2000 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Transnational Network of Vietmanese residents in Japan
| Project/Area Number |
10610297
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
文化人類学(含民族学・民俗学)
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| Research Institution | Miyagi University of Education |
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Principal Investigator |
KAWAKAMI Ikuo Faculty of Education, Miyagi University of Education Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (30250864)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1998 – 2000
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| Keywords | refugee / network / Vietnamese in Japan / diaspora / crossing borders / foreign residents in Japan / ethnic community / trans-national community |
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| Research Abstract |
At present over 10,000 Vietnamese have been settled in Japan. A large part of them came to Japan as refugees since 1975. This research aims to grasp their transnational network among the Vietnamese who are living in different countries including Vietnam. The research, based on field research materials collected through in depth interviews and participant observations, focuses on their religious network in 1998, and family network and their life in 1999. As a result, it was found that their religion has been influential in assisting the Vietnamese in developing their community, maintaining a global network with family members who stay behind in their home country and in other parts of the world. It was also discovered that young Vietnamese who have been brought up in Japan use their family network for their life strategies, and their family network has been influential in their consciousness of ethnic identity. Finally, how important it is to consider the relationship between Vietnamese and Japanese based on the result of this research was suggested.
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