Choichiro Yatani
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Choichirō Yatani is a Doctor of Psychology, and Professor of Psychology at Alfred State College
. He also taught Japanese at Alfred University
, just across the street from Alfred State.
Choichiro Yatani made news headlines in 1986 (a resident of the USA for 9 years at the time) when returning from an academic conference in Amsterdam
, at which point he was detained for 44 days because his name was listed on the United States Department of State
's "Lookout Lists of Undesirable Aliens". He later sued the United States government in an attempt to remove his name from the lists, the first legal challenge of its type.
Alfred State College
Alfred State College is a State University of New York College of Technology located in Alfred, New York in Allegany County. This college, formerly the Agricultural and Technical College at Alfred, now grants baccalaureate degrees in 18 areas, associate degrees in nearly 60 areas, as well as a...
. He also taught Japanese at Alfred University
Alfred University
Alfred University is a small, comprehensive university in the Village of Alfred in Western New York, USA, an hour and a half south of Rochester and two hours southeast of Buffalo. Alfred has an undergraduate population of around 2,000, and approximately 300 graduate students...
, just across the street from Alfred State.
Choichiro Yatani made news headlines in 1986 (a resident of the USA for 9 years at the time) when returning from an academic conference in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, at which point he was detained for 44 days because his name was listed on the United States Department of State
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
's "Lookout Lists of Undesirable Aliens". He later sued the United States government in an attempt to remove his name from the lists, the first legal challenge of its type.
Biography
- 1980 B.S. in Psychology at Utah State UniversityUtah State UniversityUtah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
. - 1982 M.A. in Psychology at Oregon State UniversityOregon State UniversityOregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...
. - 1991 Ph.D. in Social/Personality Psychology at State University of New York at Stony BrookState University of New York at Stony BrookThe State University of New York at Stony Brook, also known as Stony Brook University, is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island, about east of Manhattan....
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