Noriko Kawamura

Noriko Kawamura teaches history at the Washington State University, where she specializes in military history, World War II in the Pacific, and the Cold War and holds the Arnold M. and Atsuko Craft Professor chair.[1][2][3] Her most well-known work specialises in Hirohito and modern Japan.

Education

Kawamura received a bachelor's degree from Keio University in Japan in 1978. She received her doctoral degree from the University of Washington in 1989, with major fields in American diplomatic history, Japanese-American relations, and modern Japan. [1]

Career

Kawamura has served as President of the Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast society.[4]

Works

Kawamura is currently working on a new book project on Emperor Hirohito's Cold War under contract with the University of Washington Press.

  • Kawamura, Noriko. Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War. Seattle; London: University of Washington Press, 2017. ISBN 9780295742731
  • As editor, Building New Pathways to Peace. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 2015. ISBN 0295996986
  • Kawamura, Noriko. Turbulence in the Pacific Japanese-U.S. Relations During World War I. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2000. OCLC 1200894120

Honours & Awards

  • Arnold M. and Atsuko Craft Professorship (College of Arts and Sciences, WSU, 2018-2021)
  • Outstanding Achievement in International Activities (College of Arts and Sciences, WSU, 2016)
  • Edward R. Meyer Project Grant (College of Arts and Sciences, WSU, 2016)

References

  1. ^ a b "Noriko Kawamura | History | Washington State University".
  2. ^ "Three Questions for Dr. Noriko Kawamura - World War I Centennial". www.worldwar1centennial.org.
  3. ^ "Noriko Kawamura".
  4. ^ "Emperor Hirohito from the Pacific War to the Cold War". Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien.
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