Yuka Nakamura
Biographic Data
| ID | 4146008 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yuka Nakamura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yuka |
| FAMILY NAME | Nakamura |
| SIGNATURE | NAKAMURA Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4803-2111 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Transnational adoptees’ sense of belonging and the role of sport
This study explores the development of transnational adoptees’ sense of belonging and the role that sport may play in this process. Transnational adoption is the process by which parents in one country adopt a child born in another. As a result, transnational adoptees’ identities are represented as multifaceted, evolving over time through continual negotiations of belonging. The development of transnational adoptees’ identities and sense of belon…
StreAM—Stress Reduction and Team Empowerment by Mindfulness for Hospital Staff
Demographic history of the Jomon people
The Jomon culture that spread across the Japanese archipelago began about 16000 years ago and lasted for over 10000 years. The population history of the Jomon people, prehistoric hunter-gatherers bearing the Jomon culture, is of great interest in understanding prehistoric East Eurasians. Traditionally, population size and its fluctuations, i.e. Jomon demography, have been estimated in the archaeological context, but over the past 20 years, statis…
Third Space Identity Negotiation
This study explores identity negotiation through a case study of the Umoja Games, an annual faith- and community-based tournament held in the United States and Canada by and for Muslims. By analyzing the lived experiences of players, insights from the cofounder, and social media data, the study explores how participants negotiate identity. Umoja Games becomes a unique setting in which transnational movement, sociopolitical contexts, and multiple …
Jack of All Trades, Master of One
This paper draws on findings from a study aimed at examining how Canadian Kinesiology programs define themselves within the post-secondary education landscape, and their students’ understandings and experiences of their studies. Using critical discourse analysis, our findings demonstrate Kinesiology’s ability to preserve its appeal among undergraduate students through its successful positioning of itself as a disciplinary field of choice and flex…
Collagen of ancient bones gives an indication of endogenous DNA preservation based on next-generation sequencing technology
Ancient genome analysis has become an indispensable tool in studies of human population history and evolution since the breakthrough of whole-genome sequencing technology. The problem remains, however, that ancient genomes cannot be analyzed without crushing non-small pieces of precious specimens; moreover, in many cases, there is insufficient DNA remaining in the pieces of sample to obtain whole-genome sequences. In previous studies, therefore, …
The “diaspora” diaspora in sport? A systematic literature review of empirical studies
The study and application of the concept of diaspora has grown from its original references to a particular group to encapsulate any individual or group living in a collective community. In the sociological study of sport, diaspora is applied in innovative but potentially problematic ways insofar as the concept of “diaspora” may lose its conceptual and theoretical roots. Given this – as well as the call for greater scholarly examination of diaspo…
Interculturalism and Physical Cultural Diversity in the Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is one of the most multicultural communities in the world. Frequently, this description is based on ethnic, linguistic, and culinary diversity. Physical cultural diversity, such as different sports, martial arts, forms of dance, exercise systems, and other physical games and activities, remains ignored and understudied. Based on a living database of the GTA’s physical cultural diversity, this study identifies the tr…
Rethinking Identity Politics
This paper draws on a multi-sited ethnography of the North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament and examines the attachments and relationships that participation nurtures. I argue that rather than being exclusive, the NACIVT and its participants foster and nurture multiple relationships that extend beyond the NACIVT and Asianness. In doing so, I aim to do two things: 1) address the dearth of academic research on Asians and sport, p…
The Samurai Sword Cuts Both Ways
This article illustrates how media representations of Suzuki Ichiro, a professional baseball player, have reproduced discourses of nationhood in Japan and the US, demonstrating how nationalism and globalization may articulate in sport. Some 365 articles that mentioned Ichiro, published in the Seattle Times (151), Mainichi Daily Newspaper (77), and Sports Nippon (137) were analyzed. These articles describe Ichiro's inaugural season (2001-02) as th…
Representing Sport
The Samurai Sword Cuts Both Ways
This article illustrates how media representations of Suzuki Ichiro, a professional baseball player, have reproduced discourses of nationhood in Japan and the US, demonstrating how nationalism and globalization may articulate in sport. Some 365 articles that mentioned Ichiro, published in the Seattle Times (151), Mainichi Daily Newspaper (77), and Sports Nippon (137) were analyzed. These articles describe Ichiro's inaugural season (2001-02) as th…
Rethinking Identity Politics
This paper draws on a multi-sited ethnography of the North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament and examines the attachments and relationships that participation nurtures. I argue that rather than being exclusive, the NACIVT and its participants foster and nurture multiple relationships that extend beyond the NACIVT and Asianness. In doing so, I aim to do two things: 1) address the dearth of academic research on Asians and sport, p…
Interculturalism and Physical Cultural Diversity in the Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is one of the most multicultural communities in the world. Frequently, this description is based on ethnic, linguistic, and culinary diversity. Physical cultural diversity, such as different sports, martial arts, forms of dance, exercise systems, and other physical games and activities, remains ignored and understudied. Based on a living database of the GTA’s physical cultural diversity, this study identifies the tr…
The “diaspora” diaspora in sport? A systematic literature review of empirical studies
The study and application of the concept of diaspora has grown from its original references to a particular group to encapsulate any individual or group living in a collective community. In the sociological study of sport, diaspora is applied in innovative but potentially problematic ways insofar as the concept of “diaspora” may lose its conceptual and theoretical roots. Given this – as well as the call for greater scholarly examination of diaspo…
Collagen of ancient bones gives an indication of endogenous DNA preservation based on next-generation sequencing technology
Ancient genome analysis has become an indispensable tool in studies of human population history and evolution since the breakthrough of whole-genome sequencing technology. The problem remains, however, that ancient genomes cannot be analyzed without crushing non-small pieces of precious specimens; moreover, in many cases, there is insufficient DNA remaining in the pieces of sample to obtain whole-genome sequences. In previous studies, therefore, …
Representing Sport
The Samurai Sword Cuts Both Ways
This article illustrates how media representations of Suzuki Ichiro, a professional baseball player, have reproduced discourses of nationhood in Japan and the US, demonstrating how nationalism and globalization may articulate in sport. Some 365 articles that mentioned Ichiro, published in the Seattle Times (151), Mainichi Daily Newspaper (77), and Sports Nippon (137) were analyzed. These articles describe Ichiro's inaugural season (2001-02) as th…
Rethinking Identity Politics
This paper draws on a multi-sited ethnography of the North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament and examines the attachments and relationships that participation nurtures. I argue that rather than being exclusive, the NACIVT and its participants foster and nurture multiple relationships that extend beyond the NACIVT and Asianness. In doing so, I aim to do two things: 1) address the dearth of academic research on Asians and sport, p…
Interculturalism and Physical Cultural Diversity in the Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is one of the most multicultural communities in the world. Frequently, this description is based on ethnic, linguistic, and culinary diversity. Physical cultural diversity, such as different sports, martial arts, forms of dance, exercise systems, and other physical games and activities, remains ignored and understudied. Based on a living database of the GTA’s physical cultural diversity, this study identifies the tr…
The “diaspora” diaspora in sport? A systematic literature review of empirical studies
The study and application of the concept of diaspora has grown from its original references to a particular group to encapsulate any individual or group living in a collective community. In the sociological study of sport, diaspora is applied in innovative but potentially problematic ways insofar as the concept of “diaspora” may lose its conceptual and theoretical roots. Given this – as well as the call for greater scholarly examination of diaspo…
Collagen of ancient bones gives an indication of endogenous DNA preservation based on next-generation sequencing technology
Ancient genome analysis has become an indispensable tool in studies of human population history and evolution since the breakthrough of whole-genome sequencing technology. The problem remains, however, that ancient genomes cannot be analyzed without crushing non-small pieces of precious specimens; moreover, in many cases, there is insufficient DNA remaining in the pieces of sample to obtain whole-genome sequences. In previous studies, therefore, …
Jack of All Trades, Master of One
This paper draws on findings from a study aimed at examining how Canadian Kinesiology programs define themselves within the post-secondary education landscape, and their students’ understandings and experiences of their studies. Using critical discourse analysis, our findings demonstrate Kinesiology’s ability to preserve its appeal among undergraduate students through its successful positioning of itself as a disciplinary field of choice and flex…
Transnational adoptees’ sense of belonging and the role of sport
This study explores the development of transnational adoptees’ sense of belonging and the role that sport may play in this process. Transnational adoption is the process by which parents in one country adopt a child born in another. As a result, transnational adoptees’ identities are represented as multifaceted, evolving over time through continual negotiations of belonging. The development of transnational adoptees’ identities and sense of belon…
StreAM—Stress Reduction and Team Empowerment by Mindfulness for Hospital Staff
Demographic history of the Jomon people
The Jomon culture that spread across the Japanese archipelago began about 16000 years ago and lasted for over 10000 years. The population history of the Jomon people, prehistoric hunter-gatherers bearing the Jomon culture, is of great interest in understanding prehistoric East Eurasians. Traditionally, population size and its fluctuations, i.e. Jomon demography, have been estimated in the archaeological context, but over the past 20 years, statis…
Third Space Identity Negotiation
This study explores identity negotiation through a case study of the Umoja Games, an annual faith- and community-based tournament held in the United States and Canada by and for Muslims. By analyzing the lived experiences of players, insights from the cofounder, and social media data, the study explores how participants negotiate identity. Umoja Games becomes a unique setting in which transnational movement, sociopolitical contexts, and multiple …
Sports, Gender, and Society (7 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Context (archaeology (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Ancient DNA (2 works) · Geography (2 works)