Some thoughts about Sushi

I recently took a trip to Oakland, CA and was reminded of just how global sushi has become. While stopping in at a gas station (in a not-so-nice neighborhood), I noticed a cooler full of sushi rolls and nigiri. My friend excitedly started grabbing up spam nigiri. Spam Nigiri! I had only seen such things in Hawaii and thought them ridiculous. Sushi has become so embedded in our culture that we have Americanized (or bastardized) it. I wonder if this has been done in other parts of the world to which the sushi phenomena has spread.

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I am Peter Wilson and my major concentration is IDS: Asian Studies with a focus on Japan. As my time at Appalachian has progressed, less and less classes about Japan have been offered. So most of my classes have mostly been concentrating on parts of Asia other than Japan. My types of classes I have taken here have been extremely diverse and few actually seem to have anything to do with my major. The most relevant courses I have taken towards this major are the Japanese language classes. Globalization and development and underdevelopment along with some political science courses (my minor) also seem relevant to my major. Other than these courses, I'm pretty much all over the board.

The best idea I have come up with for my project is one based upon the globalization of the Japanese food industry. I would address issues such as how sushi has become common all over the world, how American fast-food and brands have taken over Japan, how the Tsukiji fish market affects fishing communities and markets across the globe, and possible work in a trip to Japan ASAP. None of my other ideas seem multi-faceted, nor extensive enough to be worth writing about. I think I may be stuck with this idea.