Kazushi Minami is a historian of contemporary U.S.-East Asian relations.
“I received my Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas at Austin before joining OSIPP in 2019. Drawing on English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean sources, my research investigates various aspects of international relations in East Asia to foster a deeper understanding of the region from both historical and policy perspectives.
My first book, People’s Diplomacy: How Americans and Chinese Transformed U.S.-China Relations during the Cold War, will be published by Cornell University Press (https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501774157/peoples-diplomacy/). It examines how Americans and Chinese from different walks of life—businesspeople, scientists, students, tourists, athletes, and artists, among others—rebuilt U.S.-China relations in the 1970s in the absence of formal diplomatic relations.”
Personal website: https://osaka-u.academia.edu/KazushiMinami