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The Hoover Institution Library & Archives at Stanford University and the Japanese Association for Migration Studies will partner to co-host the Fourth International Workshop on Japanese Diaspora in September 2026.
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, supported by the endowed Japanese Diaspora Initiative at Hoover, 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.
Event Details
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON JAPANESE DIASPORA
Date: September 23–24 (Wednesday–Thursday), 2026, US Pacific Standard Time
Venue: Stauffer Auditorium, Herbert Hoover Memorial Building, 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.
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.
Program, Abstracts, and Short Biographies
Download the abstracts and bios of the presenters and chairs.
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.
