We are pleased to inform you that JSPS Washington office is pleased to announce JSPS US and Canada AA Seminar organized by Dr. Fred Ariel Hernandez, Disability Studies at UCLA, as follows. This seminar will present a public lecture and JSPS Info Session. The lecture will focus on Japan’s history of school sports post-1945, and how changes in disability rights in Japan have impacted access to sports for youth with disabilities, and views on the future from recent changes. Also, the aim of JSPS Info Session is to introduce JSPS fellowship programs to doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in overseas, as well as promote academic collaboration between the US and Japan. It would be a great opportunity to learn about recent JSPS activities and hear the voices of other alumni members/ former fellows.
If you are interested, please visit the venue in-person / online! To register, please check here. We warmly welcome your participation.
Date: November 16, 2022, 5pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Venue: UCLA Hall of Fame Press Room / Online
Title: Sports are for Everybody: Histories of Extracurricular Athletics and Disability Inclusion in Japan and US
Presenters: Dr. Atsushi Nakazawa (Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan)
Dr. Karen Nakamura (UC Berkeley)
Moderator: Dr. Fred Ariel Hernandez (UCLA/UCI)
URL: https://dslabs.ucla.edu/events/sports-are-for-everybody/
[Contact]
JSPS Washington Office
Email: was-seminar@overseas.jsps.go.jp