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New Worlds, New Lives : Globalization and People of Japanese Descent in the Americas and from Latin America in Japan / ed. by Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, Akemi Kikumura-Yano, James A. Hirabayashi.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Asian America
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (384 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- 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?
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Preface
- Contributors
- Part One: The Impact of Globalization on Nikkei Identities
- Part Two: Conjunctions of Nikkei Identities
- Part Three: Disjunctions of Nikkei Identities
- Part Four: Retrospect and Prospects
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 31. Jan 2022)
- ISBN:
- 1-5036-2004-2
- OCLC:
- 1294425355
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