Aya Fujiwara, University of Alberta

Research

Canadian history Japanese Canadians Postwar Immigration Displacement

Latest funding

Resettlement: Japanese Canadians in the post-World War II era
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$52,594
Past Wrongs, Future Choices
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$383,174
Past Wrongs, Future Choices
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$935,850

All 5 grants and awards

Resettlement: Japanese Canadians in the post-World War II era

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fujiwara, Aya

Keywords: Canadian history; Japanese Canadians; Postwar; Immigration; Displacement

$52,594

Past Wrongs, Future Choices

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: historical injustice; public history; internment; Japanese diaspora

$383,174

Past Wrongs, Future Choices

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: historical injustice; public history; internment; Japanese diaspora

$935,850

Past Wrongs, Future Choices

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: historical injustice; public history; internment; Japanese diaspora

$20,000

70 years after Hiroshima: conceptualizing nuclear issues in global context conference

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Marples, David R.

Keywords: Hiroshima; Nagasaki; atomic bombs; World War II; Cold War; nuclear energy; atom; nuclear proliferation; museum; collective memory; Hibakusha

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Canadian history Dear Professor Fujiwara, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on canadian history connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Resettlement: Japanese Canadians in the post-World War II era" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]