Japanese Diaspora and Migration Reconsidered

ISBN-13: 9781032132471 / Miękka / 2023 / 278 str.

Yvonne Siemann

Opis

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.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. History of Japanese migration to Bolivia 3. How ethnic identities justify symbolic capital 4. The daily creation of ethnic boundaries 5. Dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in the comunidad japonesa 6. Nikkei ethnic associations’ rise and decline 7. Nikkei networks in Latin America and beyond 8. Searching for an economic basis 9. How the Nikkei relate to the Bolivian state 10. Conclusion

O autorze

Yvonne Siemann completed her doctorate at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland.