Japanese Distinguished Speaker Series - Pilgrims in the Strange Land: The “Return Migration” of Japanese Brazilians in Japan

The College of Arts and Letters & The Department of World Languages and Literatures presents 

Japanese Distinguished Speaker Series

Pilgrims in the Strange Land

The “Return Migration” of Japanese Brazilians in Japan

Over 200,000 Brazilians live in Japan today, most are descendants of Japanese emigrants who left generations ago.

What does it mean to “return” to a homeland you’ve never known?

Explore migration, identity, faith, and belonging in a global world through powerful stories of Japanese Brazilians navigating life between two cultures.

Special Guest

Dr. Suma Ikeuchi

Dr. Suma Ikeuchi is Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at UC Santa Barbara. A cultural anthropologist, she specializes in migration, religion, and transnational Japanese communities. She is the author of Jesus Loves Japan, an award-winning ethnography of Japanese Brazilian return migration and identity formation.

For More Info: 

Dr. Kirk Kanesaka - Kirk.Kanesaka@csusb.edu