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Biography
Ricky Chen is a PhD student whose research field lies in modern Japanese-language literature, focusing on the literary production from/about Okinawa, Indigenous Peoples in Japan, and decolonization in particular.
Ricky’s research examines literary interventions in portraying land, memory, and solidarity as a form of decolonial ethics within postwar Japan. He has been paying special attention to the relationship between literary imagination and decolonization efforts in Okinawa, and is now working on utilizing more research methodologies from postcolonial, decolonial studies, and Indigenous studies into this topic. Beyond his academic pursuits, he enjoys composing modern poetry in both Japanese and Chinese, and exploring narrative worlds through video games including Assassin’s Creed series, miHoYo games-Genshin Impact, and The Legend of Zelda series.
Please feel free to contact him by email in English, Japanese, and Chinese.
Colloquium Coordinator
Duties: This officer organizes the yearly graduate student colloquium held at the university, typically in Spring quarter. This officer must organize the colloquium space, tech, and catering. In addition, they promote and advertise the event and call for presentation proposals early in the year from the department, Asia-relevant departments, and centers at UW, as well as other Asian studies departments in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
Contact me if: 1) you are interested in this position, or 2) you have any questions regarding volunteering or presenting at the following year’s colloquium.
Faculty Liaison
Duties: This officer observes regular faculty meetings and reports pertinent information to the rest of the graduate student body.
Contact me if: You would like information about the proceedings of recent faculty meetings. You have questions about an item in a recent report on faculty meetings.