selected writing and interviews

Essays & Opinion

“Black Voice, Asian Studies”
Association for Asian Studies - #AsiaNow Blog. June 23, 2022.

“The ‘Endz’ of Black British History”
Royal Historical Society - Historical Transactions Blog, Writing Race Series. June 4, 2022.

“The Significance of Yasuke, the Black Samurai”
African American Intellectual History Society - Black Perspectives Blog. September 15, 2021.
featured in JSTOR Daily’s Best of Suggested Readings 2021.

“The Challenge of Inclusive Public Diplomacy: UK Black History Month in Japan”
USC Center on Public Diplomacy - CPD Blog. February 17, 2021.

“The Great Reset: Afro-Japanese Pasts, Futures & Digital Scholarship in Asian Studies”
Critical Asian Studies - Commentary. February 1, 2021.

“Immigration Story: A Swiss Citizen Ahead of Her Time in Postwar Britain”
Swiss Review - Regional Edition UK & Ireland. Issue 01, February 2021.

“Black in Japan: Shifting the Narrative” (co-authored with Serah Alabi)
Nippon.com. July 3, 2020.
Japanese translation: 「日本で黒人として生きること―私たちの多様な声を届けたい」

“Japan’s Inbound Tourism Boom and the Diversity Dividend”
Nippon.com. November 16, 2018.
—Japanese translation: 「インバウンドはマイノリティー市場攻略を―若い英米黒人の間で高まる日本への関心」

“Japan is using cultural diplomacy to reassert its place in the world – but is the message too exclusive?”
The Conversation. November 12, 2018.
Republished by USC Center on Public Diplomacy - CPD Blog.

“Japan House: Tokyo’s New Public Diplomacy Push”
The Diplomat. July 22, 2017.

“Seeking an Independent Voice: Japanese Think Tanks”
Global Asia, 10 (1) Spring: pp.102–106, 2015.

Interviews

“In Conversation with Warren Stanislaus” (English and Japanese)
Future Magazine. April 23, 2022.

“Being Black and British in Japan”
British Chamber of Commerce in Japan - BCCJ Acumen. September/October 2021.

「Liberal Artsを通って(卒業生インタビュー)」(in English: “Alumni Interview”)
International Christian University - Guidebook for Prospective Students. 2022.

“Postcards from Japan: PhD in Tokyo and uncovering Afro-Japanese interactions”
Japan National Tourism Organization, UK. December 7, 2020.

「英国のBlack History Month 理解を深める出発点は?」(in English: “Black History Month UK”)
British Embassy Tokyo. 2020.

“Turning chance into success: get to know Oxford’s 2019 Rare Rising Stars”
University of Oxford. July 25, 2019.

“Alumni stories: Stamp your own image on the University”
University of Oxford - QUAD. April 9, 2019.

“Japan’s Cultural Diplomacy”
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs - Asia Dialogues Program: Information Warfare Series. August 28, 2018.

“Searching for an International University in Japan”
MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - Top Global University Japan. 2017.

Higher Education and University Service

“Using digital scholarship to enhance public engagement”
Times Higher Education - THE Campus. February 22, 2021.

“Integrating Japanese teaching, public engagement and outreach”
Pembroke College, University of Oxford - Pembroke News. January 30, 2020.

“International perspective: a British student in China”
Times Higher Education - THE Student. September 18, 2019.

“Oxford Alumni Club of Japan: Building effective networks and expanding exits”
Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, University of Oxford - Oxford University Japanese Studies Newsletter. Issue 11, 2019.

“Creating paid internships in Japan for students”
The PIE News - PIE Blog. April 1, 2019.

“How students can find a job in Japan” (co-authored with Kara Juul)
Times Higher Education - THE Student. February 19, 2019.

“Studying at a Japanese university: the experiences of two British students” (co-authored with Kara Juul)
Times Higher Education - THE Student. January 9, 2019.

“How Japanese universities are attracting more international students” (co-authored with Kara Juul)
Times Higher Education - THE Student. December 17, 2018.

“Japan: an unlikely source of empowerment for British BME students”
Runnymede Trust - Race Matters Blog. December 10, 2018.

“Japanese Studies Outreach Event: Language, Culture and Careers”
Pembroke College, University of Oxford - Pembroke News. November 27, 2018.

“Japan in the Wider World”
International Christian University - Japan Studies Newsletter. 2012.