Yasuko Takezawa

ORCID: 0000-0003-3900-8168
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Research Areas
  • Asian American and Pacific Histories
  • Japanese History and Culture
  • Race, History, and American Society
  • Asian Culture and Media Studies
  • Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Race, Genetics, and Society
  • Latin American and Latino Studies
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
  • Financial Crisis of the 21st Century
  • Anthropological Studies and Insights
  • Cultural Industries and Urban Development
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
  • Socioeconomic Development in Asia
  • Foreign Language Teaching Methods
  • Chinese history and philosophy
  • Critical Race Theory in Education
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Second Language Learning and Teaching
  • Educational Practices and Challenges
  • Romani and Gypsy Studies
  • Counseling Practices and Supervision
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Kyoto University
2001-2023

Research Centre for the Humanities
2020-2023

DePaul University
2020

University of Cologne
2015

University of Tsukuba
1991

In Search of Our Frontier by Eiichiro Azuma is one the most ambitious and expansive studies yet undertaken in field Japanese migration history, including those conducted within Japan. Azu...

10.1080/01419870.2020.1759812 article EN Ethnic and Racial Studies 2020-05-12

Recently, racism and racist discrimination have become prevalent visible in Japan. For example, a sharp rise attacks (such as ‘hate speech’ demonstrations against Korean residents...

10.1080/10371397.2015.1044153 article EN Japanese Studies 2015-01-02

10.2307/2077267 article EN Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews 1996-11-01

Although it is an almost established understanding in European and North American literature that race a social construct, the general academic discourses surrounding Japan remain outside this model. This can be traced back to school textbooks geography books early Meiji period, after these concepts words were translated introduced from Europe United States. article will examine passages related first half of order explore continuities discontinuities state knowledge production racial...

10.1080/10371397.2015.1041219 article EN Japanese Studies 2015-01-02

A challenge in human genome research is how to describe the populations being studied. The use of improper and/or imprecise terms has potential both generate and reinforce prejudices diminish clinical value research. issue population descriptors not attracted enough academic attention outside North America Europe. In January 2012, we held a two-day workshop, first its kind Japan, engage interdisciplinary dialogue between scholars humanities, social sciences, medical genetics begin an ongoing...

10.1186/1472-6939-15-33 article EN cc-by BMC Medical Ethics 2014-04-23

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTC-GT) has rapidly become available and affordable throughout developed countries. However, comparative research on DTC-GT services beyond Western countries remained scarce, particularly in East Asian such as Japan China. Hence, this study’s hypothesis is that although three languages might utilize the same underlying technology, are likely to represent social, economic, political characteristics of each country. For study, a total 267 websites (182...

10.1537/ase.220905 article EN Anthropological Science 2023-01-01

With the current global swing to right, issues surrounding race and racism are becoming ever more pressing. Japan is no exception this. While it true that does not share some of urgent currently facing United States, including deadly violence at hands police a discriminatory immigration ban based on religion nationality, parallel patterns between incidents in those many other parts world can be observed centering around redistribution resources through programs like public welfare. This type...

10.1111/aman.12921 article EN American Anthropologist 2017-07-14

Giardia trophozoites were detected in fecal samples from a pet dog (4 years old) with diarrhea. After treatment metronidazole, the recovered illness and was not found its samples. But detailed examination of feces revealed Cryptosporidium oocysts too. Consequently this case diagnosed as mixed infection both Giardia. Even after Cryptosporidiumoocysts persisted This suggests that metronidazole has no anti-cryptosporidial effects. The isolate identified C. canis, specific to dogs, by PCR-RFLP...

10.12935/jvma1951.57.317 article EN Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association 2004-01-01

The dominant contention in the sociology of racialization asserts race as a modern Western construction. However, we lack studies that juxtapose experiences Trans-Atlantic with Trans-Pacific.This article, by examining social conditions experienced Jews Spain, “Gypsies” Romania, and Kawaramono Japan Middle Ages, claims had already begun before European colonization. It points out variety parallel patterns marginalization racialization, including but not limited to, “monopolization” economic...

10.1080/01419870.2020.1745255 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Ethnic and Racial Studies 2020-04-15

The most extensive theoretic and empirical studies of people mixed racial descent extant today have addressed nations across the Atlantic. This article reveals how this literature on is limited in its claims to represent a “global model”. In contrast, we argue that by juxtaposing institutional factors Atlantic region Japan can expand our understanding far wider range social political terrains. A consideration uncovers fascinating combination impactful emergence populations origins Pacific...

10.3390/socsci11030124 article EN cc-by Social Sciences 2022-03-14

asian diasporic visual cultures and the americas 6 (2020) 1-10 in canon of Western art history.The post-war years brought a new wave Japanese avant-garde artists circulating diaspora (such as Yoko Ono, Yayoi Kusama, Shigeko Kubota) well international influence movements such Gutai Butoh that continue to inform contemporary practice.This issue, however, intentionally focuses on subjects have previously been forgotten or Lisa Lowe's describes, "cast failed irrelevant because they do not...

10.1163/23523085-00601001 article EN Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas 2020-07-06

10.5363/tits.19.7_61 article EN TRENDS IN THE SCIENCES 2014-01-01

10.5363/tits.19.7_80 article EN TRENDS IN THE SCIENCES 2014-01-01
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