- Date & Time
June 19 (Fri) 2015, 4:30-6:00pm (Doors open: 4:15pm) - Place
1st Fl., Okuma Garden House (Bldg. 25) - Eligibility
Waseda Students, Staff & General Public - Language
English - Fee
Free - Registration
Not Required - Capacity
Seating for 80 participants
“Where are you from?” A simple question that all of us face at one point or another in our lives. For most of us the answer is as straight forward as simply naming a country, but for some the answer is not as clear.
For those who have spent the majority of their lives in a country different from that of their parents’, their childhood is a jumbled mixture of different customs, cultures, and languages resulting in some unique developments of personal and cultural identity.
Specializing in the field of stateless people and currently teaching a course at Waseda on Chinese diaspora and the globalization of migrants, Professor Chen Tien Shi will be sharing with us about her experiences growing up as a stateless third culture kid in Yokohama Japan, and what views and observations she has accumulated over the years regarding the relationship between self identity and culture.
Regardless of whether you yourself are a third culture kid or you are simply interested in the concept of personal versus cultural identity, this talk session will no doubt provide valuable insights into an increasingly complex and globalized world.
Guest
Chen Tien Shi
Associate Professor and founder of NGO Stateless Network
Guest Profile:
Associate Professor at Waseda University.
She received her PhD from University of Tsukuba, undertook research at Harvard University (1997-2000) and conducted postdoctoral studies at the University of Tokyo (2000-2003).
Her research topics include Chinese diaspora, statelessness and global migration. She also founded the NGO group Stateless Network in 2009 to advocate and support stateless issues.
Her recent publications include:
・”Mukokuseki” (Shincho Bunko)
・”Forgotten people- Stateless people in Japan” (Akashi Shoten) editor
・”Chinese Diaspora” (Akashi Shoten) co-editor
Information： ICC TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: [email protected]
