Narratives of ethnolinguistic bordering: Cultural encounters of Philippine nikkeijin workers in Aichi, Japan

By virtue of Japan's 1990 Immigration Policy, the so-called 'nikkeijin' or descendants of Japanese nationals who emigrated and settled in American and Southeast Asian territories before the Second World War, have been allowed to 'return' to their ancestral homeland (Japan)....

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Main Author: Vilog, Ron Bridget
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-10732021-04-28T07:21:33Z Narratives of ethnolinguistic bordering: Cultural encounters of Philippine nikkeijin workers in Aichi, Japan Vilog, Ron Bridget By virtue of Japan's 1990 Immigration Policy, the so-called 'nikkeijin' or descendants of Japanese nationals who emigrated and settled in American and Southeast Asian territories before the Second World War, have been allowed to 'return' to their ancestral homeland (Japan). As a consequence, thousands of Brazilians, Peruvians and Filipino nikkeijin have been granted residency status by the Japanese government, with the clear expectation that they demonstrate cultural proximity leading to integration. Within their workplaces, nikkeijin encounter various cultures and ethnicities whose social positions and images are shaped by perceptions and expectations of the wider Japanese society. This article explores the formation and modification of ethnic boundaries, accompanied by the fragmentation of identities, during the experience of migration. The dynamics of 'identity bordering', based on regionalistic affiliations, are not only ignited by cultural stereotyping or ethnic attribution, they are also underpinned by the mechanism of power politics within the workplace. This study utilized the life history interviews of 60 third generation (sansei) and fourth generation (yonsei) Filipino nikkeijin, who are currently working in manufacturing plants and factories in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. 2015-01-01T08:00:00Z text text/html https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/74 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Filipinos—Japan Filipinos—Cultural assimilation—Japan International and Area Studies
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
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topic Filipinos—Japan
Filipinos—Cultural assimilation—Japan
International and Area Studies
spellingShingle Filipinos—Japan
Filipinos—Cultural assimilation—Japan
International and Area Studies
Vilog, Ron Bridget
Narratives of ethnolinguistic bordering: Cultural encounters of Philippine nikkeijin workers in Aichi, Japan
description By virtue of Japan's 1990 Immigration Policy, the so-called 'nikkeijin' or descendants of Japanese nationals who emigrated and settled in American and Southeast Asian territories before the Second World War, have been allowed to 'return' to their ancestral homeland (Japan). As a consequence, thousands of Brazilians, Peruvians and Filipino nikkeijin have been granted residency status by the Japanese government, with the clear expectation that they demonstrate cultural proximity leading to integration. Within their workplaces, nikkeijin encounter various cultures and ethnicities whose social positions and images are shaped by perceptions and expectations of the wider Japanese society. This article explores the formation and modification of ethnic boundaries, accompanied by the fragmentation of identities, during the experience of migration. The dynamics of 'identity bordering', based on regionalistic affiliations, are not only ignited by cultural stereotyping or ethnic attribution, they are also underpinned by the mechanism of power politics within the workplace. This study utilized the life history interviews of 60 third generation (sansei) and fourth generation (yonsei) Filipino nikkeijin, who are currently working in manufacturing plants and factories in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
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author Vilog, Ron Bridget
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title Narratives of ethnolinguistic bordering: Cultural encounters of Philippine nikkeijin workers in Aichi, Japan
title_short Narratives of ethnolinguistic bordering: Cultural encounters of Philippine nikkeijin workers in Aichi, Japan
title_full Narratives of ethnolinguistic bordering: Cultural encounters of Philippine nikkeijin workers in Aichi, Japan
title_fullStr Narratives of ethnolinguistic bordering: Cultural encounters of Philippine nikkeijin workers in Aichi, Japan
title_full_unstemmed Narratives of ethnolinguistic bordering: Cultural encounters of Philippine nikkeijin workers in Aichi, Japan
title_sort narratives of ethnolinguistic bordering: cultural encounters of philippine nikkeijin workers in aichi, japan
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