Nikkei Global Literature: Diaspora, Race, Identity & Belonging

今年的重点是仔细阅读主要来源，目的是更深入地了解材料的内容和背景。为了支持这一分析，研究了二次文献，考虑到它们与更广泛的关于种族、侨民、身份和财产的学术辩论的重要性。创建了一个相互关联的笔记数据库，以帮助分析过程，允许组织和分析收集的大量信息，并确定关键主题和出现的趋势。通过利用这些笔记来连接看似不同的信息片段，人们对正在研究的主题有了更细微的理解。通过仔细阅读和记笔记获得的见解被用来为计划中的专著勾勒出章节的大纲。其目的是创造一个连贯和令人信服的叙述，阐明所审查的主要来源的意义，确定每一章要提出的主要观点，并为整本书制定一个逻辑结构。这些笔记还被用来准备在2023年亚洲研究协会会议上的演讲。这为与该领域的其他学者分享研究成果和获得反馈提供了机会。报告强调了我对澳大利亚日经指数的研究得出的最重要的发现。为了进一步传播这一发现，一篇文章被提交发表在京都圣母大学期刊Gengo Bunka Kenkyu上。

This year focussed on close readings of primary sources, with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding of the content and context of the materials. To support this analysis, secondary literature was studied, considering their significance in relation to broader academic debates on race, diaspora, identity and belonging.A database of interrelated notes was created to aid the analysis process, allowing for organisation and analysis of the vast amounts of information gathered, and identification of key themes and trends that emerged. By utilising these notes to connect seemingly disparate pieces of information, a more nuanced understanding of the topic being studied was developed.The insights gained through close readings and note-taking were used to outline chapters for a planned monograph. The goal was to create a coherent and compelling narrative that would illuminate the significance of the primary sources examined, identifying the main points to make in each chapter and developing a logical structure for the overall book. The notes were also used to prepare for a presentation at the 2023 Association for Asian Studies conference. This provided an opportunity to share research with other scholars in the field and receive feedback. The presentation highlighted the most important findings from my research on Nikkei in Australia. To further disseminate the findings, an article was submitted for publication in the Kyoto Notre Dame University journal Gengo Bunka Kenkyu.