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Japanese Diaspora and Migration Reconsidered

Japanese Diaspora and Migration Reconsidered

Hardcover

Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop

General Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1032132434
ISBN13: 9781032132433
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Mar 31 2022
Pages: 278
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

In contrast to most studies of migration, which assume that migrants arrive from less developed countries to the industrialised world, where they suffer from discrimination, poor living conditions and downward social mobility, this book examines a different sort of diaspora - descendants of Japanese migrants or Nikkei - in Bolivia, who, after a history of organised migration, have achieved middle-class status in a developing country, while enjoying much symbolic capital among the majority population. Based on extensive original research, the book considers the everyday lives of Nikkei and their identity, discusses how despite their relative success they remain not fully integrated into Bolivia's imperfect pluricultural society and explores how they think about, and relate to, Japan.

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Siemann, Yvonne

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General Racism & Ethnic Studies