Date: Thursday, July 18, 2024 6:30 PM - Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:00 PM
Location: Temple University, Japan Campus, 1-14-29 Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 154-0004

Speaker:

  • Ayumi Takenaka (Hitotsubashi University)

Discussant:

  • David Slater (Sophia University)

Moderator:

  • Kyle Cleveland (ICAS Co-Director)

Overview

Ever since the late 19th century, the Japanese state has engaged with its emigrants and their descendants, known today as Nikkeijin, who reside mainly in the Americas and now Japan. Recently, the government rekindled its interest in strengthening ties with them, especially in South America. In this talk, Ayumi Takenaka aims to address why, and how this has played a role in shaping ideas of Nihonjin (Japanese) by presenting a historical trajectory of Japan’s state-diaspora relationship (1868-present).

Date & Time:

Thursday, July 18, 2024 18:30

Venue:

Temple University, Japan Campus Room 609 (Access)

Registration:

Registration is required. Please register for the in-person or online seminar via the following link: REGISTER HERE 

 

This event is organized by the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS).

Note: All ICAS events are held in English, open to the public, and admission is free unless otherwise noted.

Speaker:

Ayumi Takenaka

Professor of Sociology at Hitotsubashi University

Ayumi Takenaka is a professor of sociology in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Hitotsubashi University. Having long engaged in ethnographic research in Peru, the US, Spain, and Japan, she now works on three projects: (1) gastronomy and the historical process of creating a Japanese and Peruvian fusion cuisine, called Nikkei food; (2) diaspora engagement and the role of sending countries in immigrant integration; (3) trade diasporas and the role of Japanese emigrants in global cotton trade (1920s-1950s).
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Discussant:

David Slater

Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Sophia University

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Moderator:

Kyle Cleveland

Co-director of the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS) and Associate Professor of Sociology at Temple University, Japan Campus

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