one another. In 2011, Shigematsu gave a TEDx talk called The Awesomeness of Your Contradictions. In 2011, Shigematsu began his PhD within the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. He conducts research on social media, with a focus on the rising visibility of diasporic Asians on YouTube, for which he was named a Vanier scholar. In 2012, Shigematsu began writing for The Huffington Post. In 2015, Shigematsu's theatrical solo work Empire of the Son had its world premiere at The Cultch in Vancouver. The entire run sold out prior to opening, an unprecedented feat for the world premiere of a Canadian play,. The Vancouver Sun named it as the best theatre show of 2015. The 2016 remount also sold out its run prior to opening. In October 2017, Shigematsu's next solo work, 1 Hour Photo, had its world premiere at The Cultch in Vancouver. 1 Hour Photo was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2019 Governor General's Awards. Personal life Shigematsu speaks English, French, Japanese, and Persian. He has two children. References External links Tetsuro Shigematsu's personal website 1971 births 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights Living people British emigrants to Canada Canadian male comedians Canadian people of Japanese descent Canadian writers of Asian descent Canadian male dramatists and playwrights CBC Radio hosts Concordia University alumni People from Surrey, British Columbia Writers from London Writers from British Columbia HuffPost writers and columnists 20th-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian male writers