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From the perspective of two countries


Nov. 16, 2009 - Oct. 22, 2010

There are approximately 3 million Japanese people living overseas, of which approximately 1 million are said to be in the United States. Japanese people in the United States, which began in the latter half of the 19th century, have at times been at the mercy of bilateral relations, but through their two cultures, they have come to have a unique perspective as Japanese people. What can we learn from these people who have lived between Japan and the United States? We explore the new worldview that emerges from the perspectives of the two countries they hold.

*This series is reprinted from Renso Publishing 's web magazine "Kaze," which features information about new books, such as articles linking new books to current issues and daily topics, monthly bestsellers, and columns reviewing new books.



Stories from this series

フィリップ・カン・ゴタンダ~人間の絆を描く劇作家-その2

Nov. 23, 2009 • Tatsuya Sudo

>>その1 父の姿を通して日系人の一生を紡ぐ 「太公望のひとりごと」は、2003年10月に、劇団メイプル・リーフ・シアターによって文京区の三百人劇場(2006年閉館)で上演された。アメリカでの初演は1981年である。私は、1984年、ロサンゼルスのEWPによる公演と、この三百人劇場での日本公演を観た。 この戯曲は、作者の父、ウィルフレッド・イツタ・ゴタンダをモデルとした作品で、主人公イツタ・マツモトの青年期から老年期に至る人生を「魚をとる」「魚を洗う」「魚を料理する」「魚…

フィリップ・カン・ゴタンダ~人間の絆を描く劇作家ーその1

Nov. 16, 2009 • Tatsuya Sudo

日系を含めたアジア系アメリカ演劇は、日本出身の俳優、マコ・イワマツがロサンゼルスで劇団イースト・ウェスト・プレーヤーズ(EWP)を創設した1965年に始まった。8年後の1973年には、サンフランシスコでアジアンアメリカン・シアター・カンパニー(AATC)が旗揚げされ、サンフランシスコ出身の日系3世、フィリップ・ゴタンダは西海岸にできたこの2つの劇団に深く関わるようになる。 表現の場を音楽から舞台へ ゴタンダの祖父母は広島県出身。母方の祖父は渡米して中西部の鉄道で働き、その…

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Author in This Series

Lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies. Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1959. Graduated from the Faculty of Foreign Studies at Sophia University in 1981. Graduated from Temple University Graduate School in 1994. Worked at the International Cooperation Service Center from 1981 to 1984. Lived in the United States from 1984 to 1985, and developed an interest in Japanese-American films and theater. Has been involved in English education since 1985, and currently lectures at Kanda University of International Studies. Since 1999, has presided over the Asian American Studies Group, holding study meetings several times a year in Tokyo. His hobbies are rakugo and ukulele.

(Updated October 2009)