Bianca is currently pursuing a MA in Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, working with Professors Joshua Mostow and Christina Laffin. She received her BA in History at UBC, with a graduating thesis titled “Travel Through Tastebuds and Fingertips in Edo Japan.” The thesis is on the intersection between print culture and food culture through the examination of sugoroku (a type of Japanese board game). Her research interests include print culture, travel, food and game in early modern Japan.