世界的に高品質として知られるハワイ島のコナコーヒー。200年にわたる栽培史には、日英米帝国の植民地的権力、アジア、ラテンアメリカからの労働移民と変化し続ける人種秩序、コーヒーの世界市場など、人・モノ・概念・技術のグローバルな〈移動〉が絡み合う。「周縁」の太平洋の島を結節点として捉え返すグローバル・ヒストリーの試み。

How does an extended stay in Japan influence Indian migrants’ sense of their identity as they adapt to a country very different from their own?

Wadhwa focuses on the Indian Diaspora in Tokyo, analysing their lives there by drawing on a wealth of interviews and extensive participant observation. She examines their lifestyles, fears, problems, relations and expectations as foreigners in Tokyo and their efforts to create a ‘home away from home’ in Japan.

This book will be of great interest to anthropologists and sociologists concerned with the impact of migration on diaspora communities, especially those focused on Japan, India or both.

This film documents the lives of two Indian women migrants who moved to Japan more than a decade ago, as a case study of the ‘trailing spouses’ concept in migration.

A film by Megha Wadhwa based on a research project led by five women exploring skilled migration in Asia

A collaboration between five female migration studies scholars and seven Asian migrants in South Korea, Singapore, and Japan. The film examines migrants’ personal and professional journeys, their aspirations for staying or leaving their host country and the challenges they face. Through their quest for a place to call ‘home’, the documentary offers a perspective on belonging, identity, and resilience.

100年以上の歴史を持つ日系人のコミュニティ。そこで行われてきた日本語日本文化と現地の言語文化の間の葛藤、挑戦、実践は、現代社会にどう活かせるか。マイノリティの言語文化教育も視野に入れ、当事者たちの声を聞く。