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CJS held its 7th Bento Box event on Friday, March 8, 2024 from 3:00p – 4:15p in the Tokioka Room. The CJS Bento Box series provides opportunities for CJS graduate students to present their research in a more informal setting, with their friends in the audience, and everyone having an opportunity to listen to the presentations while enjoying food and refreshments.

Richard Barnes, Ph.D. candidate in the UHM History Department, gave the first presentation of the afternoon. His presentation, titled “Bones in the Earth,” revealed complex undercurrents in the history of Korean coal mining labor in Hokkaido during the colonial era of the 20th century.

Richard Barnes, Ph.D. candidate in the UHM History Department

J.D. Parker. Ph.D. candidate in the Educational Foundations – Global and International Education program under the College of Education, gave the second presentation of the afternoon. His presentation was titled “The Development of Human Rights Education in Japan: A Comparative Case Study of Local Implementation of Global Educational Policy”.

J.D. Parker. Ph.D. candidate in the Educational Foundations – Global and International Education program

The Bento Box event is held generally once every semester. If you are interested in presenting at the next one, please contact cjs@hawaii.edu.