Kathryn Ibata-Arens is Vincent de Paul Professor of Political Science and Director of the Global Asian Studies Program at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. We talk about political economy, service to the Japanese American community, and having a family.

For more information:

• Beyond Technonationalism: Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Asia by Kathryn C. Ibata-Arens

• MITI and the Japanese Miracle: The Growth of Industrial Policy, 1925-1975 by Chalmers Johnson

• Depaul University Global Asian Studies Program website

• US-Japan Council TOMODACHI Initiative website