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Cultural re-creation of transborder Punjabi migrants

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26884064
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Cultural anthropology
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

AZUMA Masako  早稲田大学, 人間科学学術院, 助手 (00735102)

Project Period (FY) 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
KeywordsPunjab / Migration / India/Pakistan / Transborder / パンジャーブ / 移民 / 越境 / インド・パキスタン / インド / パキスタン / スィク
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research was held in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada to study migrants from Punjab region, India and Pakistan, the north west of Indian subcontinent. Participant observations and interviews were conducted in at activities of the migrants and gatherings to find how they meet and build relation each other beyond consciousness of “enemy”, which has been created by India-Pakistan border since the partition, 1947. Through this research, it was seen that Punjabi migrants have social and cultural practices to re-create image of transborder Punjab, which is not culturally or socially divided by the nation-state's border.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2016 2015

All Journal Article (1 results) Presentation (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Transborder Experiences of Punjabi Migrants in the Greater Toronto Area2016

    • Author(s)
      Masako AZUMA
    • Journal Title

      Islam and Multiculturalism

      Volume: 0 Pages: 22-28

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Acculturation Among Punjabi Migrants in the Greater Toronto Area2015

    • Author(s)
      Masako AZUMA
    • Organizer
      American Anthropological Association annual meeting 2015
    • Place of Presentation
      Denver, Colorado
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-22
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Transborder Experiences of Punjabi Migrants in Toronto2015

    • Author(s)
      Masako AZUMA
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Islam in Global Perspective
    • Place of Presentation
      New York University, Abu Dhabi
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-02
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 移民によるパンジャーブ文化の展開:カナダトロント市の事例より2015

    • Author(s)
      Masako AZUMA
    • Organizer
      日本南アジア学会第28回全国大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学駒場キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-26
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2014-09-09   Modified: 2017-05-10  

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