Alberto Fonseca Sakai - Nikkei Studies/Nikkei研究

Fonseca Sakai, Alberto Profile

Academic Background
B.A. in Audiovisual Communcation, Complutense University of Madrid (2000)
M.A. in Information Sciences, Shizuoka University (2004)
Ph.D. in Humanities. Chiba University (2007)

Current position
Instructor, Center for Language Education, Josai International University.

Areas of specialization
Sociology of Communication, Qualitative Techniques (Lifestory) in social sciences, Migration Studies, Spanish Language.

Research Interests
Latin American migration to Japan and “ethnic media”.

Recent works

• “15 years of dekasegi: the path to nikkei identity” in Atsushi Sakurai (Ed.) A History of Experience in Postwar Japan, Serika Shobo, 2006.
• “Kenneth Plummer Revisited: Exploring the Possibilities of Life Story Research in Media Studies” in Shakai bunka kagaku kenkyuvol. 12, Chiba University, 2006.