She teaches Multicultural Society and Ethnicity, International Labor Migration and the second and highest level of the institution’s Portuguese language. In addition to her teaching duties, she conducts research related to the reverse migration of Brazilians of Japanese ancestry to Japan and contributes to a colleague’s research into gender studies. A native of Londrina, in the state of Paraná, Brazil, Ms. Ishikawa earned her BA in International Relations from Tsukuba University, Japan, and MA in International Studies from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D.through Ochanomizu University, Japan.