Michael Weiner (Professor)
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Michael Weiner is a professor
of East Asian History and International Studies
and is the director of International Studies at Soka University of America
(SUA). Previously, he was professor and chair of Asian Studies
at San Diego State University
. He received his B.A. from Sophia University, Tokyo, and his Ph.D. from University of Sheffield
, UK.
from 1984 to 2000. He was a lecturer from 1984 to 1988, a senior lecturer from 1989 to 1994, and a reader from 1995 to 2000. He assumed the position of Professor and Chair of Asian Studies at San Diego State University
from 2000 to 2005. He became Professor of East Asian History and International Studies as well as Director of International Studies at SUA in 2005.
Professor
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of East Asian History and International Studies
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
and is the director of International Studies at Soka University of America
Soka University of America
Soka University of America is a university located in Aliso Viejo, California, United States. It describes its mission as the fostering of a steady stream of global citizens committed to living a contributive life—with an emphasis on principles of pacifism, human rights, and the creative...
(SUA). Previously, he was professor and chair of Asian Studies
Asian studies
Asian studies, a term used usually in the United States for Oriental studies and is concerned with the Asian peoples, their cultures, languages, history and politics...
at San Diego State University
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
. He received his B.A. from Sophia University, Tokyo, and his Ph.D. from University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
, UK.
Positions held
Michael Weiner taught at University of SheffieldUniversity of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
from 1984 to 2000. He was a lecturer from 1984 to 1988, a senior lecturer from 1989 to 1994, and a reader from 1995 to 2000. He assumed the position of Professor and Chair of Asian Studies at San Diego State University
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
from 2000 to 2005. He became Professor of East Asian History and International Studies as well as Director of International Studies at SUA in 2005.
Research
Weiner's research interests include Eugenics and Social Policy in Modern Japan, Global Migration, and Minority Rights in Japan among others. Following is a list of his publications:- The Comintern and International Communism, 1919–1943, Macmillan, 1996, pp. 158–190.
- "Destination Japan: Migration in the twentieth century," specially commissioned article for the inaugural issue of Pan-Japan; The International Journal of the Japanese Diaspora, Spring, 2000, pp. 49–74.
- "Discourses of Race and Nation in Pre-1945 Japan," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 18, No 3, July 1995, pp 433–56.
- The Internationalization of Japan, Routledge, 1993
- "Japan in the Age of Migration," in M.Douglass and G.Roberts, eds., Japan and Global Migration: Foreign workers and the advent of a multicultural society, Routledge, 2003, pp. 52–70
- Japan's Minorities; the illusion of homogeneity, Routledge , 1997
- Origins of the Korean Community in Japan, Humanities Press, 1989
- "Out of the Very Stone; Korean hibakusha," Immigrants and Minorities, Vol. 14, No 1, April 1995, pp 2–25.
- Race and Migration in Imperial Japan, Routledge, 1994
- Race, Ethnicity and Migration in Modern Japan (3 volumes), Routledge, 2005
Honors and awards
- Reischauer Fellowship, Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, 1991–1992 - ESRC Fellow, 1997–2000
- Managing Editor, Japan Forum 1995-2000
- Director, Japan Studies Institute, 2000–2005