| Project/Area Number |
25884059
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Historical studies in general
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| Research Institution | Sophia University |
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Principal Investigator |
KONNO YUKO 上智大学, 言語教育研究センター, 講師 (10707623)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | 移民史 / 漁業史 / 日米関係 / 日系人研究 / 国際情報交換 / アメリカ |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This historical research focused on Japanese immigrant fishermen in pre-World War II North America, and particularly looked at the history of community formation on Terminal Island in Los Angeles, California. It further explored the issue of the anti-Japanese movement as it related to the exclusion of Japanese fishermen from the public waters of California. Through both quantitative and qualitative methods, I examined the ways in which immigrants maintained ties with their home villages, cooperated or conflicted with rival ethnic fishermen, and forged a new identity as Terminal Islanders that survived the war and the internment. I also delved into legal and personal documents to explain different motives behind the anti-Japanese movement, and how the Japanese as a community responded to such hostility. The overall findings of the research illustrate the formation of a unique, transpacific Japanese American community, and help to bridge a gap between immigration and emigration studies.
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