New Worlds, New Lives: Globalization and People of Japanese Descent in the Americas Andfrom Latin America in Japen

Book Overview

This ambitious work confronts the complex question of who and what is a Nikkei, that is, a person of Japanese descent, by studying their communities in seven countries in the Americas: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Paraguay, Peru, and the United States. It also considers the special case of the many Latin American Nikkei who have returned to Japan in recent decades to seek employment.

The contributors draw upon a range of disciplines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804744629
• ISBN13: 9780804744621
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"