Intersectionality of the Transgender and Transnational Lives of Transpinay Entertainers in Japan
Project/Area Number |
20K12468
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Review Section |
Basic Section 80030:Gender studies-related
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Research Institution | Tamagawa University |
Principal Investigator |
岡田 トリシャ 玉川大学, ELFセンター, 准教授 (50774064)
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Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2021)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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Keywords | transgender migrants / trans women / Filipino migration / intersectionality / transpinay / intersetionality / transgender women / migration / Philippines / Japan |
Outline of Research at the Start |
The significance of this research project is in identifying how the transpinay entertainers’ migration process and gender practices address social issues on gender, labor, and migration, which continually question the host country’s strategies for governing migrants. The case of transpinay migrants challenges or legitimizes policies and practices navigated by the capitalist, colonial, racial, and sexual hegemonies crucial in queer migration. This study can raise awareness of transgender migrants and their needs.
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Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
To deepen the analysis of the data, this research follows transpinays living in Japan. The researcher conducts follow-up interviews with former detainees, and examines their lives after they were granted a provisional release. Their migration experience is compared to the existing data of the transpinay entertainers in Japan.
This study shows these trans women’s experiences before, during, and after migration to Japan. It explores their migration trajectories that in most cases indicate transformative and empowering experiences. This long-term research was written as a dissertation entitled “The Migration Pathways and Gender Performance of Transpinay Entertainers in Japan” and the researcher passed the oral defense to be awarded her doctorate degree.
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Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The progress of this study and quality of data attempts to be aligned with the objectives of this project, despite the very limited fieldwork conducted due to COVID-19. The findings highlight and compare the situations of transpinays and transgender Filipino women in Japan from the 1980s until the present. The transgender lives of these trans women are greatly influenced by immigration policies that affect their occupation, relationships, and health. The findings also reveal that further studies on the trans migrants’ well-being and mental health should be addressed.
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Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The study mainly consists of fieldwork at entertainment clubs in various prefectures in Japan, and interviews with transpinays residing in Japan and returning migrants in the Philippines. But due to COVID-19, the interviews were held online and netnography as a research methodology was utilized. Since there were travel restrictions in 2021, the researcher focused on finishing writing the dissertation, collected data through online resources, and continued to analyze data for the purpose of writing research papers for publication. For 2022, the researcher aims to collaborate with other scholars and migrants to hold a virtual round table discussions on Zoom. The researcher intends to conduct interviews with new participants in Japan. Finally, the researcher continues to analyze existing data, present at academic conferences, and write academic articles for publication.
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Report
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Research Products
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