"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.

Dr. Kumiko Kawashima, Honorary Fellow at Macquarie University, is a first-generation Japanese immigrant to Australia and studies Japanese workers abroad. Source: Kumiko Kawashima

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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