Friday,Nov. 12, 2004 12:00 noon, Ballantine 004 Listen to this archived broadcast. Robert Fish ( Indiana State University) Making "Mixed-Blood" Orphans in Postwar Japan

Robert Fish

Robert Fish is an Assistant Professor of History at Indiana State University, and specializes in the history of childhood and education in 20th century Japan. His presentation explores relationships between the parents of mixed-blood orphans and explains the combination of societal pressures, government policies, and personal factors that caused these parents to abandon their children. He is now completing a book manuscript entitled A Case of Discrimination: The Elizabeth Saunders Home for Mixed-Blood Orphans in Postwar Japan. His next research project will explore the history of child-rearing in postwar Japan.