Curriculum Vitae
August 22, 2008
Curriculum Vitae
MIEKO YAMADA
2101
East
Coliseum
Boulevard
Department
of
Sociology
Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort
Wayne,
IN
46805-1499
Tel
(office):
260-481-0147
E-mail: yamadam@ipfw.edu
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy
July 1, 2006
Department of Sociology
Western Michigan University
Doctoral Dissertation Title:
“The Representation of Race and Ethnic Relations: An Analysis of Japanese
Junior High School English Language Textbooks from 1987 to 2002”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Paula S. Brush
Master of Education
November,
1999
Curriculum Studies, College of Education
University of Victoria
Bachelor
of
Arts
March,
1990
English Linguistics, Department of Foreign Languages
Tamagawa University
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Race and Ethnic Relations
Sociology of Education
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States, Multiculturalism,
Sociology of Education, International/Comparative Education, Evaluation Research,
Japan and Asian Pacific Studies
EMPLOYMENT (USA)
Assistant
Professor
Fall,
2007
–
present
Department of Sociology
Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne
Sociology 161 – Principles of Sociology
Sociology 360 – Sociology of Education
Sociology 300 – Race and Ethnic Relations
Sociology 410 – Modern Japanese Society
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
Fall, 2006 – Spring, 2007
Department of Social Sciences, Ferris State University
Sociology 121 – Introduction to Sociology
Anthropology 385 – Japanese Society and Culture
Instructor
Fall,
2002
–
Spring,
2006
Department of Sociology, Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo & Battle Creek Campus
Sociology 200 - Principles of Sociology
Sociology 336 - Modern Japanese Society
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journals:
Yamada, Mieko. “Westernization and Cultural Resistance of Tattooing Practices in
Contemporary Japan,” International Journal of Cultural Studies. (Forthcoming)
Yamada, Mieko. “Meanings of Tattoos in the Context of Identity-Construction - A
Study of Japanese Students in Canada,” Japan Studies Review. Vol. XII, 2008: 3-21.
Book Review:
Yamada, Mieko. Book Review, “Building Racial and Cultural Competence in the
Classroom: Strategies from Urban Educators,” edited by Karen Monheim Teel and
Jennifer E. Obidah. New York and London: Teachers College Press, Columbia
University, 2008. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education (Forthcoming, 2009)
Other Journals and Encyclopedia:
Yamada, Mieko. “Body Modification: Tattooing” Encyclopedia of World Dress and
Fashion. Volume Six. Berg Fashion Library Ltd, Oxford, UK. (Forthcoming, 2010)
------. “Tattooing Tokyo 2000” International Tattoo Art. Butterfly Publications, Ltd.,
New York. March, 2001: 21-31.
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------. “Exploring Identity: The Significance of Tattoos in Contemporary Japan,”
Proceedings of The Tattoo Forum. Department of Sociology, Western Michigan
University. October 2, 1999: 23-24.
------. Japanese Tattooing from the Past to the Present. Available on line.
<http://www.tattoos.com/mieko.html>
Other Publications (Translations):
“Japanese Tattooing” Authored by Oguri, Kazuo and Translated by Mieko Yamada.
Tatowiermagazine. Mannheim, Germany: Huber Verlag GmbH & Co KG. May, 2000:
35-38.
“Japanese Tattoo Tradition” Authored by Oguri, Kazuo and Translated by Mieko
Yamada. International Tattoo Art. New York: Butterfly Publications, Ltd. May, 2000:
68-73.
“Japanese Tattooing” Authored by Oguri, Kazuo and Translated by Mieko Yamada.
Tatowiermagazine. Mannheim, Germany: Huber Verlag GmbH & Co KG. Sep. 1999:
106.
Japanese Tattoo Tradition. Authored by Oguri, Kazuo and Translated by Mieko Yamada.
http://www.tattoos.com/tebori-oguri.html
Working Papers for Conferences and Publications:
Yamada, Mieko. “The Representation of Race and Ethnic Groups in Japanese Junior
High Schools’ English Language Textbooks”
Yamada, Mieko. “The Portrayal of the US and Japan Relation in Japanese Junior High School’s
English Language Textbooks from 1980s to the Present”
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Presentations at Professional Conferences:
Presenter: “Visual Images of Gender and Race in Textbooks: A Study of Japan’s Junior High
Schools’ Textbooks for Teaching English as a Foreign Language”
Comparative and International Education Society, New York, NY March 18, 2008
Presenter: “The Portrayal of the US and Japan Relations – A Discourse Analysis of
Japanese Junior High School English Language Textbooks from 1987 to 2002”
Midwest Sociological Society-North Central Sociological Association Joint Meeting,
Chicago,
IL
April
7,
2007
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Presenter: “Westernization, Globalization, and Cultural Resistance: Complex Meanings
of Tattooing Practices in Contemporary Japan”
Midwest Sociological Society-North Central Sociological Association Joint Meeting,
Chicago,
IL
April
7,
2007
Presenter: “The Social Construction of Racial and Ethnic Relations in Japanese Junior
High School Textbooks”
Eastern Sociological Society, Boston,
MA
February
24,
2006
Presenter: “The Presentation of Race and Ethnic Relations in English Language
Textbooks in Japan”
Society for the Study of Social Problems, Philadelphia, PA
August 12, 2005
Presenter: “‘Sorry Enough?’: A Comparative Study of Meanings of Apology in the
United States and Japan”
American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA
August 14, 2004
Presenter: “Exploring the Nature of Apology: Multiple Meanings of Apology Practices”
Society for the Study of Social Problems, San Francisco, CA
August 14, 2004
Presenter: “Sorry?: A Comparative Study of Apology in US and Japan”
Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs, Normal, IL
October 10, 2003
Invited Symposium Guest Lecturer: “Deviance or New Culture?: Meanings of Tattooing
Practices in Contemporary Japan”
Japan Symposium, Glen Ellyn, IL
May 15, 2003
Presenter: “What Does the Impact of Globalization Bring into US University
Classrooms? - Content Analysis of Sociology University Textbooks in the United States”
Comparative and International Education Society, New Orleans, LA
March
13,
2003
Presenter: “Meanings of Tattoos: Identity-Construction and Cultural Complexity of Self-
expressions Among Japanese Students in Canada”
Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs, Springfield, OH
September 27, 2002
Presenter: “Meanings of Tattoos in Context of Identity-Construction – A study of
Japanese Students in Canada”
Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Chicago, IL
August 17, 2002
Presenter: “Identity-Construction and Cultural Transformation Among Japanese Students
in Canada”
Comparative and International Education Society, Orlando, FL
March 9, 2002
Presenter: “Exploring Identity: The Significance of Tattoos in Contemporary Japan”
Tattoo Forum, Kalamazoo, MI
October 2, 1999
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AWARDS and HONORS
Awards
2008 IPFW Faculty Research Grant ($8,000.00)
Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne
January, 2008
American Sociological Association, Student Travel Grant ($200.00)
The Annual Meeting of American Sociological
Association
June,
2004
The 2004 Lee Student Travel Support Fund ($125.00)
The Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems
May, 2004
Honors
Academic Student Achievement Program (ASAP) 2008, Certificate of Appreciation
Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Indiana University Purdue University
Fort
Wayne
April
16,
2008
The 2006 Ph. D. Outstanding Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award,
Department of Sociology, Western Michigan University
March 18, 2006
The 2005 Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award, Graduate College,
Western Michigan University
April
7,
2005
The 2005 Ph. D. Outstanding Graduate Research Award, Department of Sociology,
Western Michigan University
March
19,
2005
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
East Asian Studies Center, Indiana University (EASC)
2007 - present
North Central Sociological Association
(NCSA)
2007
-
present
Society for the Study of Social Problem (SSSP)
2004 - present
Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
2002 - present
American
Sociological
Association
(ASA)
2001
-
present
Midwest
Japan
Seminar
(MJS) 2001
-
present
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