Dr. Emma Yasui

Well, I've been meaning to do a pinned intro, so I may as well do it now with contact options. Hi! I'm a mixed-Japanese femme based in Toronto. I do cultural consultation in TTRPGs, and I'm always open to contracts for anything that draws from Japanese history/culture.

@AnimeStudies Thanks!

Super cool way to connect another field with anime - by @starchaeologist! "Using perspectives from archaeological representation studies, this paper explores trends in...how shakōki dogū appear in Japanese media, such as anime, manga, and games." doi.org/10.1177/146960…

Yesterday, someone pointed to my shakōki dogū necklace and said "that looks familiar for some reason." Perfect timing, I just published my study of Jōmon dogū in pop culture through J of Social Archaeology! It's open access if you're interested 😸 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

On Friday September 27th, the Archaeology Centre welcomes Paulette Steeves for a talk titled: "Indigenous Archaeologies of Reclaiming and Revivance." All welcome.

The new centre is part of a plan for former Ontario Place, a provincial redevelopment project that has been a mess. Last summer they removed the Japanese Canadian Centennial Temple Bell (also by Moriyama), but claim it will be returned one day. hyperallergic.com/846617/monumen…

I see the JCCC news as related to the closure and call for demolition of the Ontario Science Centre earlier this summer. This is another building designed by Raymond Moriyama, and an important public institution for many in Ontario. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Feeling tired as I learn more things related to the history of Japanese Canadian communities may disappear, become less accessible, or be irreparably altered. Just a short list for those interested in more info, but mostly needed to rant a little. 🧵

@JoshuaMSimons It sure is!

@starchaeologist Yes, I'd love to chat! Is the email in your bio is the best way to schedule something?

I am looking for two cultural/sensitivity consultants for a tabletop roleplaying game, one for each of the following areas of expertise: 1) Japanese folklore 2) Sumerian/Babylonian mythology If that's you, or someone you know, please sound off in the replies.

Yay!! 🥳

July has really flown by for me. Feels like it was only last week that we recorded this, but it was not. Thanks Ken and Gabe for a great chat on the New Brunswick Archaeology Podcast! rss.com/podcasts/nbarc…

Congrats to all the nominees, and so jazzed to see our work on the Tian Xia World Guide nominated for best setting 🥳

@valorliana Yay! Congrats!!

I rang the bell today. I'm done. No more infusions. No more pumps. And hopefully, no more cancer, we'll learn more about that early in June. But I'm done. 6 of the longest months of my life, but I did it.

Yay! A thing I worked on is now out in the world. Thanks for the whole experience, team. Can't wait to hold a physical copy 🥳

@sonybaloneyart I do this all the time with my cat😿

Thought about my dog's mortality and got really sad oh no

Day one of #breakoutcon and I've already acquired more dice. Thanks @MistyMtnGaming!

@paularcurtis I know that panic so well, this was me the last time I went to Japan. It haunts me.