I was born in Lima, Peru. I graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (School of Letters, major: archeology) (B.A. in Archeology). I completed the master’s course at Okayama University Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (major: Comparative Socio-Cultural Sciences) (M.A. in Archeology) and the doctor’s course at the Department of Cultural and Social Studies, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (major: Comparative Culture) (Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology). I have been in my current post since April 2020.

My main research theme is how identity on various levels is expressed in the material culture. On this theme, I am currently researching how different actors express their identity toward archaeological ruins in the vicinity on an individual, regional, or national level. I also conduct research on Japanese immigrants in Peru and Peruvian immigrants in Japan. I am interested in understanding how the cultural identity of immigrants and their offspring changes over time. These research fields significantly affect policy science, such as management of cultural heritage and local and regional development policies.

Based on such research, I aim to develop the curiosity of students to understand their own culture and other cultures by taking full advantage of their knowledge and helping them acquire new knowledge from the viewpoint of cultural anthropology, archeology, and linguistic research in particular.

As an undergraduate or graduate student, you have an invaluable opportunity to understand the world in which you live, clarify the problems that affect our society, and find innovative solutions. Please take full advantage of the time available so that you can broaden your perspective from a new viewpoint.

Public archaeology, Andean archaeology, cultural anthropology, culture of Japanese descendants (Nikkei), Spanish language education