MIZUTANI Yuka

Last updated: Aug 11, 2019 at 11:12

Name	MIZUTANI Yuka
Affiliation	Sophia University
Section	Center for Global Education and Discovery
Job title	Associate Professor
Degree	Ph.D (Area Studies)(Sophia University)
Other affiliation	Hokkaido University, Hokkaido University, National Museum of Ethnology
Research funding number	90568453
ORCID ID	0000-0003-4755-3537

Profile

My academic backgrounds are cultural anthropology, ethnic studies (Native American studies), and North American area studies. My research forcuses on contemporary issues surrounding indigenous people in the Americas and the Pacific, as well as impacts of geographical boundaries on lives of local communities.

Academic & Professional Experience

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Apr 2015

Today

Associate Professor, Center for Global Education and Discovery, Sophia University

Sep 2019

Jun 2020

Visiting scholar, University of Hawai'i at Manoa (Fulbright Scholar Program)

Apr 2014

Today

Researcher, Iberoamerican Institute, Sophia University

Apr 2019

Today

Researcher, Institute for Studies of the Global Environment, Sophia University

Apr 2013

Mar 2015

Assistant Professor, Center for Global Discovery, Sophia University

Research Areas

Area studies / Area studies / North American Area Studies
Cultural anthropology / Cultural anthropology /

Research Interests

Cultural Anthropology(285) , Area Studies(118) , Collaboration(29) , Culture(187) , History(177) , Representation(36) , Exhibition(1) , Museum(43) , Minority(24) , Ethnicity(87) , Community(166) , Area(5) , Environment(293) , Indigenous(3) , Indigenous peoples(8) , Boundary(6) , United States of America(13) , Latin America(34)

Books etc

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La frontera como un espacio de encutentro entre México y Estados Unidos (Monografías Latinoamericanas 28) (The US-Mexico borderland as a space for encounter, Latin American monograph series 28)

MIZUTANI Yuka (Part:Editor, Society of the current US-Mexico borderland pp.3-43)

Iberoamerican Institute, Sophia University Mar 2019 ISBN:978-4-904704-19-6

Also wrote introduction (p.1-2.) Chapter 2 by other author is in Spanish.
http://dept.sophia.ac.jp/is/ibero/espanol/lams/

Senjumi kara miru gendai shakai: watashitachi no "atarimae" ni idomu

Naoko Fukayama, Junko Maruyama, Makiko Kimura eds. (Part:Contributor, Chapter 5 Senjumin no rekishi wo uradukeru shiryou toha pp.121-137)

Showado Feb 2018 ISBN:9784-8122-1640-8

http://www.showado-kyoto.jp/book/b331397.html

The Great Vanishing Act: Blood Quantum and the Future of Native Nations

Kathleen Ratteree and Norbert Hill eds. (Part:Contributor, Blood, Identity, and the Ainu Society in Contemporary Japan pp.271-285)

Fulcrum Publishing Aug 2017 ISBN:9781682750650

2017 Foreword INDIES (Social Sciences Section) Finalist
https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books/the-great-vanishing-act/

https://fulcrum.bookstore.ipgbook.com/the-great-vanishing-act-products-9781682750650.php?page_id=32&pid=FUL

62 chapters to learn about Native Americans [in Japanese]

ABE Juri ed. (Part:Contributor, Chapter 55 Ishi: From his home to San Francisco)

Akashi shoten Sep 2016 ISBN:9784750344195

http://www.akashi.co.jp/book/b251167.html

Exhibiting Anthropology: Dialogue to connect Japan and Foreign Cultures

Hiroki Takakura ed. (Part:Contributor, Chapter 4 Dialogue Over Items: The Yaqui Exhibit in Hokkaido and Tokyo pp.83-108)

Showado Dec 2014 ISBN:9784812214190

http://www.showado-kyoto.jp/book/b183402.html

Published Papers

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Native American Underrepresentation in International Education

MIZUTANI Yuka

The Journal of American and Canadian Studies 36 63-86 Mar 2019 [Refereed]

Indigenous People and Research Facilities for Space Science in the U.S.: Some ideas for Outreach, Conflict Resolution, and Prevention

MIZUTANI Yuka

Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Aerospace Technology Japan ists30 Po_5_1-Po_5_6 Feb 2016 [Refereed]

Migration of the Yaqui People on the U.S.-Mexico Borderland and the Process of Their Recognition by the U.S. Federal Government as an American Indian Tribe (in Japanese)

MIZUTANI Yuka

Sophia University, Graduate School of Foreign Studies, Graduate Program in Area Studies (Doctoral Program) Mar 2009

Pascua Yaqui People Today from an Ethnographic Perspective: Transition from "Enduring the Hardship" to "Actively Selecting the Future" (in Japanese)

MIZUTANI Yuka

Sophia University, Graduate School of Foreign Studies, Graduate Program in Area Studies (Master's Program) Mar 2005

Misc

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(Article) Issues on Latin American Migrants to the U.S.: Public Opinions and Policies in the U.S. (in Japanese)

MIZUTANI Yuka

Información Latinoamericana 1424 4-7 Oct 2018 [Invited]

(Article) Figuring out the best way to store and handle items in museum with source community (in Japanese)

MIZUTANI Yuka

Minpaku Tsushin 155 22-23 Dec 2016 [Invited]

(Article) Indigenous People and the Border: Indigenous People on the U.S.-Mexico Borderland Today (in Japanese)

MIZUTANI Yuka

Gekkan chiri (in Japanese)　Vol.739 61(12) 73-79 Nov 2016 [Invited]

(Article) Comment: Beiboku kokkyo no shiten kara (From a perspective of the U.S.-Mexico border studies) (in Japanese)

MIZUTANI Yuka

Kyoukai kyouiki heno chousen to "chiiki" 58-60 Mar 2016 [Invited]

(Article) People on the Border (in Japanese)

Live in Border Studies 3 4-32 Mar 2010 [Invited]

Conference Activities & Talks

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Fake News on the US Mexico Borderland and the Yaqui People from the 19th Century to the 20th Century

MIZUTANI Yuka

Association for Borderlands Studies 27 Apr 2019 Association for Borderlands Studies

Supports provided for Latin American immigrants/refugees in the US

Yuka Mizutani

Latin American Lecture Series 6: Collaboration and Cooperation beyond the US-Mexico Border 28 Jun 2018 Iberoamerican Institute, Sophia University

History and Culture of the US-Mexico Borderland (in Japanese)

MIZUTANI Yuka

Latin American Lecture Series 6: Collaboration and Cooperation beyond the US-Mexico Border 21 Jun 2018 Iberoamerican Institute, Sophia University

Formal and Informal Geographical Boundaries Surrounding Indigenous Communities: Is the International Border the Only Source of Problems?

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American Society for Ethnohistory, Annual Conference 2017 13 Oct 2017 American Society for Ethnohistory

Food production and consumption in the contemporary U.S.-Mexico borderland

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Sophia University Iberoamerican Institute the 79th Lunchtime Free Talk 6 Jul 2017 Iberoamerican Institute, Sophia University

Works

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(Symposium) Project Kick-off Symposium, COIL for Human Security and Multicultural Coexistence, MC, December 6

MIZUTANI Yuka The Others Dec 2018

(Symposium) Sophia University Interdisciplinary Environmental Forum, Moderator (May 10, 2019)

MIZUTANI Yuka The Others May 2019

(Symposium) Conservation of Wetlands in Los Angeles and Loyola Marymount University (MEXT Private University Research Branding Project internal reporting session, oral presentation, March 4)

MIZUTANI Yuka The Others Mar 2019

(Symposium) Sophia University Island Sustainability Unit Symposium, Panelist (Panel II : Bio-cultural diversity through the lens of invasive species), December 12

MIZUTANI Yuka The Others Dec 2018

(Workshop) 2018 ABSj Workshop in Tokyo “Border Studies Today: Seen from North America, Europe and Asia,” Discussant (September 28)

MIZUTANI Yuka The Others Sep 2018

Research Grants & Projects

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Geographical boundaries between the U.S. and Mexico including the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Project Year: Apr 2019 - Mar 2023 Investigator(s): MIZUTANI Yuka

Conservation of Local Maritime Cultures in the US and International Relations in the Pacific Rim

The Fulbright Program: Visiting Scholar Program

Project Year: Sep 2019 - Jun 2020 Investigator(s): MIZUTANI Yuka

Representation of Traditional Hawaiian Knowledge on Aquatic Fauna and Flora through Exhibitions of Aquariums to Tourists

Kurita Water and Environment Foundation: Research grant in Japan (Exploratory research)

Project Year: Oct 2018 - Sep 2019 Investigator(s): MIZUTANI Yuka

Rethinking Native American Food Sovereignty: A Multidisciplinary Research about Cases in Southern Arizona

The Mitsubishi Foundation: Research Grants in the Humanities

Project Year: Oct 2016 - Sep 2017 Investigator(s): MIZUTANI Yuka

A Study about Residential Area of the Yaqui People Outside of Arizona

The Takanashi Foundation for Arts and Archeology: Grant

Project Year: Apr 2012 - Mar 2013 Investigator(s): MIZUTANI Yuka

Awards & Honors

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Oct 2016

Teaching Award for Good Practice (Spring 2016), Sophia University

http://www.fd-sophia.jp/enqute/good_practice/161018_03.html

Nov 2012

Integration of the Pascua Yaqui into the United States: Border Crossing and the Federal Recognition, Budding Project, Japan Consortium for Area Studies

Dec 2004

Teilhard de Chardin Scholarship Essay Award, Silver Prize, Sophia University

Nov 2004

Student Scholarship Award, National Latina/o Psychological Association

Association Memberships

Association for Borderlands Studies(5) , Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology(73) , The Japanese Association for American Studies(66) , The Japan Association for Latin American Studies(2)

Education

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Mar 2009

Ph.D. in Area Studies (Sophia University)

Jun 2006

May 2009

Visiting Scholar, Department of Ethnic Studies, University of California at Berkeley

Apr 2005

Mar 2008

Graduate Program in Area Studies (Doctoral Program), Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University

Apr 2003

Mar 2005

Graduate Program in Area Studies (Master's Program), Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University

Apr 1999

Mar 2003

Department of Hispanic Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University

Teaching Experience

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Invitation to Global Society (in Japanese) (Sophia University)
Geographical Boundaries and Life of People (in Japanese) (Sophia University)
Cultural Revitalization and Ethnic Group: Indigenous People in North America Today (in Japanese) (Sophia University)
Cultural Revitalization and Community Building (in English) (Sophia University)
Preparing for Study Abroad (in Japanese) (Sophia University)

Others

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Collaborative researcher, Eurasia Unit for Border Research, Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University (April 2018-March 2020)

Collaborative researcher, Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies, Hokkaido University (April 2012-present)

Collaborative researcher, National Museum of Ethnology (October 2013-March 2017, June 2014-March 2018, April 2017-March 2019)

Collaborative researcher, Hokkaido University Global COE Program "Reshaping Japan's Border Studies" (October 2010-March 2014)

Research Center for Promoting Intercultural Studies, Kobe Univeristy, “Research on the Public Policies on Migration, Multiculturalization and Welfare for the Regeneration of Communities in European, Asian and Japanese Societies,” participating researhcer