China Faculty Speaker Series , Professor James M. Craven

Professor James M. Craven, a dual U.S. and Canadian citizen, is a veteran of the U.S. Army. For more than 30 years, he has taught economics, geography and ethnology from undergraduate to post-doctoral levels. He has taught in the United States, Europe, India, Puerto Rico, Canada and parts of Asia. In addition to English, he speaks six languages and is currently learning Mandarin Chinese. He has been featured in various Marquis ”Who’s Who” publications including in: “The World”; “America”; “The West”; “Science and Engineering”; “Finance and Industry”; and “American Education.”
Meeting with members of the Government of China as well as leading Chinese educators, Craven/Omahkohkiaaiipooyii has participated in discussions related to international education, national minorities in China, and U.S.-China relations. Additionally, he has been a guest lecturer at Yunnan University in the province of Yunnan and at the Minzu University of China. Located in Beijing, Minzu University has been described as the most prestigious of China's 13 “minzu,” or "nationalities" institutions, serving students from minority groups. Founded in 1911, Tsinghua University, China’s second oldest and largest university, is considered by many to be the premier sciences university in the country. Its graduates include many members of China’s current leadership.
Professor Craven is a Consulting Economist-Economic Geographer, CEO of J2C & Associates LLC Consulting Economic-Geographers, King County, WA.Superior Court-Qualified Expert Witness, General and Forensic Economics
Additional Honors & Awards
All Canada Graduate Fellowship in Economics 1973 to 1974

Biographical Subject in: Marquis Who's Who:
1. Who's Who in The World (16th-18th; 20th; 22nd -33rd (2016) Editions);
2. Who's Who in America (51st-61st; 63rd-70th (2016 Editions)
3. Who’s Who in the West (24th- 27th Editions);
4. Who’s Who in Science and Engineering (3rd to 6th, 8th, 11th and 12th-2016-2017-Editions);
5. Who’s Who in Finance and Industry(29th to 37th Editions);
6. Who’s Who in American Education (6th Edition).
7. Clark College Faculty Lecture Series on "International Education From and Within China" at http://www.clark.edu/video/faculty_speaker/JimCraven/
8. Washington State University Honors Lecture Series on the "Economics of Globalization" see "A Radical Blackfoot Lectures on the Economics of Globalization" http://jimcraven10.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/lecture-a-radical-blackfoot-teaches-on-the-economics-of-globalization/