British Association of MEXT Scholars (BAMS) Christmas Talk, 11 December 2015

The British Association of MEXT Scholars (BAMS), presents its inaugural BAMS Christmas Talk, Japanese Diasporas followed by a drinks reception on Friday, 11 December, 6pm to 8:30pm at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, 13-14 Cornwall Terrace, NW1 4QP.

There are more than three million Japanese people living abroad, yet relatively little is known about this diaspora. Where have people of Japanese descent (Nikkei) settled around the world? What might the Japanese diaspora in these different spaces share in common beyond Japanese heritage? Is theirs a rooted-transnationalism? How are subjectivities produced? To what extent is the diasporic experience affected by gender?

This panel brings together a range of speakers illustrating case-studies of the Japanese diaspora in London, Dublin, Bangkok, and the UK.

 Speakers: Sylvia Simpson, Ayako Suzuki, Artour Mitski, Kaoru Takahashi

Chair: Lyle De Souza

The event is free to attend and open to all but registration is essential.

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The British Association of Monbusho Scholars is the organisation of British-based Japanese Government Scholarship holders and alumni who attend or have studied at universities in Japan.