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“Heritage languages and identities in a time of divisions and mobility” The 3rd meeting AY2026/The 39th Tokyo Academic Forum on Immigrant Languages: Roundtable “The Forefront of Migrant Language Communities in Japan — Insights from the Field”

Date
2026/09/08(Tue) 13:00-17:30
Venue
Online
On-site/Online
Online
Language
Japanese, English

Registration

  • Please apply via this form by noon on Sunday, September 6.

    [Invitation Link] To be sent on the afternoon of September 6.
    If you haven't received it by September 6, please contact: Mayumi Adachi (adachi[at]aa.tufs.ac.jp)

Programs

2026/09/08
 13:00 - 13:10IntroductionMayumi Adachi(ILCAA)
 13:10 - 13:30Recent Trends in the Myanmar Community in Japan: Demographic and Social ChangesRoi Sawm Sumlut(Temple University Japan Campus)
 13:35 - 13:55Rethinking the Framework “Chinese Community” in Japan —At the Intersection of Social Class, Space, and Language—Yiqiong Wang(ILCAA Joint Researcher, Ochanomizu University)
 14:00 - 14:20Recent Dynamics of the Vietnamese Community in Japan: With a Focus on the Roles of Buddhist Temples and Heritage Language ClassesTakaya Hayashi(ILCAA Joint Researcher, Mukogawa Women's University); Mayumi Adachi(ILCAA)
 14:25 - 14:45The Korean Community in Greater Tokyo: The Role of Ethnic Schools in Heritage Language Retention and VariationSachi Yoshida(ILCAA Joint Researcher, Atomi University); Kazuko Matsumoto(ILCAA Joint Researcher, The University of Tokyo)
 14:45 - 14:55Break
 14:55 - 15:15Pakistani communities in Japan: Post-COVID trendsRika Yamashita(ILCAA Joint Researcher, Kanto Gakuin University)
 15:20 - 15:40TBA
 16:10 - 16:30Russian-Speaking Community in Japan: Current Perspectives on Mobility, Language Usage, and EducationAnastasia Svetlovskaya(Graduate School, The University of Tokyo)
 16:10 - 16:30Recent Transformations and Language Practices in the Afghan Community in JapanAkbari Hourieh(Kanda University of International Studies)
 16:35 - 16:55The Rapidly Growing Sri Lankan Community in Japan and Heritage Language Maintenance: Migration and the Current Situation of the Sinhala-Speaking Community in KyushuS. M. D. T. Rambukpitiya(Kurume University)
 16:55 - 17:20General DiscussionModerator: Mayumi Adachi(ILCAA)
 17:20 - 17:30Closing remarksJohn C. Maher(ILCAA Joint Researcher, International Christian University)

Contact

  • adachi[at]aa.tufs.ac.jp