Eriko Yamakuma

A lady wearing a graduation sash from University of Berkeley class of 2023
MSc Student in Comparative Social Policy

As an international student from Japan, I graduated UC Berkeley with Sociology degree and was awarded high distinction.

During my time at Berkeley, I was a student journalist reporting for college newspaper the Daily Californian and I also interned with the Japan Times, national news division during the pandemic.

I was a research assistant for Professor Jerome Karabel on Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program, examining the shift of ideological leaning of Republican Party over the years and racial boundary in American context.

I was awarded a full scholarship from Yanai Tadashi Foundation to study at Berkeley, and am currently a recipient of Oxford-Uehiro Graduate Scholarship for my study at Oxford. My interest lies in intersection of inequality, gender and labour market/employment, currently studying viable policy solutions for in-work poverty of single mothers.

Eriko can be found on LinkedIn.

 

 

 

I am looking at the policy solutions for in-work poverty of single mothers in OECD countries, specifically looking at indirect measures on work-life balance and employment quality.

 

 

Eriko Yamakuma – list of publications

 

2021 Yamakuma, E. (2021, March 7). This patch developed in Japan could let you vaccinate yourself. The Japan Times. Retrieved August 8, 2022. 

2021 Yamakuma, E. (2021, May 16). With Tokyo bars and restaurants closed, drinkers take to the Streets. The Japan Times. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

2021 Yamakuma, E. (2021, April 16). Japan's passport remains world's most powerful - in theory. The Japan Times. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

2021 Yamakuma, E. (2021, April 24). Tokyo parks offer respite amid pandemic, but authorities urge vigilance. The Japan Times. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

2021 Yamakuma, E. (2021, March 12). Virtius and the New Age of Gymnastics. The Daily Californian. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

2020 Yamakuma, E. (2020, June 26). Can we fight better? rule 50, Activism at 2021 Tokyo olympics. The Daily Californian. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

2020 Yamakuma, E. (2020, September 19). My problem with unapologetic misogyny in media. The Daily Californian. Retrieved August 8, 2022.