Isao Fujimoto

Isao Fujimoto is a rural sociologist, community activist, and Lecturer Emeritus of Community Development at the University of California, Davis. He received his PhD from Cornell University, at the age of 76, after spending fifty years working with marginalized, multi-ethnic communities in California's Central Valley. Helene Dillard, Dean of UCD's College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences describes the author as "one of our campus treasures who has inspired and challenged students and...See more

Isao Fujimoto is a rural sociologist, community activist, and Lecturer Emeritus of Community Development at the University of California, Davis. He received his PhD from Cornell University, at the age of 76, after spending fifty years working with marginalized, multi-ethnic communities in California's Central Valley. Helene Dillard, Dean of UCD's College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences describes the author as "one of our campus treasures who has inspired and challenged students and faculty alike for decades." BOUNCING BACK is a story of his life and family, beginning with his father's coming to America from a small fishing village in Japan. See less