Andrea Grant, University of Victoria

Research

Nikkei (Japanese diasporic) identity Anthropology of art Memory studies Community-based research Transnational history Migration Japanese North American incarceration

Latest funding

Reckoning with Historic Injustice: Exploring Nikkei (Japanese Diasporic) Art in Canada, the US, Brazil, and Australia
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$35,151

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Reckoning with Historic Injustice: Exploring Nikkei (Japanese Diasporic) Art in Canada, the US, Brazil, and Australia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Grant, Andrea

Keywords: Nikkei (Japanese diasporic) identity; Anthropology of art; Memory studies; Community-based research; Transnational history; Migration; Japanese North American incarceration

$35,151

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: Nikkei (Japanese diasporic) identity Dear Professor Grant, 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 nikkei (japanese diasporic) identity 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 "Reckoning with Historic Injustice: Exploring Nikkei (Japanese Diasporic) Art in Canada, the US, Brazil, and Australia" (2024), 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]