Nathan Gong

Nathan Gong is an experienced educator and researcher currently serving as the ʻŌiwi Teaching and Learning Mobilizer at Kamehameha Schools since November 2022. Previously, Nathan was a Doctoral Candidate at UC Berkeley School of Education, focusing on cultural reclamation education, indigenous language revitalization, and arts-centered education. Nathan has extensive expertise in qualitative research, community-engaged research, and Indigenous research methods. Other roles include supervising pre-service teachers, teaching arts integration courses, and contributing to the UC Berkeley Principal Leadership Institute as a Graduate Student Researcher. Nathan's earlier experience includes strategic management at Year Up and teaching at Oakland Technical High School, with a strong emphasis on innovative and culturally responsive curriculum design. Nathan holds a PhD in Education from UC Berkeley, alongside a Master's Degree from the same institution and a Bachelor's Degree in American Ethnic Studies from the University of Washington.