Hitotsubashi University Japanese Studies in English Lecture Series 2016

Black Women in Japan: Experiences and Perceptions
Speaker: Avril Haye-Matsui, Aichi Prefectural University

Professor Haye-Matsui will speak about the experiences of black women
living in Japan. Her research looks at Japan through the eyes of its
foreign residents and provides an alternative perspective of the foreign
experience in Japan. This presentation will focus on issues of identity,
motherhood, perceptions of beauty and diversity and raises questions about
belonging and how and why non-Japanese women are able to create close knit
communities, raise families and achieve business success in Japan.

Speaker:
Avril Haye-Matsui has lived and worked in Japan for over two decades. She
currently works at Aichi Prefectural University and is co-creator of the
organization Black women in Japan that now boasts over 1000 members.

Date: July 1, 2016 (Friday)
Time: 17:30 – 19:00
Venue: Faculty building 3, level 3, East campus, Hitotsubashi University
(東キャンパス 第3研究館 3階)

Language: English (no translation)

Attendance is free, and all are welcome to attend. No registration
necessary.

For venue map, see
http://www.hit-u.ac.jp/eng/about/direction/guide/campus/e-campus/

For more information, contact Sonja Dale (sonja.dale@r.hit-u.ac.jp)

Homepage (English) http://www.soc.hit-u.ac.jp/en/info/index.cgi?id=427
(Japanese) http://www.soc.hit-u.ac.jp/info/pub/index.cgi?id=426

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デール・ソニヤ
Sonja Pei-Fen DALE
一橋大学社会学研究科 特任講師
Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Adjunct
Assistant Professor