2012

 

(135)    Leadership and Leadership Studies: Recent Developments

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, National School of Administration, Beijing, 2012

 

(134)    Organizational Behavior: Theory and Practice

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, National School of Administration, Beijing, 2012

 

(133)    Governmental and Bureaucratic Crime in Asia and the Pacific: A Preliminary Analysis

Presented to the annual conference, Asian Criminological Society, Seoul, 2012

 

(132)    Between Eastern Civilizations and Western Development: Conflict and Confrontation or Infusion and Integration?

Presented to the annual meeting, Midwest Sociological Society, Minneapolis, 2012

 

(131)    Keeping Social Order while Pursuing Economic Development: Crime and Social Control in Developing Societies

Presented to the annual meeting, Midwest Sociological Society, Minneapolis, 2012

 

(130)    Crime and Deviance across National Borders: Types, Patterns, Trends, and Challenges

Presented to the annual meeting, Pacific Sociological Association, San Diego, 2012

 

(129)    Research as a Way of Life

Presented to the annual meeting, Pacific Sociological Association, San Diego, 2012

 

(128)    Social Control, Social Engineering, and Social Management in the United States

            Presented an audience of faculty and students, Yunnan Police College, 2011

 

(127)    American Corrections: Goals, Choices, and Challenges

            Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 2011

 

(126)    Between Eastern Civilizations and Western Development: Crime, Deviance, and Social Control in Asia and the Pacific

            Presented to the annual conference, Asian Criminological Society, Taipei, 2011

 

(125)    Crosschecking and Verifying Participants and Participant Responses in Fieldwork

Presented to the international conference on “Doing Research in Applied Linguistics,” Bangkok, 2011

 

(124)    Corporate and Entrepreneurial Crime in Emergent Economies: A Preliminary Analysis

Presented to the annual meeting, Pacific Sociological Association, Seattle, 2011

 

(123)    Crime in America: Conceptualization and Theorization

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, 2010

 

(122)    Crime, Social Problems, and Social Control in the United States

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 2010

 

(121)    Gaining Exposure: Presentations to Academic Conferences

Invited plenary presentation to the Third International Academic Conference of Young Scientists: Humanities and Social Sciences, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, 2010

 

(120)    Crime in America: Media Coverage and Public Opinions

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, 2010

 

(119)    Crime and Social Control in Asia and the Pacific: Features, Patterns, and Trends

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 2010

 

(118)    Municipal Government: Leadership Skills and Styles

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2010

 

(117)    American Cities: Structures, Processes, and Impacts

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2010

 

(116)    The Study of Public Administration: Certificate and Degree Programs

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, Urumqi, 2010

 

(115)    Living in Three Different Worlds: Stories and Oral Traditions across Commonsense, Religion, and Science among Intercontinental Migrants

Presented to the 10th International GOPIO (Global Organization of People of Indian Origin) Convention, Durban, 2010

 

(114)    MPA Programs in the United States: Curriculums and Career Choices for Students

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, 2009

 

(113)    Sociology in the United States: Challenges, Chances, and Changes

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Nankai University, Tianjin, 2009

 

(112)    Informatics: Theories, Methods, and Applications

Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Nankai University, Tianjin, 2009

 

(111)    Methamphetamine Use among Native American Youths: An Exploratory Inquiry

Presented to the annual meeting, Southwest Association of Criminal Justice, Laredo, 2009

 

(110)    The Degree as the Beginning and the End of Mobility in Academia

Presented to the Second International Bilingual Conference on Academic Mobility: New Researches and Perspectives, Tallinn, 2009

(109)    Democratic Forms of Government versus Authoritarian Leadership: Crime and Social Control in Emergent Societies
Presented to the 21st World Congress of Political Science, Santiago, 2009

(108)    Organizational Behavior: Critical Issues
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, 2009

(107)    Social Problems in America: Ten Major Challenges
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Inner Mongolia Finance and Economic College, Hohhot, 2009

(106)    Organizational Behavior: Theories, Methods, and Applications
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Inner Mongolia Finance and Economic College, Hohhot, 2009

(105)    Is It Appropriation or Exploitation of Sameness? Victimization among Migrants and Immigrants in Asia and the Pacific
Presented to a joint international conference, the Anthropology Associations of the UK and the Commonwealth, New Zealand and Australia, Auckland, 2008    

(104)    Social Control in Asia and the Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities
Presented to the annual meeting, American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, 2008    

(103)    Explaining Crime and Social Control: Recent Theoretical Developments
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, China Youth University for Political Science, Beijing, 2008

(102)    Crime and Social Control in Asia and the Pacific: Causes, Manifestations, and Consequences
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, 2008

(101)    Youth on the Move in Asia and the Pacific: A Cross-Border Examination of Causes and Consequences
Presented to the 8th International Conference on Asian Youth and Childhoods, Lucknow, 2007

(100)    Crime and Criminal Justice in America
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Tongji University, Shanghai, 2007

(99)      The American Political System: Structure and Process
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 2007

(98)      American Sociology: Facts, Debates, and Trends
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 2007

(97)      Academic Careers in America: Observations and Reflections
Presented to an audience of academic staff and postdoctoral scholars, European University Institute, Florence, 2007

(96)      Between Capitalism and Socialism: Crime, Deviance, and Social Control in Asia and the Pacific
Presented to the annual meeting, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle, 2007

(95)      Social Problems in America
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 2006

(94)      Research Methods: New Directions and Developments
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 2006

(93)      Critical Issues in Public Administration
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 2006

(92)      Crime of Terror: Types, Causes, and Societal Reactions
Presented to the 58th annual meeting, American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, 2006

 

(91)      Teaching Sociological Theories through Everyday Concerns, Questions, and Problems in the Real World
Presented to the International Conference PBL 2006 ABP, Lima, 2006

(90)      Navigating Higher Education in California: From Community Colleges to State Universities
Panel presentation to the 77th annual meeting, Pacific Sociological Association, North Hollywood, 2006

(89)      Academic Areas, Fields, Disciplines, and the Expansion of the Knowledge Enterprise
Presented to the 8th International Symposium on Comparative Literature: Power and the Role of the Intellectual, Cairo, 2005

(88)      On an Unfamiliar Land: Migrants and the Experience of Victimization
Presented to the 57th annual meeting, American Society of Criminology, Toronto, 2005

(87)      Deviance, Crime, and Problem Behaviors by and against Migrants across Regional and National Borders
Presented to the First Global International Studies Conference, Istanbul, 2005    

(86)      Organizational Leadership: Critical Skills
Presented to an audience of scholars, business leaders, and governmental officials, China National School of Administration, Beijing, 2005

(85)      Organizational Leadership: Theoretical Developments
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, 2005

(84)      American High Schools and High School Students
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Bisheng High School, Yingshan, 2005

(83)      Crime, Deviance, and Social Problems: Research and Theories
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 2005

(82)      Current Research and the State of Sociology as a Discipline and a Profession
Presented to the graduate seminar, Department of Sociology, Northridge, 2004

(81)      Navigating Graduate School: Analysis, Reform, and Suggestion
Presented to the Career Opportunities in Research, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences/National Institute of Mental Health, Northridge, 2004

(80)      To the Benefit of Position-Seeking Career Academicians: Innovative Ideas for Institutional Reform
Presented to the annual meeting, Association for Humanist Sociology, Louisville, 2004

(79)      Living in Constraints: Choice and Individuality in Contemporary Society
Presented to the International Conference on Culture, Values, and Future of Society, International Sociological Association, Kyoto, 2004

(78)      Researcher Protection in Fieldwork with Problem Subjects
Presented to the 46th annual meeting, Western Social Science Association, Salt Lake City, 2004

(77)      Positions and Positioning in Academic Institutions
Presented to the 75th annual meeting, Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco, 2004

(76)      Overcoming the Shadow: Minority Experiences in Academia
Presented to the 75th annual meeting, Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco, 2004

(75)      Publishing in Non-Sociological Outlets: Advantages and Disadvantages
Presented to the annual meeting, Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City, 2004

(74)      Making an Academic Career or Contributing to the Expansion of Social Authority: Scholars and Scholarly Endeavors in Postmodern Academia
Presented to the 5th Latin American Conference on Social Studies of Science and Technology, Toluca, 2004

(73)      American Society: Issues and Public Opinions
Presented to the Academic Salon, Guangzhou Academy of Social Sciences, Guangzhou, 2003

(72)      American People and Chinese Americans
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Guangzhou College of Medicine, Guangzhou, 2003

(71)      America in Review: American People
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, People’s University of China, Beijing, 2003

(70)      America in Review: Social Problems
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, People’s University of China, Beijing, 2003

(69)      America in Review: Education
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, People’s University of China, Beijing, 2003

(68)      America in Review: Economy
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, People’s University of China, Beijing, 2003

(67)      America in Review: Politics
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, People’s University of China, Beijing, 2003

(66)      Cross-Border Control in the Age of Globalization
Presented to the annual meeting, Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, Houston, 2003

(65)      Social Conditions, Self-Perceptions, and Sexual Impotency
Presented to the 7th Latin American Congress for the Study of Impotence and Sexuality, Cartagena, 2003

(64)      Substance Use and Abuse: A Social Disorganization Perspective
Presented to the 98th annual meeting, American Sociological Association, Atlanta, 2003

(63)      Substance Use and Abuse: A Rational Choice Perspective
Presented to the annual meeting, Justice Studies Association, Albany, 2003

(62)      Social Disorganization Crimes in Asia and the Pacific
Presented to the 20th annual meeting, Association of Third World Studies, Taipei, 2002

(61)      War on Drugs: The Chinese Story
Presented to the 44th annual meeting, American Association for Chinese Studies, Los Angeles, 2002

(60)      Substance Use and Abuse: A Subculture Perspective
Presented to the 27th annual meeting, Association for Humanist Sociologists, Madison, 2002

(59)      Substance Use and Abuse: A Conflict Perspective
Presented to the World Forum: Drugs, Dependencies, and Society, Montreal, 2002

(58)      Substance Use and Abuse: A Functionalist Perspective
Presented to the Nordic Sociological Conference, Reykjavik, 2002

(57)      Substance Use and Abuse: An Anomie Perspective
Presented to the 73rd annual meeting, Pacific Sociological Association, Vancouver, 2002

(56)      Professing as A Non-Native English Speaking Scholar: Some Observations and Reflections
Presented to the 73rd annual meeting, Pacific Sociological Association, Vancouver, 2002

(55)      Recent Developments in the Study of Organizational Behavior
Presented to an audience of faculty, officials, and students at Shandong Institute of Economics, Jinan, 2002

(54)      Comparing Cultural Roots and Environmental Forces: Raising Children in Three Different Contexts
Presented to the International Conference on Comparing Childhood, International Sociological Association, Helsinki, 2001

(53)      Embedded in Common Social Customs and Cultural Practices: Comparing Child Abuse in Rural China
Presented to the International Conference on Comparing Childhood, International Sociological Association, Helsinki, 2001

(52)      In the Perspective of Social Control: Substance, Substance Use, and Substance User
Presented to the 96th annual meeting, American Sociological Association, Anaheim, 2001

(51)      Western Development and Eastern Civilizations: A Fusion in Environmental Protection
Presented to the 35th Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Krakow, 2001

(50)      In A Time of Rapid Social Change: Crime, Social Problems, and Social Control in China
Presented to the Campus-wide Lecture Series, China Institute, California State University, Northridge, 2001

(49)      Linking Scholarship to Service: A Course Reform for Soc 348 Juvenile Delinquency
Presented to the 1st Campus-wide Faculty Development Forum, Center for Community Service Learning, California State University, Northridge, 2001

(48)      Substance Use and Abuse: A Social Reaction Perspective
Presented to the 43rd annual meeting, Western Social Sciences Association, Reno, 2001

(47)      Active Learning: Three Innovative Methods from Classroom Instruction
Presented to the 43rd annual meeting, Western Social Sciences Association, Reno, 2001

(46)      Substance Use and Abuse: A Social Learning Perspective
Presented to the 28th annual meeting, Western Society of Criminology, Portland, 2001

(45)      Asia and the Pacific as the World Center Stage of the New Century: Crimes and Social Control in a Global Perspective
Presented to the 52nd annual meeting, American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, 2000

(44)      Staying in or out of Touch: Personal Communications in Cyberspace
Presented to the 11th annual meeting, California Sociological Association, Riverside, 2000

(43)      Confronting the New Century: Critical Forces Impacting Crimes and Social Control in Asia and the Pacific
Presented to the annual meeting, Southern Criminal Justice Association, Charleston, 2000

(42)      The Resurgence of Bandits and Local Tyrants in Rural China
Presented to the 10th Congress of Rural Sociology, Rio de Janeiro, 2000

(41)      Are There Minimum Standards in Reading, Presentation, and Writing Skills for College Students?
Presented to the 71st annual meeting, Pacific Sociological Association, San Diego, 2000

(40)      Rural Crime in China
Presented to the 37th annual meeting, Academy of Criminal Justice Science, New Orleans, 2000

(39)      The Relevance of the Differential Association Theory: Drinking by College Students (with Jonathan Choi)
Presented to the 37th annual meeting, Academy of Criminal Justice Science, New Orleans, 2000

(38)      Victimizing versus Being Victimized in the New Culture of Victimization: An Analytic Review (with Nancy Kantor)
Presented to the 37th annual meeting, Academy of Criminal Justice Science, New Orleans, 2000

(37)      Social, Professional, and Academic Civilities: A Sociological Analysis of Job Rejection Letters from Sociologists and Sociology Departments
Presented to the 34th World Congress of Sociology, International Institute of Sociology, Tel Aviv, 1999

(36)      Marijuana Use among Youth: Facts from the United States
NIDA/CPDD Meeting "Building International Research on Drug Abuse: Continuing Focus on Children and Youth," Acapulco, 1999

(35)      Research with Troubled Youth: Strategies and Tactics
Presented to the 41st annual meeting, Western Social Science Association, Fort Worth, 1999.

(34)      Substance Use and Abuse: A Career Perspective
Presented to the 14th World Congress of Sociology, Montreal, 1998

(33)      The Social Context of Marijuana Use among Youth
Presented to the 35th annual meeting, Academy of Criminal Justice Science, Albuquerque, 1998

(32)      Training Students with Basic Social Sciences Skills through Rational Course Planning and Innovative Classroom Activities
Presented to the 5th CSU Symposium on University Teaching, San Bernardino, 1998

(31)      American People and the American Social System
Presented to an audience of faculty and students, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1998

(30)      Self-Dialogue as a Fundamental Process of Expression
Presented to the Interdisciplinary Conference on Fear, Taboo, and Contemporary Culture, Ballarat, 1997

(29)      Productive Labor and Thought Reform in Chinese Corrections: A Historical and Comparative Analysis
Presented to the 92nd annual meeting, American Sociological Association, Toronto, 1997

(28)      The Relationship between AIDS and Substance Abuse: What Models Fits?
Presented to the 59th annual scientific meeting, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Nashville, 1997

(27)      Progression of Cocaine and Crack Use among Arrestees in Los Angeles County
Presented to the 48th annual meeting, American Society of Criminology, Chicago, 1996

(26)      Organizational Control: A Comparison between China and the United States
Presented to the 91st annual meetings, American Sociological Association, New York, 1996

(25)      Sociological Theories of Deviance: Relevance to Substance Abuse
Presented to the Centerwide Research Seminar, Drug Abuse Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles, 1996

(24)      Substance Abuse and Its Treatment: A Social Control Perspective
Presented to the 58th annual scientific meeting, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Puerto Rico, 1996

(23)      Multiple Drug Use among Arrestees in Los Angeles County
Presented to the Fellows' Monday Seminar, Drug Abuse Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles, 1996

(22)      Drug Trafficking and Abuse as A Political Threat to the Communist Rule in China
Presented to the 33rd annual meeting, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, 1996

(21)      A Practical Approach to Drug Problems
Presented to the Fellows' Monday Seminar, Drug Abuse Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles, 1995

(20)      Thoughts on Crimes and Social Control in Asia and the Pacific
Presented to the Research Group on Technology and Social Control, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1994

(19)      Across Family, Neighborhood, and Work Unit: Residential Control in China
Presented to the 89th annual meeting, American Sociological Association, Los Angeles, 1994

(18)      Keeping Organizational Order: Social Control Practices in Chinese Work Units
Presented to the 13rd World Congress of Sociology, Bielefeld, 1994

(17)      Civil Rewards in China: A Tool of Social Control
Presented to the annual Graduate Student Conference, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, 1994

(16)      The Impact of Western Forms of Social Control on China: A Preliminary Evaluation
Presented to the 88th annual meeting, American Sociological Association, Miami, 1993

(15)      People’s Mediation: A Mode of Conflict Resolution in China
Presented to the 31st Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Paris, 1993

(14)      Prison Litigation: Hawaii's First Consent Decree
Presented to the 13th annual meeting, Hawaii Sociological Association, Honolulu, 1993

(13)      Career-Making in Postmodern Academia
Presented to the 2nd Annual Conference on Issues of Culture and Communication in Asia and the Pacific, East-West Center, Honolulu, 1992

(12)      Towards A Comprehensive Understanding of the State’s Role in East Asia’s Economic Development
Presented to the 87th annual meeting, American Sociological Association, Pittsburgh, 1992

(11)      Nation-Building in China: An Analysis of the Chinese Communist Party’s Dimension of Democracy
Presented to the International Interdisciplinary Conference on Nation-Building: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Blagoevgrad, 1992

(10)      China’s Informal Social Control: Ideology, Family, Neighborhood, and Work Units
Presented to the Sociology Colloquium, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, 1992

(9)        China’s Housing Reform and the Quality of Urban Life
Presented to the International Interdisciplinary Conference on Suburban Development and the Quality of Life, Baltimore, 1992

(8)        Agribusiness Emerged in Modern Agrarian Transformation
Presented to the 2nd Social Science Convention, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, 1992

(7)        The State’s Role in the East Asian NICs’ Development
Presented to the 1st Annual Conference on the Issues of Culture and Communication in Asia and the Pacific, East-West Center, Honolulu, 1991

(6)        Understanding the Chinese Communist Party’s Democracy
Presented to the 4th International Symposium on China, Indianapolis, 1991

(5)        China: Informal Social Control and Its Crises
Presented to the 16th annual meeting, Association of Humanist Sociology, Ottawa, 1991

(4)        A Review of China’s Main Forms of Social Control
Presented to the 11th annual meeting, Hawaii Sociological Association, Hilo, 1991

(3)        China’s Urban Housing Reform: Solutions and Constraints
Presented to the Annual Graduate Student Conference, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, 1991

(2)        Policy Evaluation in China’s Urban Housing Reform
Presented to the 1st Social Science Convention, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, 1991

(1)        China’s Urban Housing Reform: Problems and Proposals
Presented to the Center for Chinese Studies, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, 1990