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Michelle Kamigaki-Baron
Michelle Kamigaki-Baron PhD Candidate

Aloha mai, my name is Michelle Kamigaki-Baron! Mahalo for visiting my website! I am a PhD student researcher studying the relationship between Pidgin, ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi and English in cognition. I am also the Primary investigator for the Secwepemctsín Structure and Sound group at UBC.

I am currently recruiting participants for my dissertation research.
Ke ʻimi nei au i mau kānaka e komo i kaʻu hana noiʻi lae ʻula.

I am also currently hiring Hawaiian language consultants (must be a fluent speaker, preferably a Hawaiian language teacher or translator). Please contact me if interested!

Can You Help?

Do you know Pidgin, ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, or English?

I am currently recruiting participants for my dissertation research.

Ke ʻimi nei au i mau kānaka e komo i kaʻu hana noiʻi lae ʻula.

English / Pidgin speakers that donʻt speak ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi can participate in Experiment 3.

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻoe?
ʻŌlelo Paʻiʻai ʻoe?
E kōkua mai paha
i kēia pāhana noiʻi.

ʻAe, ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi nō!

Hui, you talk Pidgin?
You like help us
study da pidgin
in da brain?

I talk Pidgin!

Do you speak English?
and are from Hawaiʻi?
Do you want to participate
in our study?

Yes! I Can Help!

Are you Hawaiian
(Kānaka Maoli)
and grew up and
live outside of Hawaiʻi?

Yes I Am!