"Being a female and an immigrant is a blessing and also a curse" - Japanese scholar studies Japanese who have found work overseas

Dr. Kumiko Kawashima has been studying Japanese people who left Japan to work overseas. Broadcast on the 21st of March, 2021.

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Dr. Kumiko Kawashima (right) celebrating her postgraduate student Bennie's graduation. Source: Kumiko Kawashima

Dr. Kawashima is a Honorary Fellow at Macquarie University in Sydney.  Being a first-generation Japanese immigrant to Australia herself, Dr. Kawasima has been studying Japanese people who move across borders.

At a recent online symposium which was held to celebrate the International Women's Day, Dr. Kawashima said "being a female and an immigrant is a blessing and also a curse." 

In the audio, Dr. Kawashima explains what she meant by saying it and she shares a glance of her study of Japanese holiday-makers in Australia.

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