International Conference on “The Age of the Second-Generation of
Migrants：Overcoming Ethnic Inequalities”

Co-hosted by the Institute of Global Concern of Sophia University and
the Social Science Research Institute of International Christian
University

Although children of migrants in Japan have become increasingly
salient in the world of sport or entertainment, they are still
suffering from ethnic inequalities. How can we narrow the gap in
educational attainment? In this conference, we will first examine how
socio-economic background, ethnic origin, and gender shaped the
educational inequalities in children of migrants, using the cases of
the USA and France. Young researchers of second-generation migrants
address the question based on their fieldwork in Japan.

----------Main-Event------------
December 14, 2019 (Sat) 10:30-17:00
Sophia University Campus Yotsuya Building #2 Room 1702
(English-Japanese simultaneous translation available)

Keynote Speech 1
Cynthia Feliciano (Washington University in St. Louis)
“Unequal Contexts and the Adult Outcomes of Children of Immigrants in
the United States.”

Keynote Speech 2
Mathieu Ichou (National Institute of Demography, Paris)
Children of Immigrants in French Schools: Inequalities from Primary
School to Higher Education

Presentation
Higuchi Naoto (Tokushima University)
“Educational Opportunities for Japan’s Migrant Second Generation: The
Role of Institutions”

Rosa Mercedes Ochante Muray (St. Andrew’s University of Education)
“Career Development Support for the Children of Immigrants: The Case
of Mie Prefecture”

Kohatsu Jose (Ph.D. Candidate, Utsunomiya University)
“Children of Immigrants and Ethnic Communities: The Case of Moka City”

Rafaela Yoshiy Olivares (Ph.D. Student, The University of Tokyo)
“Educational Achievement of Second Generation Immigrant Youth in
Brazilian Schools in Japan”

Facilitator: Inaba Nanako (Sophia University)

----------Pre-Event----------------
Effects of Social Capital on Educational Attainment of the Second Generation of Migrants
December 13, 2019 (Fri) 16:00-19:00

Workshop in French (Japanese translation available)
Facilitator: Inaba Nanako (Sophia University)

Mathieu Ichou (National Institute of Demography, Paris)
“Le rôle du capital social dans les trajectoires scolaires des enfants
d'immigrés”

Roberto Nagaki
“Mon adaptation à la société japonaise”

Inaba Nanako
“Le cadre d’analyse des études comparatives franco-japonaises”

-----------After-Event-------------
Workshop on the Second Generation of Migrants and Gender
December 15, 2019 (Sun) 15:00～18:00
Sophia University Campus Yotsuya Building #2 Room 1702
(Workshop in English)

Cynthia Feliciano (Washington University in St. Louis)
“Gender and the Second Generation of Migrants in the USA”

Yamanoue Mai (Ph.D. Student, Hitotsubashi University)
“Gendered or Not? Educational and Occupational Outcomes among Second
Generation Brazilian Migrants in Japan”

Hara Megumi (National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Wakayama College)
“Gendered Experiences among Second Generation Filipino Migrants in Japan”

Facilitator: Takaya Sachi (Osaka University)

Collaboration: Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan

[Date] 2019.12.13~2019.12.15
[Venue] Sophia University Campus Yotsuya Building #2 Room 1702
[Sponsor] Institute of Global Concern of Sophia University
[Co-Sponsor] Social Science Research Institute of International Christian University
[Cooperation] Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan
[Application] No reservations required
[Contact] i-glocon@sophia.ac.jp