Migrants and Identity in Japan and Brazil

Name: Migrants and Identity in Japan and Brazil
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Migrants and Identity in Japan and BrazilThe Nikkeijin\nAuthor(s): Daniela de Carvalho\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138879249, 978-1138879249\nSynopsis\nEconomic and social difficulties at the beginning of the 20th century caused many Japanese to emigrate to Brazil. The situation was reversed in the 1980s as a result of economic downturn in Brazil and labour shortages in Japan. This book examines the construction and reconstruction of the ethnic identities of people of Japanese descent, firstly in the process of emigration to Brazil up to the 1980s, and secondly in the process of return migration to Japan in the 1990s. \nThe closed nature of Japan's social history means that the effect of return migration' can clearly be seen. Japan is to some extent a unique sociological specimen owing to the absence of any tradition of receiving immigrants. This book is first of all about migration, but also covers the imp.