Queen’s PhD graduate Yumi Omori has a deep love for the island of Ireland after 10 years of living here
A decade ago, Yumi Omori arrived in Belfast from Japan for Queen’s University's Irish Studies Summer School, a three-week programme offering international students an introduction to the rich tapestry of factors that make Northern Ireland the unique place it is.
“My work experience in Dublin, where I was involved in policy research and analysis, has also expanded my horizons beyond academia.” The biggest challenge would come just one month later with a phone call from home: “In April 2020, my sister called me from Japan and notified me of the sudden passing of our dearest Mum. I flew back to Japan amid the lockdown to attend her funeral and handle the family duties following her death.
Yumi turned her focus to her PhD and was grateful for the generous contributions from the mothers who participated in her research, from whom she managed to collect an important dataset and write a PhD thesis. Yumi graduating on Wednesday with a PhD in Sociology from the Mitchell Institute at Queen’s and a deep love for the island of Ireland after 10 years of living here.
Reflecting on her journey so far, Yumi said: “My journey in Ireland, North and South, proved much longer than I had initially planned and after 10 years, the island of Ireland has become my second home, and I will surely keep coming back throughout my life.
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