It was my absolute pleasure to attend the book launch in Tokyo on Sunday and meet all nine authors in person. There were 52 attendees (23 in person and 29 online) at the event. Online attendees joined from Cambodia, Korea, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and the USA. It was a deeply moving event where the authors described their past struggles and also their joy in being able to share their stories and collaborate through this book.
This is the first collection of stories from so-called Kikokushijo (“returnee student” in Japanese) by the self-named TOMATO (Teachers Of Multilingual And Transnational Orientation) group. As one of the editors, Maki Yazaki notes in Chapter 1, beyond kikokushijo refers to "former kikokushijo ... who have become educators" and "teachers whose multilingual and transnational experiences fall outside conventional definitions and categories." It is a powerful book that gives valuable insights into diverse teacher identities and questions fixed labeling of educators.
Details of how to purchase the book are here:
https://www.candlinandmynard.com/beyondkikokushijo.html
This is the first collection of stories from so-called Kikokushijo (“returnee student” in Japanese) by the self-named TOMATO (Teachers Of Multilingual And Transnational Orientation) group. As one of the editors, Maki Yazaki notes in Chapter 1, beyond kikokushijo refers to "former kikokushijo ... who have become educators" and "teachers whose multilingual and transnational experiences fall outside conventional definitions and categories." It is a powerful book that gives valuable insights into diverse teacher identities and questions fixed labeling of educators.
Details of how to purchase the book are here:
https://www.candlinandmynard.com/beyondkikokushijo.html
