Description
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewImmigrant Japan is a necessary addition to the bookshelf of contemporary Japan and migration studies scholars, students and everyday persons. Liu-Farrer's work in sharing the voices of immigrants is an invaluable resource for readers who aspire to build a more nuanced understanding of contemporary Japanese society and the immigrants who have long been a part of it.
* New Voices in Japanese Studies *
In her impressive book, Liu-Farrer draws on interviews with 229 research subjects as well as ethnography, focus group analysis, stories of migrants from secondary literature, and her own experiences as a migrant to and naturalized citizen of Japan to examine how migrants to Japan negotiate issues regarding home and belonging. Liu-Farrer's book is engagingly written, and the stories of her interviewees as well as her ethnographic vignettes are appealing and fun to read.
* Monumenta Nipponica *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Japan as an Ethno-nationalist Immigrant Society
1. Immigrating to Japan
2. Migration Channels and the Shaping of Immigrant Ethno-scapes
3. Working in Japan
4. Weaving the Web of a Life in Japan
5. To Leave, to Return
6. Home and Belonging in an Ethno-nationalist Society
7. Children of Immigrants: Educational Mobilities
8. Growing Up in Japan: Identity Journeys
Conclusion: Realities, Challenges, and Promises of Immigrant Japan
