Transforming Nikkeijin Identity and Citizenship (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789715507110)

Based on the author's in-depth interviews set in various parts of the Philippines and Japan, the book examines the anfractuosity of the formation of the biggest Japanese community in pre-war Southeast Asia, and some factors behind the birth of thousands of Nisei of mixed Japanese and Filipino parentage. It also reflects upon the origin and complexities of their problems such as ambiguous citizenship (nationality) and the long separation of families. Finally, this book analyzes the transformations in identity and citizenship among Philippine Nikkeijin as well as the mechanisms of their unique identity politics and its parallels with the amelioration of war-wounded Philippine-Japan relations and the acceleration of transnational human mobility between the two neighboring countries.

Author: Shun Ohno
ISBN-10: 9715507115
ISBN-13: 9789715507110
Publisher: Ateneo de Manila Univ Press
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2015
Pages: 284
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d