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Call For Papers
The Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the Japanese Association for Migration Studies invite submissions for the Fourth International Workshop on the Japanese Diaspora. This in-person workshop will be held at the Hoover Institution, with sessions livestreamed for remote audiences. All presenters are expected to attend onsite.
We welcome proposals from emerging scholars—including graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career faculty—whose work explores Japanese global migration in its broadest sense. Topics may include the transnational movement of people, ideas, goods, and capital, as well as diplomatic exchanges that shaped Japan’s global presence and fostered the development of communities in the host countries.
Drawing on the Hoover Institution Library & Archives’ extensive holdings on Japan, the Nikkei experience, and U.S.–Japan relations, this workshop aims to foster scholarly dialogue across geographic boundaries. Participants will examine the histories of the Japanese diaspora, situating these experiences within broader political, economic, social, and military contexts.
Through this workshop, we seek to advance a global and integrative understanding of the Japanese diaspora, while cultivating a new generation of scholars engaged in transnational and archival research.
Date: September 23–24 (Wednesday–Thursday), 2026, US Pacific Standard Time
Venue: Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
434 Galvez Mall, Stanford CA 94305-6003 (nearby airports are San Jose and San Francisco)
Paper Presentation Format: Twenty-minute in-person oral presentation in English, followed by Q&A. We will host nine presenters.
Submission site: https://forms.gle/V8tXvxm51pfia5yH6
Submission Details
Abstract submission deadline: May 18, 2026 (US Pacific Time).
We invite paper submissions, particularly in the fields of political, economic, social, and military history, that draw upon primary sources from multiple national or linguistic contexts. Priority will be given to submissions from junior scholars and graduate students. The workshop seeks to encourage innovative theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of the Japanese diaspora, fostering the exchange of ideas and perspectives that broaden the scope of the field. Papers making use of the Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection (https://hojishinbun.hoover.org/) will receive special consideration. Submissions in English are strongly preferred.
- Abstract (up to 500 words), including the paper title
- A list of references, including the newspaper titles and dates in case of the Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection (up to one page). Please list the references you have already reviewed and will be used in your presentation.
- Biographical paragraph or CV summary (up to 250 words)
- E-mail address
- Affiliation, city, state, and country
Nine papers will be selected to be presented onsite, and these presenters will be reimbursed for their airfare and airport transfers upon submission of the receipts. The maximum amounts to be reimbursed are $2,000 for international travel and $1,000 for domestic travel from the country of the home institution. In addition, the Hoover Institution will provide accommodation for three nights on September 22–25, 2026, on a two-person shared-room basis, as well as breakfast and lunch on September 23–24.
The workshop will be held on the afternoons of September 23 and 24. The presenters will study archival and rare books at the Hoover Library & Archives in the morning of these two days. Pre-registration and material requests will be required. Further details will be sent to the presenters.
Although membership of the Japanese Association for Migration Studies is not a prerequisite before submission, it will be required before the workshop. We will contact the accepted presenters for further instructions.
Please submit your application online at https://forms.gle/V8tXvxm51pfia5yH6
For any inquiries, please contact the Japanese Diaspora Collection curator, Kaoru (Kay) Ueda, at kueda@stanford.edu or the Workshop Committee, JAMS, at jamsintlws@gmail.com.
