Event ArchiveThe Institute for American Studies
2019

Date:
Monday, June 24, 2019
Time:
6:00-9:30 pm
Location:
Room 8202, Building 8, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Screening:
Tokyo Trial, 4K digital remaster version (2019)
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Lecturer:
Kiyoshi Ogasawara (writer)
Chair:
Tatsuya Masuto
Sponsored by:
Centre for Asian Area Studies
Co-Sponsored by:
Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo Institute of Japanese Studies
Monday, June 24, 2019
Time:
6:00-9:30 pm
Location:
Room 8202, Building 8, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Screening:
Tokyo Trial, 4K digital remaster version (2019)
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Lecturer:
Kiyoshi Ogasawara (writer)
Chair:
Tatsuya Masuto
Sponsored by:
Centre for Asian Area Studies
Co-Sponsored by:
Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo Institute of Japanese Studies
2018

Date:
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Time:
3:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room 7201, Building 7, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Hideaki Kami (Kanagawa University)
Comment:
Tasuku Todayama (Chiba University)
Facilitator:
Hiroyuki Matsubara (Rikkyo University)
Book:
Hideaki Kami, Diplomacy Meets Migration: US Relations with Cuba during the Cold War. (Cambridge University Press, 2018)
Sponsored by:
Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
Co-sponsored by:
Institute for Latin American Studies, Rikkyo University
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Time:
3:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room 7201, Building 7, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Hideaki Kami (Kanagawa University)
Comment:
Tasuku Todayama (Chiba University)
Facilitator:
Hiroyuki Matsubara (Rikkyo University)
Book:
Hideaki Kami, Diplomacy Meets Migration: US Relations with Cuba during the Cold War. (Cambridge University Press, 2018)
Sponsored by:
Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
Co-sponsored by:
Institute for Latin American Studies, Rikkyo University

Date:
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Time:
3:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room 7102, Building 7, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Yoshiaki Sato (Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo)
Chair:
Satoko Ezaki (Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University)
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Time:
3:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room 7102, Building 7, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Yoshiaki Sato (Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo)
Chair:
Satoko Ezaki (Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University)

Date:
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Time:
6:30-8:30 pm
Location:
Room 8201, Building 8, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Screening:
Rebel in the Rye (2017)
Directed by Danny Strong
Chair and Lecturer:
Keiko Nitta (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by:
Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
Co-Sponsored by:
Department of Letters Course of English and American Literature, College of Arts, Rikkyo University
Supported by:
Phantom Film
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Time:
6:30-8:30 pm
Location:
Room 8201, Building 8, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Screening:
Rebel in the Rye (2017)
Directed by Danny Strong
Chair and Lecturer:
Keiko Nitta (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by:
Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
Co-Sponsored by:
Department of Letters Course of English and American Literature, College of Arts, Rikkyo University
Supported by:
Phantom Film

Date:
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Time:
3:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room A301, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Eiji Otsuka (International Research Center for Japanese Studies)
Chair:
Satoko Ezaki (Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University)
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Time:
3:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room A301, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Eiji Otsuka (International Research Center for Japanese Studies)
Chair:
Satoko Ezaki (Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University)

Date:
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Time:
6:30-8:00 pm
Location:
Room A202, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Mishio Yamanaka (Nanzan University)
Chair:
Hiroyuki Matsubara (Rikkyo University)
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Time:
6:30-8:00 pm
Location:
Room A202, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Mishio Yamanaka (Nanzan University)
Chair:
Hiroyuki Matsubara (Rikkyo University)

Date:
May 26 to July 21, 2018
Time:
10:00-18:00 weekday
11:00-17:00 Saturday
closed Sunday and national holiday
Location:
Rikkyo Gakuin Exhibition Hall
Sponsored by:
College of Intercultural Communication, Institute for American Studies, Graduate School of Christian Studies, Rikkyo Gakuin Exhibition Hall, and Rikkyo University Library
May 26 to July 21, 2018
Time:
10:00-18:00 weekday
11:00-17:00 Saturday
closed Sunday and national holiday
Location:
Rikkyo Gakuin Exhibition Hall
Sponsored by:
College of Intercultural Communication, Institute for American Studies, Graduate School of Christian Studies, Rikkyo Gakuin Exhibition Hall, and Rikkyo University Library

Date:
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Time:
1:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room 7102, Building 7, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Screening:
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Directed by George A. Romero, 96 minutes
Lecturer:
Tomonori Nishiyama (Saitama Gakuen University)
Yuki Maruyama (Tokai University)
Commentator:
Keiko Nitta (Rikkyo University)
Chair:
Hiroyuki Matsubara (Rikkyo University)
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Time:
1:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room 7102, Building 7, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Screening:
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Directed by George A. Romero, 96 minutes
Lecturer:
Tomonori Nishiyama (Saitama Gakuen University)
Yuki Maruyama (Tokai University)
Commentator:
Keiko Nitta (Rikkyo University)
Chair:
Hiroyuki Matsubara (Rikkyo University)

Date:
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Time:
2:00-4:00 pm
Location:
Room A301, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Opening Remarks:
Kayoko Takeda (Rikkyo University)
Lecturer:
Kaoru Ueda (Stanford University)
Round-table Talk:
Fumiko Kodaira (donator of Naomichi Kodaira Collection)
Toshimitsu Kishi (Mainichi Shimbun)
Hiroyuki Matsubara (Rikkyo University)
Kayoko Takeda (Rikkyo University)
Closing Remarks:
Renta Nishihara (Rikkyo University)
Chair:
Yuriko Nakamura (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by:
College of Intercultural Communication, Institute for American Studies, Graduate School of Christian Studies, Rikkyo Gakuin Exhibition Hall, and Rikkyo University Library
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Time:
2:00-4:00 pm
Location:
Room A301, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Opening Remarks:
Kayoko Takeda (Rikkyo University)
Lecturer:
Kaoru Ueda (Stanford University)
Round-table Talk:
Fumiko Kodaira (donator of Naomichi Kodaira Collection)
Toshimitsu Kishi (Mainichi Shimbun)
Hiroyuki Matsubara (Rikkyo University)
Kayoko Takeda (Rikkyo University)
Closing Remarks:
Renta Nishihara (Rikkyo University)
Chair:
Yuriko Nakamura (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by:
College of Intercultural Communication, Institute for American Studies, Graduate School of Christian Studies, Rikkyo Gakuin Exhibition Hall, and Rikkyo University Library
2017
Date:
Friday, February 23, 2018
Time:
4:00-7:00 pm
Location:
Meeting Room 1 and 2, Tachikawa Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Takeshi Fushimi (Keio University)
Sponsored by:
Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
Co-sponsored by:
Institute for Latin American Studies, Rikkyo University
Friday, February 23, 2018
Time:
4:00-7:00 pm
Location:
Meeting Room 1 and 2, Tachikawa Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Takeshi Fushimi (Keio University)
Sponsored by:
Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
Co-sponsored by:
Institute for Latin American Studies, Rikkyo University

Date:
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Time:
6:30-8:00 pm
Location:
Room 1202, Main Building, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Minami Aoyama (Waseda University)
Sponsored by:
Institute for Latin American Studies, Rikkyo University
Co-sponsored by:
Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Time:
6:30-8:00 pm
Location:
Room 1202, Main Building, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Minami Aoyama (Waseda University)
Sponsored by:
Institute for Latin American Studies, Rikkyo University
Co-sponsored by:
Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University

Date:
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Time:
2:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room D602, Building 14, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Toru Onozawa (Kyoto University)
Discussant:
Kohei Imai (IDE-JETRO)
Takuya Sasaki (Rikkyo University)
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Time:
2:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room D602, Building 14, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Toru Onozawa (Kyoto University)
Discussant:
Kohei Imai (IDE-JETRO)
Takuya Sasaki (Rikkyo University)

Date:
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Time:
Part 1: 3:30-5:00 pm
Part 2: 6:20-8:00 pm
Location:
Reception Room, Reifsnider House, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Yo Kotaki (Hitotsubashi University)
Hiroyuki Matsubara (Rikkyo University)
Motoe Sasaki (Hosei University)
Lisa McGirr (Harvard University)
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Time:
Part 1: 3:30-5:00 pm
Part 2: 6:20-8:00 pm
Location:
Reception Room, Reifsnider House, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Yo Kotaki (Hitotsubashi University)
Hiroyuki Matsubara (Rikkyo University)
Motoe Sasaki (Hosei University)
Lisa McGirr (Harvard University)

Date:
Friday, June 2, 2017
Time:
6:30-8:00 pm
Location:
Meeting Room 1 and 2, Building 12, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Lisa McGirr (Harvard University)
Comment:
Ichiro Miyata (Saitama University)
Chair:
Hiroyuki Matsubara (Rikkyo University)
Friday, June 2, 2017
Time:
6:30-8:00 pm
Location:
Meeting Room 1 and 2, Building 12, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Lisa McGirr (Harvard University)
Comment:
Ichiro Miyata (Saitama University)
Chair:
Hiroyuki Matsubara (Rikkyo University)

Date:
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Time:
6:30-8:00 pm
Location:
Tachikawa Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Lisa McGirr (Harvard University)
Translator:
Masaki Komori (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
Chair:
Hiroyuki Matsubara (Rikkyo University)
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Time:
6:30-8:00 pm
Location:
Tachikawa Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Lisa McGirr (Harvard University)
Translator:
Masaki Komori (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
Chair:
Hiroyuki Matsubara (Rikkyo University)
2016

Date:
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Time:
6:30-8:30 pm
Location:
Room 1104, Main Building, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Shuhei Minami (Hirosaki University)
Commentator:
Yuko Fujino (Tokyo Women's University)
Chair:
Eiko Ikui (Rikkyo University)
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Time:
6:30-8:30 pm
Location:
Room 1104, Main Building, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Shuhei Minami (Hirosaki University)
Commentator:
Yuko Fujino (Tokyo Women's University)
Chair:
Eiko Ikui (Rikkyo University)

Date:
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Time:
2:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room 1202, Main Building, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Yasumasa Fujinaga (Japan Women's University)
Yutaka Nakamura (Tama Art University)
Commentator:
Fumiko Sakashita (Ritsumeikan University)
Chair:
Shuhei Minami (Hirosaki University)
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Time:
2:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room 1202, Main Building, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Yasumasa Fujinaga (Japan Women's University)
Yutaka Nakamura (Tama Art University)
Commentator:
Fumiko Sakashita (Ritsumeikan University)
Chair:
Shuhei Minami (Hirosaki University)

Date:
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Time:
6:30-8:30 pm
Location:
Tachikawa Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Fernanda Perrone (Rutgers University)
Akiko Murakata (Kyoto University)
Noriko Ishii (Sophia University)
Moderator:
Juri Abe (Rikkyo University)
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Time:
6:30-8:30 pm
Location:
Tachikawa Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Fernanda Perrone (Rutgers University)
Akiko Murakata (Kyoto University)
Noriko Ishii (Sophia University)
Moderator:
Juri Abe (Rikkyo University)

Date:
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Time:
2:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room D301, Building 14, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Hirotsugu Aida (Aoyama Gakuin University)
Toyoki Hosono (Kyoritsu Women's University)
Takayuki Nishiyama (Seikei University)
Chair, Discussant:
Takuya Sasaki (Rikkyo University)
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Time:
2:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room D301, Building 14, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Hirotsugu Aida (Aoyama Gakuin University)
Toyoki Hosono (Kyoritsu Women's University)
Takayuki Nishiyama (Seikei University)
Chair, Discussant:
Takuya Sasaki (Rikkyo University)

Date:
Friday, September 23, 2016
Time:
6:30-9:00 pm
Location:
Room 8202, Building 8, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Kazuhiko Goto (Rikkyo University)
Screening:
Genius (2015)
Directed by Michael Grandage, 104 minutes, distributed by Longride
Friday, September 23, 2016
Time:
6:30-9:00 pm
Location:
Room 8202, Building 8, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Kazuhiko Goto (Rikkyo University)
Screening:
Genius (2015)
Directed by Michael Grandage, 104 minutes, distributed by Longride
2015

Date:
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Time:
3:00-6:00 pm
Location:
Room A303, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Takashi Shirouzu (Teikyo University)
Commentator:
Takayuki Nishiyama (Seikei University)
Chair:
Takuya Sasaki (Rikkyo University)
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Time:
3:00-6:00 pm
Location:
Room A303, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Takashi Shirouzu (Teikyo University)
Commentator:
Takayuki Nishiyama (Seikei University)
Chair:
Takuya Sasaki (Rikkyo University)

Date:
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Time:
3:00-6:00 pm
Location:
Tachikawa Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Hiroshi Fujimoto (Nanzan University)
Ari Nakano (Daitobunka University)
Hiroko Furuya (The Gallup Organization)
Chair:
Eiko Ikui (Rikkyo University)
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Time:
3:00-6:00 pm
Location:
Tachikawa Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Hiroshi Fujimoto (Nanzan University)
Ari Nakano (Daitobunka University)
Hiroko Furuya (The Gallup Organization)
Chair:
Eiko Ikui (Rikkyo University)

Date:
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Time:
3:00-6:00 pm
Location:
Room 1202, Main Building, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Kazuyo Tsuchiya (Kanagawa University)
Commentator:
Chitose Sato (Tsukuba University)
Lecturer:
Seiko Mimaki (Kansai Gaidai University)
Commentator:
Satoru Mori (Hosei University)
Chair:
Eiko Ikui (Rikkyo University)
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Time:
3:00-6:00 pm
Location:
Room 1202, Main Building, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Kazuyo Tsuchiya (Kanagawa University)
Commentator:
Chitose Sato (Tsukuba University)
Lecturer:
Seiko Mimaki (Kansai Gaidai University)
Commentator:
Satoru Mori (Hosei University)
Chair:
Eiko Ikui (Rikkyo University)

Date:
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Time:
3:00-6:00 pm
Location:
Room A302, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Hiroshi Kitamura (College of William and Mary)
Commentator:
Keiko Nitta (Rikkyo University)
Chair:
Takuya Sasaki (Rikkyo University)
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Time:
3:00-6:00 pm
Location:
Room A302, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Hiroshi Kitamura (College of William and Mary)
Commentator:
Keiko Nitta (Rikkyo University)
Chair:
Takuya Sasaki (Rikkyo University)
2014

Date:
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Time:
3:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room 1202, Main Builging (Bldg. 1), Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Professor W. Lawrence Neuman(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater)
Sponsored by
College of Sociology, Rikkyo University
Co-Sponsored by
The Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
This event is free and open to the public
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Time:
3:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Room 1202, Main Builging (Bldg. 1), Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Professor W. Lawrence Neuman(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater)
Sponsored by
College of Sociology, Rikkyo University
Co-Sponsored by
The Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
This event is free and open to the public

Date:
Friday, November 14, 2014
Time:
6:30-8:00 pm
Location:
Tachikawa Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Dr. Cesare Marino
(Senior Research Fellow, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution)
Chair:
Dr. Juri Abe (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by
the Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
This event is free and open to the public
Friday, November 14, 2014
Time:
6:30-8:00 pm
Location:
Tachikawa Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Dr. Cesare Marino
(Senior Research Fellow, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution)
Chair:
Dr. Juri Abe (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by
the Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
This event is free and open to the public

Date:
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Time:
1:30-5:00 pm
Location:
Room A302, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Dr. Cesare Marino
(Senior Research Fellow, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution)
Chair:
Dr. Juri Abe (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by
the Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required
please contact: ramins@rikkyo.ac.jp
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Time:
1:30-5:00 pm
Location:
Room A302, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Dr. Cesare Marino
(Senior Research Fellow, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution)
Chair:
Dr. Juri Abe (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by
the Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required
please contact: ramins@rikkyo.ac.jp

Date:
Friday, October 24, 2014
Time:
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Location
Room D501, Building 14, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Heigo Sato (Takushoku University)
Masahito Watanabe (Hokkaido University)
Masaru Nishikawa (Tsuda College)
Chair, Discussant:
Takuya Sasaki (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by
the Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
Audience:
General Public
This event is free and open to the public
Friday, October 24, 2014
Time:
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Location
Room D501, Building 14, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Heigo Sato (Takushoku University)
Masahito Watanabe (Hokkaido University)
Masaru Nishikawa (Tsuda College)
Chair, Discussant:
Takuya Sasaki (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by
the Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
Audience:
General Public
This event is free and open to the public

Date:
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Time:
3:00-6:00 p.m.
Location
Room A302, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Yoshiyuki Kido (Hitotsubashi University)
Commentator:
Hiroaki Kanazawa (Meiji University)
Chair:
Eikoh Ikui (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by
the Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required
please contact: ramins@rikkyo.ac.jp
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Time:
3:00-6:00 p.m.
Location
Room A302, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Yoshiyuki Kido (Hitotsubashi University)
Commentator:
Hiroaki Kanazawa (Meiji University)
Chair:
Eikoh Ikui (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by
the Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required
please contact: ramins@rikkyo.ac.jp

★What is a star quilt?
The root of the star quilt can be traced to the patchworks which were learned and brought back by the Lakota girls who had been sent to boarding schools in the East in the late nineteenth century. The term star quilt is derived from the design of the morning star which has an important meaning for Lakota people. In modern days, star quilts have been used as wall hangings or bed covers, also they can be used as a substitute for a buffalo robe to cover one’s shoulder in a commendation ceremony. It is the best gift in the ceremony of “giveaway”.
Abe, Juri. Amerika Senjumin no Seishin Sekai. (Nihon Housou Shuppan Kyokai, 1994) p.125+.
★Dr. Nora Antoine
Dr. Nora Antoine, a Rosebud Sioux Tribal Member, has been the chair and an instructor of the Business Department at Sinte Gleska University in Mission, SD since 2000. Dr. Antoine has expertise in American Indian leadership and business management.
The root of the star quilt can be traced to the patchworks which were learned and brought back by the Lakota girls who had been sent to boarding schools in the East in the late nineteenth century. The term star quilt is derived from the design of the morning star which has an important meaning for Lakota people. In modern days, star quilts have been used as wall hangings or bed covers, also they can be used as a substitute for a buffalo robe to cover one’s shoulder in a commendation ceremony. It is the best gift in the ceremony of “giveaway”.
Abe, Juri. Amerika Senjumin no Seishin Sekai. (Nihon Housou Shuppan Kyokai, 1994) p.125+.
★Dr. Nora Antoine
Dr. Nora Antoine, a Rosebud Sioux Tribal Member, has been the chair and an instructor of the Business Department at Sinte Gleska University in Mission, SD since 2000. Dr. Antoine has expertise in American Indian leadership and business management.
2013

Date:
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Time:
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Location
Room A302, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Takamitsu Hamano
Chair:
Eikoh Ikui (Rikkyo University)
Audience:
General Public
This event is free and open to the public
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Time:
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Location
Room A302, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Takamitsu Hamano
Chair:
Eikoh Ikui (Rikkyo University)
Audience:
General Public
This event is free and open to the public

Date:
Friday, February 28, 2014
Time:
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Location
Room A301, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Yasumasa Fujinaga (Yamaguchi University)
Keiko Araki (Tokai University)
Commentator:
Yoichi Mine (Doshisha University)
Chair:
Eikoh Ikui (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by
The Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
(ramins@rikkyo.ac.jp 03-3985-2633)
Friday, February 28, 2014
Time:
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Location
Room A301, Building 11, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Yasumasa Fujinaga (Yamaguchi University)
Keiko Araki (Tokai University)
Commentator:
Yoichi Mine (Doshisha University)
Chair:
Eikoh Ikui (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by
The Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
(ramins@rikkyo.ac.jp 03-3985-2633)
The Lakota people have a custom to give a star quilt to show their appreciation at an important ceremony. The star quilt on the wall is presented to the Institute for American Studies by Dr. Nora Antoine who gave a lecture last October at Rikkyo University.
★What is a star quilt?
The root of the star quilt can be traced to the patchworks which were learned and brought back by the Lakota girls who had been sent to boarding schools in the East in the late nineteenth century. The term star quilt is derived from the design of the morning star which has an important meaning for Lakota people. In modern days, star quilts have been used as wall hangings or bed covers, also they can be used as a substitute for a buffalo robe to cover one’s shoulder in a commendation ceremony. It is the best gift in the ceremony of “giveaway”.
Abe, Juri. Amerika Senjumin no Seishin Sekai. (Nihon Housou Shuppan Kyokai, 1994) p.125+.
★Dr. Nora Antoine
Dr. Nora Antoine, a Rosebud Sioux Tribal Member, has been the chair and an instructor of the Business Department at Sinte Gleska University in Mission, SD since 2000. Dr. Antoine has expertise in American Indian leadership and business management.
★What is a star quilt?
The root of the star quilt can be traced to the patchworks which were learned and brought back by the Lakota girls who had been sent to boarding schools in the East in the late nineteenth century. The term star quilt is derived from the design of the morning star which has an important meaning for Lakota people. In modern days, star quilts have been used as wall hangings or bed covers, also they can be used as a substitute for a buffalo robe to cover one’s shoulder in a commendation ceremony. It is the best gift in the ceremony of “giveaway”.
Abe, Juri. Amerika Senjumin no Seishin Sekai. (Nihon Housou Shuppan Kyokai, 1994) p.125+.
★Dr. Nora Antoine
Dr. Nora Antoine, a Rosebud Sioux Tribal Member, has been the chair and an instructor of the Business Department at Sinte Gleska University in Mission, SD since 2000. Dr. Antoine has expertise in American Indian leadership and business management.

Date:
Friday, October 18, 2013
Time:
6:30-8:30 pm
Location:
Tachikawa Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Dr. Nora Antoine
(Chair of the Business Department at Sinte Gleska University)
Chair/Comment:
Dr. Juri Abe (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by
the Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
This event is free and open to the public
Friday, October 18, 2013
Time:
6:30-8:30 pm
Location:
Tachikawa Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Dr. Nora Antoine
(Chair of the Business Department at Sinte Gleska University)
Chair/Comment:
Dr. Juri Abe (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by
the Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
This event is free and open to the public

Date:
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Time:
3:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Tachikawa Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Takehisa Matsuda
Chair:
Eikoh Ikui (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by
the Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
This event is free and open to the public
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Time:
3:00-5:00 pm
Location:
Tachikawa Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University
Lecturer:
Takehisa Matsuda
Chair:
Eikoh Ikui (Rikkyo University)
Sponsored by
the Institute for American Studies, Rikkyo University
This event is free and open to the public