Melbourne
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Book Description
Japan exercised colonial rule over Korea from 1910 to 1945 and many Koreans emigrated to Japan during this period. Today, these Korean migrants and their descendants constitute one percent of the total population making them the nation's largest ethnic minority. Culturally different from both Korean nationals and Japanese, the young third-generation Korean migrants have developed a complex ethnic identity through their struggles with Japanese racism. This study seeks to dispel the myth that Japan is a homogenous nation. Part I of this book includes brief accounts of the young Koreans' history and present circumstances. Then, their five broad types of ethnic identity are identified: the pluralist, nationalist, individualist, naturalizing, and ethnic solidarity types. Part II presents case studies of young ethnic Korean women living within Japanese society. Pointing the way towards the eradication of racism, Fukuoka's book will appeal to anyone interested in contemporary Japan or minority studies.
About the Author
Yasunori Fukuoka is professor of sociology at Saitama University.
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The following is the table of contents of my book.
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Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: 'Japanese' and 'Non-Japanese'
PART ONE IDENTITY FORMATION IN JAPAN'S KOREAN MINORITY
1 The History of Japan's Korean Minority
2 Japan's Korean Minority Today
3 A Typology of Zainichi Identities
4 Learning to Live with the Japanese
Case study 1: Lee Kyung-Jae
Case study 2: Lee Chang-Jae
5 For the Sake of Our Fellow Zainichis
Case study 3: Kim Dae-Won
Case study 4: Park Kong-Ja
6 Living as Overseas Nationals
Case study 5: Lee Jae-Soo
Case study 6: Han Il-Hun
7 Going It Alone
Case study 7: Kwon Dae-Soon
Case study 8: Yu Hwa-Mi
8 Turning Japanese
Case study 9: Tokumizu Mitsuo
Case study 10: Ogawa Yoko
PART TWO KOREAN WOMEN IN JAPAN: THEIR LIVES AND STRUGGLES
9 A Dream Is a Dream
The story of Nam Seol-Ji (Nanbara Yukie)
10 Diplomatic Incidents
The story of Chong Mi-Young-Ja (Soda Mieko)
11 This Japanese Is Still Korean
The story of Oh Mika
12 Mixed Blood, Mixed Feelings
The story of Yoon Cho-Ja
13 Lifting the Fog
The story of Kang Soon-Ja
14 'I Hate Japan, but I'll Live Here Anyway'
The story of Park Yang-Ja
15 Not Japanese, Not Korean but Zainichi
The story of Kim Myung-Mi (Aoi Akemi)
16 In Search of Self-Fulfillment
The story of Kim Jung-Mi
17 Looking for a Way Out
The story of Sung Soon-Ja (Sugiyama Junko)
18 Making Japan a Place Where Koreans Can Be Themselves
The story of Kim Jung-Yi
19 Japanese Nationality Not Good Enough to Beg for
The story of Cha Yuk-Ja
20 Floating on the Tide of Assimilation
The story of Kim Yang-Ja (Kanai Yoshiko)
Conclusion: Towards a Society of Peaceful Coexistence
Notes
References
Korean Glossary
Japanese Glossary
Index
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