Diaspora without Homeland

Diaspora without Homeland
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 9780520916197
ISBN-13 : 0520916190
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Book Synopsis Diaspora without Homeland by : Sonia Ryang

Download or read book Diaspora without Homeland written by Sonia Ryang and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than one-half million people of Korean descent reside in Japan today—the largest ethnic minority in a country often assumed to be homogeneous. This timely, interdisciplinary volume blends original empirical research with the vibrant field of diaspora studies to understand the complicated history, identity, and status of the Korean minority in Japan. An international group of scholars explores commonalities and contradictions in the Korean diasporic experience, touching on such issues as citizenship and belonging, the personal and the political, and homeland and hostland.


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