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Ethan Barkalow joined the History PhD program in 2022. He is a 2025–26 Fulbright Japan Graduate Research Fellow at Kyoto University. His interests include the environmental history of modern Japan and Korea, with a focus on coastal areas and fisheries. His dissertation project investigates environmental and social changes in the coastal communities of imperial Japan and colonial Korea. His work highlights the interdependence between marine industries, labor, and fisheries science across the Japanese archipelago and Korean peninsula. Ethan’s interest in the marine environment began with summer visits to his family’s storied fishing shack-turned cottage on the shore of Little Peconic Bay in Long Island, NY. He further deepened his connection to the sea through work with the Maine Coastal Program. He earned his B.A. from Bowdoin College in 2018 with a major in History and Environmental Studies and a minor in Japanese. After living in Japan for two years teaching English at elementary schools, Ethan received an M.A. in East Asian Studies from Yale University in 2022.
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