Armenian Refugees in the Early 20th c. Japan: Mixed Methods Analysis
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21K13085
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 03010:Historical studies in general-related
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
メスロピャン メリネ 東北大学, 国際文化研究科, GSICSフェロー (50866514)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2026-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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| Keywords | Data collecting / Family archives / Passenger lists / Interviews / Data collection / Analysing data / Armenian Refugees / Japan as a transit point / Number of Refugees |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) committed by the Ottoman Empire created 800 thousand Armenian refugees who spread all around the world. Several hundreds of them passed through Japan and left to the US and Europe between 1915 and 1930.
This study aims to clarify number of the refugees that arrived in Japan, the destinations they went on to, as as well as to describe the refugees’ experience in Japan. This will be done by analyzing historical data from Japanese and international archives. This study will contribute to the field of refugee studies.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The 2022 fiscal year was quite productive in terms collecting necessary data in different archives: in Japan and abroad. In August I could collect some data in Tsuruga port museum and Tsuruga city library. I August, I went to Armenian for data collection in the Armenian National Archives. In March I went to the USA (Columba University and Stanford University) for collecting data. In the USA I had a meeting with one of the descendants of an Armenian refugee who passed through Japan in 1919. I obtained a book written by him about the family history. I could explore online archives of the USA Immigration and was able to find new data for the research.I had 4 interviews with 4 descendants of different refugees from the time. I obtained valuable documents for the family archives. I had 3 research presentations, which gave me good opportunities to hear other researchers' opinions, comments and perspectives about the topic.
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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
For the second fiscal year having collected quite a bit of data is encouraging. I could have collected more, I think, if I could have made a trip to Russia, as a lot of refugee data could be found in the Russian archives. But unfortunately because of the Russo-Ukranian war, going to Russia from Japan seems impossible for now.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
I have already made another research trip to the Diplomatic Archives of Japan in Tokyo, where I found a great number of new data, which I can call a new discovery for me. I am planning to take some time for deciphering the new found diplomatic documents of Taisho era, which will take 2 or 3 months. The I am planning to analyse the data I have collected so far and write a plan for a paper. I would like to plan a trip to Russia, however that depends on the geopolitical situation in the area.
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Research Products
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