2021 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Transnational immobile labor migrants confined on longline tuna fishing boats based out of Honolulu.
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20K01214
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
アベ デヴィットキヨシ 金沢大学, 歴史言語文化学系, 准教授 (10735426)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | Ethnography / Transnational studies / Labor migrants / Human rights |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
(1) interview with boat captains and crewmember. After I submitted the application for “Kiban-C grant” in October 2019, I continued examining the life experiences of informants in the fishing industry in Honolulu, Hawaii, based on interviews. On the whole, the project is progressing at a much higher pace than originally expected. The research has already created a solid basis by substantiating the connection between working in international waters and relationships on the boat. These findings are documented and prepared for an international conference when the situation of COVID-19 allows us to travel in 2022.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
In the first and second years, I completed two tasks: (1) archival research and (2) interviews with informants related to the fishing industry. In the second year, the whole research project advanced to the next level. Further investigation utilizing Zoom software and telephone interviews were conducted. These findings are documented and prepared for an international conference when the situation of COVID-19 allows us to travel. On the whole, the project is progressing at a much higher pace than originally expected.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The project plan is to research in San Diego. An additional amount of time is necessary at the harbor in San Diego, it has vast amount of research subject to interview, which, could take up to several weeks to uncover. This year I plan to investigate the local fishermen in San Diego harbor, these are informants that are connected to the fishing community. These are retired fishermen that visit the area because they have free time and workers on the fishing boat. If possible, another research trip to Honolulu Harbor to perform more interviews with informants in the fishing industry.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Covid-19の発生が理由で、海外での現地調査を行えなかった為。
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