New Worlds, New Lives - Globalization and People of Japanese Descent in the Americas and from Latin America in Japan (Hardcover)

This ambitious work confronts the complex question of who and what is a Nikkei, that is, a person of Japanese descent, by studying their communities in seven countries in the Americas: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Paraguay, Peru, and the United States. It also considers the special case of the many Latin American Nikkei who have returned to Japan in recent decades to seek employment.
The contributors draw upon a range of disciplines to present a multifaceted portrait of people of Japanese descent in the Americas, the destination of 90 percent of Japanese emigrants. Thus, for example, the reader is able to view the Peruvian Japanese experience through the eyes of an anthropologist, a demographer/historian, and a journalist--all of whom are Peruvians of Japanese descent.
Among the main questions explored in "New Worlds, New Lives" are: What is the historical background and current status of Nikkei society in a given country? Are there any common attributes the Nikkei share across the Americas, especially in terms of social institutions, the family, the position of women, religion, education, politics, and economics? What are the significant differences between the Nikkei populations in the various countries and why have these differences developed? What are the future prospects of Nikkei communities in the Americas?

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Asian America
Release date:	March 2002
First published:	2002
Editors:	Lane Ryo Hirabayashi • Akemi Kikumura-Yano • James A. Hirabayashi
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth / Cloth
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-4461-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General
LSN:	0-8047-4461-0
Barcode:	9780804744614

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