Diaspora without homeland: being Korean in Japan

"More than one-half million people of Korean descent reside in Japan today - the largest ethnic minority in a country often assumed to be homogeneous. This timely, interdisciplinary volume blends original empirical research with the vibrant field of diaspora studies to understand the complicate...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley [u.a.] Univ. of California Press 2009
Series:Global, area, and international archive 8
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Summary:"More than one-half million people of Korean descent reside in Japan today - the largest ethnic minority in a country often assumed to be homogeneous. This timely, interdisciplinary volume blends original empirical research with the vibrant field of diaspora studies to understand the complicated history, identity, and status of the Korean minority in Japan. An international group of scholars explores commonalities and contradictions in the Korean diasporic experience, touching on such issues as citizenship and belonging, the personal and the political, and homeland and hostland." -- Book cover.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:229 S.
ISBN:9780520098633

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