Overview

Koreans in Japan are a barely known minority, not only in the West but also within Japan itself. Their cultural literacy in Japanese society, and their fluency of the language make it all the more difficult to grasp the reality of the complex social relations integral to this community. Koreans in Japan analyses these relations in the context of the particular conditions and constraints that Koreans face in Japanese society. This pioneering study covers a wide range of topics including: the legal and social status of Koreans in Japan; the history of Korean colonial displacement and postcolonial division during the Cold War; ethnic education; and women's self-expression. The volume reveals the highly resilient and diverse reality of this minority group, whilst simultaneously highlighting the fact that, despite recent improvement, legal, social and economic constraints continue to exist in their lives. The contributions are written from a wide range of interdisciplinary perspectives, and the book's up-to-date personal and archival investigation provides a uniquely empathetic account of a previously invisible ethnic minority.

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'Its publication will stimulate further detailed research into Zainichi Korean issues and a steady flow of publications in this very important field.' - Social Science Japan Journal 'Koreans in Japan is well (re)presented and will be an invaluable source for students of marginalized peoples and of Japanese body politic.' - Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

This is an important contribution to the study of a group that has not received the attention it should have over the years. CHOICE. <br>... a fine collection that should join the libraries of all scholars interested in colonialism and identity. At a time when academics continue to teach about colonialism as if it were a European phenomenon, these essays on JApanese colonialism - a colonialism that one could reasonably argue continues today within Japan - are all the more important. Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 61:1. <br> This book helps bridge the gap in scholarship and highlights the need for critical comparative studies of different groups of marginalized peoples. It makes an invaluable contribution and updates the literature in both theoretical and empirical ways.. <br>-Journal of Japanese Studies, 27:2 (2001) <br>

<p>'Its publication will stimulate further detailed research into Zainichi Korean issues and a steady flow of publications in this very important field.' - Social Science Japan Journal<p>'Koreans in Japan is well (re)presented and will be an invaluable source for students of marginalized peoples and of Japanese body politic.' - Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

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Ryang, Sonia

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