Kyoko Iriye Selden

I am very sorry to learn of the passing of this great person, teacher and friend. I was discussing something at work that reminded me of Selden san and I googled her to find her poems. I feel fortunate that I was given the gift of studying under her. That was 29 years ago and I remember her kindness, gentleness and inquisitiveness like it was yesterday.

I was not aware of Selden san's passing till today. I was reading an article and Mark Selden was mentioned and I came to know. When I was teaching at CU, she was my mentor. Thank you for your guidance . I will always remember your smile.

I was deeply grieved to learn of the
sudden passing of Kyoko.I send my love
and deepest sympathy to you and your
family.

As Mark Selden's student at SUNY Binghamton Sociology, 1983-85 and 1991-96, I occasionally visited their house and knew that Mark was deeply affected, with the assistance of Kyoko, by the Japanese spirit of teachers taking personal concern for the welfare of students. Kyoko seemed always to quietly help others, very Japanese traditional it seemed to me. An aesthetic of simple beauty, music, and nature. And many times my son, then only 13 rather than 43 as now, ran around the Seldens' basement...

Thank you for the lyricism. I was her student and I miss her very much.

What an amazing life story! I'm so sorry for your loss Yumi.

Teacher Kyoko will be missed and remembered by Chinese rural migrant workers (nongmingong) for her translated labor song. In solidarity, peace and love!

I will always remember Kyoko Sensei's smiles and cute sense of humor. And thanks to her excellent translation works, she will always be with us.